6 Months: Can you believe it?

Wow! My baby boy is 6 months old! Where has the time gone?

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We went to his 6 Month Baby Wellness appointment and we have the following to report:

• Andrew weighs 17 lbs 13 ozs (50%).
  
• He is 28 1/2 inches long (95%!).
  
• His head circumference is 17" (40%, which is up from his previous measurement that put him in the 25th%).

He can sit unsupported for a minute or two. Even more (time) if there's something he can play with in front of him to keep him busy.

He has a primitive crawl that allows him to move forward. It's not really- officially- crawling, but it gets him where he wants to go! And fast!

He is the most wonderful little boy! I am truly blessed by this little human. I hope everyone gets to enjoy their child(ren) as much as I enjoy Andrew. Everyday, everytime he smiles or laughs- it fills my heart with a joy I've never known before. I didn't know these feelings existed before, let alone inside of me.

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Andrew's attempt at Crawling!!

Andrew's getting more and more mobile everyday! He finds a new way to scoot around. First his movements resembled a low crawl, then he got up on his hands and knees, and now he thrusts himself forward after several preparatory rocks back-and-forth.

It's not pretty, but it propels him forward. Uncoordinated-ly (is that even a word?) and slowly, he gets to where he wants to go.



Thanks to Aunt Fallan for the use of her video equipment, and also the upload time on her computer!! :)

Sesame Street!

On Saturday we went to see a Sesame Street production! So, yes, I CAN tell you how to get... how to get to Sesame Street.

The USO offers a free Sesame Street tour/performance especially for military bases and military families! So we went!

Andrew is a couple days from being 6 months, so I'll be honest: I wanted to go! I was probably more excited than 80% of the kids there. The other 20% were either sleeping, not paying attention, or just plain scared. Hands down, I was the most excited parent there.

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Andrew watched most of the show.

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He REALLY watched it!

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Although, the real highlight for Andrew was the toy he was given. It spins around and lights up... it's a good time!

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It seems he got a little annoyed with all the picture taking. He really just wanted to play with that darn toy!

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The show was a little short, but after all, it was free! It lasted about 30-45 minutes, and featured Rosita, Zoe, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Grover.

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For the most part, Andrew enjoyed the whole show. At one point he teetered on the brink of terror, but that was short lived. I think it might have been too much stimuli for his brain. I mean, between the lights, the singing and dancing furry monsters, and the kids of all ages- it was almost too much for my adult brain! It was certainly way too much for James. I think he was ready to go after the words "Sunny day."

Overall, it was a great experience! Of course I had the most fun, Andrew had a good time, and James being there made us happy.