Happy Half Birthday

Today our baby boy turns 6 months old. It does not seem as if half of his first year should already have past us by, but it has. Our love for David grows deeper and stronger by the day - we are so proud of him and are happy to share his accomplishments with anyone willing to listen. As David turns 6 months he has learned to:

• roll over from stomach to back and back to stomach
• jump
• stand with support
• sit up on his own for about 30 seconds
• find his own pacifier and place it in his mouth
• pick up toys that are within his reach
• track anything that moves until it is out of sight

David enjoys:

• books
• songs
• playing chase
• Bella
• chewing on his fingers
• an early bedtime - 6:30
• eating solids at lunch and dinner - he seems most excited about squash. He gobbles up green beans and sweet potatoes as well. He eats peas and carrots, but not with the same vigor. He still eats his brown rice cereal - we have tried multi-grain 2 different times, and he likes it, but his tummy does not.

Tonight Angie took David's 6 month pictures before bedtime. Even at bedtime he had a few smiles left - we love our happy baby! Just before these pictures were taken David was chewing his fingers - hence the red spot on his chin. The following is a series of photos Angie took of David sitting on is own without help. It looks as if he is leaning on the wall, but he really was not - we are so proud of his hard work learning to sit on is own!





David standing in front of his growth chart - he is 26 inches tall - we marked it tonight for the first time. It does not seem like he should be registering on his growth chart - it really does happen too fast!

David the morning he was born about 3:00am
Here is our baby boy just 6 months ago - he has learned so much and we have learned so much about David. We love the privilege of being David's parents - we are blessed beyond measure!