Your Daddy and I are amazed at how quickly 6 months has flown by. It seems like yesterday that we planted your maple, and now both of you have seen a half a year on Surrey Lane.
This has been a huge month of discovery for you and it is so fun to watch you learn new things every day.
- You sprouted your two bottom teeth! You've been working on these for about 3 months now and they strarted to break the surface the day after Christmas when you were one week shy of your 6 month birthday.
- You're sitting up on your own but still need a little bit of help to make sure you don't wobble over.
- For a couple of days in a row, I noticed that you'd smash your face into mine, coming at me with a wide-open drooly mouth - and finally, I figured out that you were trying to kiss me, but you just couldn't figure out how to pucker up your lips!!! Sometimes, you'll give a drooly open mouth kiss, sometimes you'll stick out your tongue - either way, your Daddy and I can't get enough!
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| A "McCord Kiss" looks something like this coming straight for your lips |
You've mastered rolling over and can move half-way across the room in the blink of an eye rolling like a log
- You love to grab things with your hand - anything that's in front of you, like my nose and your daddy's chin
- You've taken a keen interest in Rocky, Hank, and Jackson, and love to hold your hand out and feel their fur
- We've been working on eating rice cereal, and like a true Redmond, you enjoy mealtime!
- While you've always enjoyed music, this month we've really noticed you noticing music - especially when we sing your Kindermusic songs around the house. Your favorite song is "Hello, hello! Let's sing together!" followed by your Daddy singing the Beatles' "Norweigan Wood." You have quite eclectic taste for a 6 month old!
- Your Daddy and I enjoy watching your personality emerge. In your younger months, you were quite the social butterfly, talking and smiling at everyone, and now we've started to see an endearing, shyer side of McCord. You were invited to a Christmas party with lots of other babies, and we noticed that you were really reserved for the first 45 minutes or so until you'd warmed up to everyone. Eventually, you began smiling, laughing, and doing your signature happy squeal, but not until you had gotten used to everyone.
- Here you are pictured with your two favorite things: Daddy and Marley. Marley is a great friend - he's always there for naptime and he lets you suck on his ears with no complaint!
- Here a couple of pictures I snapped of you at your 6 month check-up. This was the first time we were in the penguin room, and you look like you just took a plunge with them and are all wrapped up in your warm blanket. At your appointment, you weighed 16 lbs. 2 oz (25th percentile) and measured in at 26 1/2 inches (95th percentile). No wonder all your pants are short on you! It's time to pack up the 3 - 6 month clothes and dive into the 6 - 9 month old hand-me-downs from cousin Bayer!
And finally, one of your biggest accomplishments this month is that you have learned how to put your paci in your mouth all by yourself. I'll never forget, I was laying in the bed and I heard you bumping around in your crib - I looked at the video monitor, and in complete darkness, you managed to feel around your crib for your paci, locate it, and put it in your mouth!
Happy 6 month birthday McCord! We love you and treasure each day we have to watch you grow and develop.
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