Six Months Old

Guess who turned six months old yesterday?!

Josiah had his six month check-up, and his needles. He did better than me! He let out a squeal, then was pretty much smiling, until the last needle (there were 3), when he just pouted, very big. The doctor weighed/measured him, and he is still growing-

22 pounds and 29 inches long, and is still in the 95th-97th percentile.

But he is well-proportioned and healthy, so we are happy!

It is so hard to believe that he has been part of our family for half of a year! He is doing so much too! As you can see, he is sitting up quite well, although still leaning a bit.

Josiah is pre-crawling. What I mean is, he is dragging himself across the room quite well, and practicing getting up on his hands, then knees, then hands, then, other days, both! He has even been up on his hands and knees, rocking for several seconds. Although he didn't go anywhere, you could see the wheels turning...

He has started standing, briefly, holding onto something, with one of us close behind him, waiting for the crash!

Such a boy (his dad is proud!). He is pulling his socks off all the time (including in the waiting room at the doctor's office), and then sucking on them. Once, he threw his sock over the side of his crib (see below). Twice, he bit his own big toe after pulling his own sock off. He seems to be rather intrigued with his own feet, as you can see...

(I know this one looks staged, but really, this happens quite regularly in our house!)

Josiah is sleeping for about 10-11 hours each night without waking up, which is great for us! Napping is off and on (we've had some rough spells lately!). He sleeps mostly on his tummy now, and he crawls all around his crib, so I am never quite sure how I will find him. This was a funny position yesterday (his feet were suspended in mid-air, and he actually spent most of his nap this way.

Josiah is sitting in a high chair now, so it is a bit easier to take him out. Last week, we went to Fundy for a (hopefully) final winter walk and to a little restaurant there. Josiah played with toys on the tray the whole time.

And he is now eating solids, a loving them!

(More disgusting meal pictures to follow!)

He loves playing with toys too. He has many favorites already. He also loves playing peek-a-boo, and will initiate it himself by pulling a blanket over his head, then pulling it away fast, or hiding his face, then turning quickly and smiling. I love this age so much, and am enjoying the last few weeks/months when I am actually still faster than him, and know where he is most of the time!

Five Months Old

Today, Josiah is five months old. He is definitely keeping us busy as of late.

His newest development is...

Okay, so this picture is quite useless, but do you know how hard it is to see, let alone take a picture of baby teeth?! That's right, teeth. Josiah has cut his first two teeth on the bottom. He has been working hard for days now, chewing/attacking everything in sight, and finally on Monday, we saw the slits in his gums where the teeth were making there way through. By yesterday, we could see the little white ridges poking through. He has been understandably cranky, and trying to shove everything in his mouth even more than usual. When we get too near to him, he actually attacks us, kind of like a little dog or bear cub, with growly noises and everything. Here he is chewing on celery. I thought it would be nice and cold on his gums. I actually thought of the idea because I remember my sister-in-law Melanie giving her kids cold, raw veggies from the fridge when they were teething (great idea Mel!), cut way too big for them to swallow of course! So far, this trick has been the most effective in relieving his little red gums.

Josiah is getting very good at moving around on his back. He can spin in circles, and move backwards pretty far across the floor. It scares me that he is getting around, and I am already looking through our space with new eyes, trying to keep all of those tiny choking hazards off of the floor, since everything he sees goes right into his mouth.

Hair cut number two. The kid grows like a weed and so does his hair. As his big cousin Maren pointed out, it also grows straight up in the air, just like his dad's! I think he will be forever stuck with spiky hair if it continues to grow up, but I like it!

We picked up a walker for Josiah, which he didn't really get at first (and his feet don't entirely reach the floor), but lately he is starting to push himself around, backwards (I'm noticing that all of his movements are backwards!). He loves the walker, and I'm sure will enjoy it more as he figures out to better maneuver it, frontwards.

Josiah is still an amazing baby, who is usually very happy. He loves to laugh, and squeals with delight when we play some of his favorite games. He is extremely ticklish too! I think he has Chris' laugh, so contagious, and from the belly when he really gets going. He loves people, and works his hardest to engage anyone who will listen. We really feel that he is extroverted. He is also developing quite a set of lungs, as he has practiced many variations of screaming (as anyone who has talked to us on the phone in the last month has discovered!). I am enjoying this phase of his life, and can't wait to see what this month holds!

And that's about it for our five month old little guy. Oh, and everybody is right, the time just flies by. I can't believe my baby is this old already!