6 Month Update

I realized this morning that I forgot to write about Mason's 6 month check up!  He went on October 2nd, and everything looks great!   He weighed 19 lbs. 14 oz. and was 27.5 inches long.  The doctor was very impressed when he got up on all fours and tried to crawl across the table!  He got his vaccinations, including a flu shot, but once again, he was a trooper!  He cried for just a minute and then he was fine!  He didn't really even act any different the rest of the day - just his normal happy self!

He's been so much fun lately!  We're amazed at everything he's doing and trying to do!

• He is getting better at sitting up on his own.  He can sit on the couch just fine, but when we sit him on the floor he still has some balance issues.  I'm pretty sure he can sit up, I just don't think he wants to! 
• Like I said before, he's getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth - pretty soon he's just going to take off! 
• He LOVES to bounce in his Jumperoo.  He gets very excited and bounces all over the place.  He has even started bouncing when we stand him up in our laps - it's a good bicep workout! 
• He's been sleeping great at night, usually from 9 until 5ish.  A couple of mornings, he's still been asleep when I'm getting ready for work, so I just had to wake him up for some cuddle time!  Fortunately, he eats and goes right back to sleep.  Hopefully he'll keep that up! 
• We're still working on solids, but he hasn't found too much that he likes yet.  We've tried avocado, green beans, carrots, squash, banana, applesauce, and of course, oatmeal.  He can't get enough oatmeal, and squash is okay as long as it's mixed with oatmeal, but otherwise he doesn't really want anything to do with it! 
• He officially has SIX teeth now!  4 on the bottom and 2 on top!

Our only problem lately has been naptime!  He just does not want to nap!  Sometimes it takes him 30 minutes to go to sleep, and he cries or fusses for most of that.  We spend a lot of time going to check on him, pat him, rock him, etc., but it seems like he just eventually wears himself out and gives up.  We can't figure out how to make naptime easier on everyone, but if that's all we have to complain about, I guess we're doing pretty good!

Mason loves his daddy!  We've been so lucky that Terry has been able to stay home with him!

This is what they do when I'm gone!  Hanging upside down makes him laugh!

This picture cracks me up!  It was actually taken while he was hanging upside down, but I rotated it where he was right side up.  We got a good view of his top teeth, so we had to take a picture!

He's trying to sit up!  He can make it for a few seconds before he loses focus and topples over!

Mason with my dad's cell phone.  This reminded us of the cell phone commercial with the little baby.  "Hey girl, can I hit you back?"  =)

This is Mason's angry face.  =)  Not really, actually he's been scrunching up his nose a lot for some reason, and I took the picture at just the right moment!  I think this picture is hilarious!

Just sittin' up on the couch in his new Old Navy outfit!

Chewing on his hands, as usual!

He's SUCH a beautiful baby!!  We're so lucky, and we're having so much fun!