6 Months

Tate turned 6 months old on the 24th! It's amazing how time flies! He's halfway to his first birthday-and I'm already planning :)

Little stinker

If there is grass around, there is no hope in getting him to loook at the camera! He has fistfuls of grass as soon as I put him down.

At 6 months:

• He weighed 20.4 pounds and was 27.25 inches at the appointment for his shots. This is the 75th% in both categories. He has finally slowed down just a little bit!
• Tate is rolling both ways and all over the place.
• He loves his walker! It is the funniest thing. The first time we put him in it he went running for mom's Sonic drink! The kid may just skip crawling and walking and go straight for running!
• We still go on lots of walks! Usually once in the morning and once before bath time at night. Even sometimes if we get lucky and there's clouds, we'll go check the mail in the afternoon.
• He now LOVES to splash around like crazy in the tub. It makes bathing a lot more difficult, but a lot more fun to watch!
• He is starting to try and pull up on stuff.
• Tater tot is getting close to having teeth poke through on the bottom! He is constantly trying to bite me and is still drooly.
• Does not sleep through the night anymore! :( This started after Trevor left for Afghanistan. Now he goes to bed around 10 and will sleep about 2 hours and wake up and then goes back down til about 2/3. By this point, I'm usually so tired I don't even remember getting up and the next morning Tate has his heels in my ribs and is snoring next to me in bed. Such a bad habit but I'm exhausted. He's so darn cute though when he sleeps.
• He pulls hair...HARD! I think I'm losing most of my hair from him...little toot!
• Wears 6-12 month clothes or 9-12 month, depending on the brand.
• Wears size 4 diapers, but will be moving up to size 5 soon.
• Has the prettiest blue eyes and blonde hair with a slight reddish tint.
• Giggles when I play munch on his belly and sides. His Grammy can tickle him really good on his legs and tush. His toes are also ticklish.
• He's getting so close to crawling. But, he gets really frustrated. His legs and arms go really fast and he gets excited and almost gets going but then can't get traction. He'll get it very soon.
• He finally tolerates the carseat and usually falls asleep once he's settled in. He sings himself to sleep every time. So CUTE!
• Still pretty fussy but the past week he has had some really good days. So, I'm praying that we are reaching the point where he'll just be a happy camper. I'm praying anyways :)
• He doesn't take long naps :(
• He eats fruits and veggies. He started out eating so great and now he goes through weird phases where he refuses to eat anything. He does like the brand Sprout and the roasted apple cinnamon oatmeal. It smells good.
• Tate is growing and discovering more and more everyday. He's a beautiful miracle. Even when it is hard, every second is worth it. I'm grateful to have such a wonderful family who has helped so much while Trev has been overseas. We are so excited he will be back very soon. I can't wait to see their reactions to seeing eachother after a month and a half away. I can't believe my sweet baby boy will soon be crawling and have little teeth. Time is flying by.