Well, you hit the big 6 month milestone in a few days. I can't believe it has been 6 months already. On one hand, it seems like you have been in our lives forever and on the other, it seems like you were just born and whisked away yesterday. While you have a week before the official day, I can tell you that....
- you have no teeth. They are on their way but haven't poked thru yet
- you are rolling over
- you can sit up for a few seconds if properly positioned
- you are eating some baby food
- you are making lots of noises and one of your favorites is "mamamamamama." While I know it is just a noise, I like it :) When you realize what it means, you will probably start calling me daddy too.
- you are interacting more with Elijah and the kids at daycare. Mary said your personality is starting to show.
- you are getting happier. Lots less fussy spells unless you are fighting sleep or hungry. I can only speak for when you are with us. You may be fussy with other people, like your poor Auntie Becky :)
- you are sleeping much better now that we separated you from Elijah.
- you graduated from the formula study. We are now on our own. We go Monday for your allergy test and then we will make a plan for your future food :)
So, let's see what we have been up to....
You did spend a day with Auntie Becky and she did say you were a bit fussy. I am not sure why as you had a nap and you were happy. You were happy as soon as we got back so maybe you are just a bit of a mama's boy. :)
After Auntie Becky's, we got to go visit your GodDaddy Brandon. I think he was so excited to see you. Right when we got there, he took you from me to hold you. We saw him several times and, to be honest, I think he is a proud peacock with you. He really does light up when you are with him. He is also really good with your brother. Your dad & I were talking last night and we are both so excited at how good both Brandon & Brian are with you both. I know we don't get to see them very often but you can see just how excited they are to spend time with you. That makes us both very happy that all 3 of the Godparents were great choices.
You had your first experience of Cousin Night. Well, I have to correct that because it is the newly-revised cousin night. It is tame and kid-centric but we all enjoyed hanging out. You were really good playing on your mat and being held. But, you did conk out right in the middle for a nap. :) When we took photos, you LOVED sitting in the bucket. It was quite comical to me that you would enjoy sitting like that.
After Thanksgiving, you had us all to yourself on Friday. Elijah went traveling with Auntie Val and you stayed with us. Gramma Debbie came over to watch you while I worked. She had a really rough day - you two napped on the love sac together for about 3 hours. I heard you two talking then it got really quiet. When I peeked in on you, you were both cuddled up on the love sac napping. It was really weird to be alone with you in the house. We are so used to the chaos of 2 boys. It was so quiet and it reminded me of when Elijah was little. You don't get a lot of that quiet, individual time so it was nice to spend it with you. But, I do think you missed Elijah a little bit. I think it was too quiet for you too. When he got home, he was all excited to see you.
On Saturday, we went to our first wedding as parents. I was so shocked to walk up to our table and see a place card for "Joseph Brigham." My little baby had a place setting :) You really seemed to enjoy watching all the dancing and merriment.
We did family photos on Sunday. You humored us for a few shots before you gave up to being fussy. You slept all the way home! We saw Santa but we were too tired to make you sit with him. We have it scheduled to have dinner with him at the Zoo so I knew we could get your photo there. Otherwise, we will haul you to Bass Pro and you can scream like your brother :)
Other than that, buddy, you have just been hanging out. You like to play with/in your toys more now. We can leave you in them a bit longer, which is nice. I had one night that your daddy was in with Elijah getting him to sleep and it was my job to get you to sleep. I laid with you and we talked. I was rubbing your head and cheek. I was smooching you up. It was really one of those "quality time" moments that I hope I remember when you are screaming "NO" at me. I really enjoyed just looking at you and hanging out with you. We don't get enough of those quiet times.
I have noticed that you are pretty darn funny when you are 1/2 asleep. You will come home in your car seat and you are drowsy. You will give me HUGE smiles then turn your head and nod off. I really, really love those smiles!
Not much going on this weekend. Daddy will be recovering from surgery and Elijah will be starting to be potty trained. So, maybe me and you can escape and take a weekend road trip :)
I will leave you with some scrapbook pages.
I guess I should have cropped this one a bit. It looked like all the bubble strategically kept you relatively modest but the same can't be said for your brothers butt cheek :) Look how long your hair is getting again. I can't believe how fast it has grown. This was taken on 11/30. It was a weird bath night - the tub got way too full while I was getting you guys undressed. But, I think you liked floating a bit more :)
