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.

Really, the COOLEST Kid. EVER.

Phelps Phan:

Sweetest Thing

Some things are just meant to be shared...







I love it when I see this. Not only because he looks so content and happy, but this also allows for an extra hour in the morning!

Picture Perfect

Last Friday we helped a friend out at Lullabies & Mudpies.

There was a professional photographer (Hartman Photography) there that had a pretty nice deal going... so we took advantage of it!

They were featuring "Antique Photos" and had lots of old-timey props. Since Andrew has never had his picture taken by a true professional, I decided to give it a go. Andrew was super cooperative and now we have to decide which pictures in which pose(s) to order.

To view online: click here!

Please feel free to leave a comment of your favorite picture(s) or pose(s).

Team Holt at the Zoo!

Team Holt visited the Zoo of Northwest Florida to celebrate our 4th Anniversary. In the past, we've visited Kings Island, and Kings Dominion. We were trying to build a tradition of visiting amusement parks, but for the 3rd Anniversary I was pregnant, and for the 4th- well there just aren't any close. Well- there's Disney, but it's a little too far and a little too out of budget.

Anyway, we went to the zoo! I was excited to see Andrew meeting some animals, since there is a petting zoo portion- with different kinds of goats, sheep, a pig, and some cattle. Farm animals, nothing too exotic.

For you city folks, this is a sheep:




There were very large goats with large horns, so we kept Andrew away from those. We did find a friendly smaller Billy Goat, with smaller horns. There were two Billy Goats in that pen, and the other wasn't interested in us- so the threat of head butting was lesser with him.



There were giraffes, and lots of primates- including Orangutans and Siamangs. The Siamangs had a new 3 month-old baby! A few lions and tigers, and 30 acres of free-roaming animals. Deer, Gorillas, lots of birds, a Komodo Dragon, and Alligators. I thought it was strange to have Alligators in a Florida zoo, but whatever. It's kinda like having Pigeons in the Bronx Zoo.

Okay, time for some pictures...

Andrew doesn't care to look at the camera:


Momma and Baby Siamang:


2 1/2 year old Orangutan:


MY baby:


The most beautiful Butterfly:



Tired boys:


And the day wouldn't be complete without a few Team photos.

Beginning of the trip:



Towards the end of the trip:


Oh, and because he's the cutest thing. EVER.