Six months!

I'm not sure how it happened, I blinked and here we are. Six months David, half a year. Part of me isn't sure how it's possible that you've been out of my belly for six months, the other part can't imagine life without you out here. You are wonderful and perfect and amazing and I say it every month and it will always be true.

I feel like you've grown up so much in just the last few weeks. I think I'll always think that. You can sit unassisted and now spend lots of time sitting just playing and talking to your toys. Speaking of talking, you talk a lot. You say "dada" more than anything, of course you don't know what that means at all and are just playing with sounds but it's still adorable to hear. I'm pretty sure your daddy melts a little every time you say it.

You've learned that rolling can get you things and you've also started scooting. Just barely but it's happening. I know before we know it you'll be crawling around and then things will get really interesting. ;) You love the dog toys and Nitro loves bringing them to you. Of course you don't throw them back and instead put them in your mouth, but hey, it's a start.

You think peekaboo is hilarious, and you smile at everything. People are constantly surprised at how happy you are all the time and you are. You're full of joy and it's contagious. When you're fighting a nap, you're smiling and talking to us the whole time. You wake up talking and full of smiles. It's the best. You go to bed around 8:30pm (though recently you've fought it until 9pm) and wake up between 9:30 and 10am. You don't sleep through the night though and are still waking up 3-4 times a night to eat. You take two naps a day, your first around noon and your second around 4pm. You've skipped your later one twice and seem to do okay but we're trying to still get an hour in there for you.

You tried solids for the first time and were not a fan which made me secretly happy. I'm not ready for you to dive into the world of solids, so we're going slow. We'll try again at Christmas but I'm in no rush. We made it six months of exclusively breastfeeding and I'm so proud of us. At one point that felt impossible and now we're here and it's amazing. I'm in no hurry to stop anytime soon and you don't seem to be either.

You weigh 17.6 pounds and you're 27.25 inches long. You're in 6-12 month clothes almost exclusively and I've gone a little crazy shopping for you with Christmas coming up. I can't wait to celebrate your first Christmas with you. Last year I was dreaming of this season, wondering who you were going to be, what you were going to be like, now you're here and you're better than anything I could've ever imagined. I love you sweet baby boy. Happy half birthday.

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