ONE HALF!!!

Happy One Half Birthday Lawson!

I CANNOT believe you are six whole months old! It seems like just yesterday Daddy put you in my arms for the first time in the hospital.

Here is what you are up to at SIX months:

• You weigh 15 pounds, 7 ounces, which is in the 13th percentile.
• You are 26 3/4 inches tall, which is in the 62nd percentile.
• Your head circumference is 16 1/4 inches, which is in the 3rd percentile. Oh my small headed little boy. I'm so glad you aren't fatter, or you might look un-proportioned with your tiny head ha!
• Weight for height, you are in the SECOND percentile. Your doctor isn't concerned. You've lost a little weight, but you have gotten more mobile too. She says you have fat in all the right places, just not much of it. You eat well too, so we aren't worried. :)
• You have one tooth, and at least one other on it's way up. I can see it below your gum. You have been teething on your hands like CRAZY this week, so hopefully it comes up soon. :) I can't get a picture of it because you won't open your mouth with the camera out, ha!
  
• You wear a size 2 diaper during the day, and a size 3 at night to keep you dry.
  
• You wear some 3-6 months still, but I am going to pack most of that up over Spring Break and get out your 6-9 month clothes. YAY for new clothes! :)
• You are a GREAT sleeper FINALLY!!! After your pediatrician increased your Prevacid dosage again, you are a different baby, especially when it comes to sleep! You go to bed at night around 6:30 or 7, and wake up around 6 or 7 in the morning. Occasionally you'll have a night wake up, but go right back to sleep with your paci. You really LOVE your bed and start fussing for it when you get tired.
  
• You are a great eater, and are on a good schedule. You have four six ounce bottles a day about 4 hours apart. You eat 1-2 ounces of solids in between each bottle. Today you started drinking water from a sippy cup. You are a pro. :) So far you have tried rice cereal, peas, squash, zucchini, banana, apple, pear, sweet potato, avocado, oatmeal, carrots, and green beans. You hate rice, and don't care for peas or green beans. You still eat them though because we mix them in your sweet potato or carrots, ha! You are trying broccoli this month! You aren't great at eating finger foods because you gag. We will stick with purees and try again later. :)
• You are SO.CLOSE. to crawling! You started rocking on your hands and knees and inching towards what you want. I think you'll be crawling by 7 months for sure.
• You haven't really wanted to snuggle since 3 months or so because you are always so busy, but you have been letting me snuggle you for naps lately and this momma is LOVING it! You are so sweet!
• You are such a happy boy and so BUSY! You are all smiles but we can't ever catch one on camera because you are too curious. As soon as the camera or phone comes out, you stop smiling and start concentrating on how you can grab it and get it in your mouth!
• Your pediatrician was SO impressed with your social skills and overall development today. She thinks you will be very smart. Handsome too (even though I am a little biased!).
• You love bath time. It's pretty much your favorite time of day. Actually, any time you can be naked is your favorite time of day, ha!
  

Random pictures from the last month:

Watching Baby Einstein. You like the animals.

Just playing. Busy body!

You were reading a book about your Daddy while waiting on the doctor today, ha!

You hold your own bottle!

You are growing SO FAST! Slow down sweet boy!

This is an outtake from your six month pictures that just CRACKED me up! So expressive, hahahah!!

Happy SIX months sweet boy! We can't believe you are halfway to ONE. Time is flying, and we are cherishing every moment with you. We love watching you grow up, but I wish you would stay little forever! You are our joy, and we couldn't imagine life without you!

P. S. - Lawson is out of his DOC band! A post about that is coming soon! We are going to the zoo tomorrow with all of the cousins, so I hope to do a post about that as well. :)