SIX Months!!

Can you believe it? It's been 6 months since this...

Gracious me... how time flies!

Today, Ryan is 6 months old!

He has brought so much joy and love into our home in the last six months that I honestly cannot imagine what life would have been like had I not suffered through those dreadfully sick months of pregnancy. Really, looking at this smile makes it all worth it!

We went to his 6 month appointment on Monday and here are his stats:

Height: 27 1/2 in (90%)
Weight: 22lbs 14 oz (Off charts)
Head: 18 inches (95 %)

If you're keeping up with things, this means he is really starting to even out (even though the weight is still off the charts). I was surprised to find that he didn't weigh more, because this means he only gained 6 ounces in the last month! I guess it's about time things start to slow down-- the boy is wearing 18 month clothing!

The appointment went well. He didn't even cry during the shots. He flinched his eyes on the third and final and then cried a bit when I picked him up, but it was the easiest shot appt this momma has ever had to deal with. He is the best baby. When I talked to the dr about his sleep/wake patterns, she actually said he may be sleeping too much! Ok, now isn't that a problem all mommas would be happy to have? Yes, he does sleep a lot... 12 hours at night (yay!) and 3 good naps (and sometimes one short evening nap) a day. I'm not complaining, though I will start working on keeping him awake longer as the doctor suggested! :-)

He is eating quite well now. He eats oatmeal and a fruit at breakfast and cereal and a veggie at dinner. We are about to incorporate lunch, though he's usually sleeping while we are eating lunch, so that's going to be part of the "keeping him awake" longer thing I guess!

What's Ryan doing/enjoying at 6 months old?

-Rolling from back to tummy (but not wanting to roll back)
-His jumperoo (though he prefers to "hang" instead of jump)
-Grabbing his puppy's hair and tail
-Rattles (he loves them all!)
-Lots of chatting (just wish I knew what he was saying!)
-Sitting up (for about 30 sec to 1 minute at a time)
-Praise baby videos- He is mesmerized!!
-Giggling... this boy is quite ticklish!
-He still LOVES his mobile... instant soother in crunch time!

As well as everything listed on the 5 month post!



And what do I think his absolute favorite thing is?

His brother!!!

He giggles at him, follows him with his eyes all over the house and just stares at him every chance he gets. I'm sure it all has to do with how sweet and tender Logan is with him (see previous video posts) and it just touches my heart to watch it all! When I'm feeding Ryan and Logan comes in the room, the feeding stops and all attention goes to big brother! I just LOVE it!

Today we are going to get his 6 month pics taken as well as some family portraits. I'm so excited!

This weekend, we will celebrate the gift he is to us by dedicating him to our Lord and pledging to do our best to raise him as our God desires. I'm so excited to have family and friends around as we take this pledge with the Godparents we have chosen. We are so blessed!

We love you Ryan... this is a very special week for us!