Ever changing

We have a 6 month old! What? How did that happen? Judah weighs just over 17 pounds, which means he's doubled his birth weight, right on time.

Let me tell you, the amount of new things is crazy...maybe I'm not blogging enough? He's crawling, he can sit up on his own, he is pulling up on things, he is eating, he's talking constantly, he can hold his own bottle (kinda), he is climbing, and he has his first tooth - whew!

Now for the breakdown:

Crawling: He started army crawling a long time ago but right before Thanksgiving he actually got up on his hands and knees and crawled. It's so cute, he still working on it so he face plants quite a bit. But he's trying. This means he gets around even faster than before, it also means we've had to install the baby gates and the outlet covers. And that his poor little knees are taking a beating.

Sitting Up: This started a few weeks ago with this adorable side lean which made him look like he was chillin' out, maxin' relaxin' all cool (Fresh Prince style). Then he starting "sitting" with his legs straight out and his upper body laying out across them. Then, and Brett saw this several times before Judah would show me, he sat up! He's pleased with himself too, he'll clasp his little hands and smile at us.

The thing about the sitting up though is that he's still not super stable and so sometimes he tips sideways or backwards. So confession: Judah likes to play peek-a-boo with towels. We were playing and he was sitting up but he laughed and fell backwards and bonked his head super hard. He started sobbing and I started sobbing and Brett came over and was holding us both and laughing. But seriously...I feel like crap because I keep dropping my kid on his head! (Remember the couch incident?) Ugh...I'm afraid this is only the beginning of injuries...although Brett assures me, this is life with a boy.

Pulling Up/Climbing: He will grab things and stand his legs up and then try to pull his body up. He got to the stairs last week and Brett and I watched as he pulled up on it, stood his legs up and then pulled forward and tried to pull his leg up onto the first stair. This kid won't listen to reason that he is much too young to be doing this stuff. He will pull up on anything that is taller than him so we have to keep watch because he's unstable and falls back too. But check this cute little guy out:

Eating: He's been interested in food for awhile, they (whoever "they" is) suggest starting foods at six months. His six month birthday was on Thanksgiving, which we thought was perfect. He's not so sure about eating yet, but we're working on it.

A few other things. Judah has this delightful assortment of baby toys: plastic rings, baby keys, a rubber elephant, a multitude of stuffed creatures, things that make noise, things that are brightly colored...so why is it that babies don't want to play with baby toys? You know what he wants to play with? Paper bags, hangers, chords, cell phones, remotes, my hair, the fireplace, the stairs, bowling balls, plastic bottles, paper, plastic bags, hoodie strings, etc. SIGH*

Also, our previously delightful sleeper has taken to acting as though we are torturing him when we put him to bed...this includes (but is not limited to) screaming himself hoarse, pleading with us in pathetic pouts, looking super cute, standing up in the crib, and throwing his paci out of the crib. The picture below happened when Brett was trying to put him to bed, what a cute little prisoner. He's exhausted but for whatever reason does not want to sleep right now. Naps are this way too. Within this he has taken up this super delightful (sarcasm) high pitched screech. Oh my goodness...it's only been a few days but I'm ready to be done with this phase.

All in all, we just remain delighted at this little person. He is such a blessing to us. We are looking forward to celebrating our first Christmas with him next week.

Merry Christmas to all of you!