My little man is six months old today. I can hardly believe it . . . it seems like just yesterday that he was born, yet Brad and I have no idea how we got along without him. We went to the pediatrician today -- he is 13lbs, 3 oz and 26 inches. Everyone always comments on how "small" he is . . . the little poop won't sit still! He is always rolling all over the place, and will sit up huge chunks of time playing with his toys. He has started squealing quiet loudly whenever he wants something. A major bummer is that he doesn't sleep through the night
anymore. In fact, if he sleeps more than a two hour chunk at a time, we consider ourselves lucky. He's either teething or on a growth spurt, or he could be getting ready to hit some more milestones. Who knows. Or, as his daddy puts it, he could just be rotten!
We got family portraits taken at Sears in the evening . . . to view the entire collection, visit
Sears Portrait Studio. I liked all but the one that is a closeup of his face--it just didn't turn out well at all! He's such a happy little guy, though. Even though it was WAY past his bedtime because we had to wait until Daddy got off of work, he had big smiles! The best thing is we finally have a picture of all three of us where Garrett isn't napping AND I have a decent picture of my little man and I (I'm always behind the camera, LOL!). The one of he and Brad turned out really well too!
Our Christmas tree (a real one--a first for both me AND Garrett :-D) When we first brought it home, and with all the decorations . . . Haylee is pretty sad it has taken up her favorite place to sun!
Inspired by my friend Adrianne, who makes all of her own food for her little guy, Cody (who is 4 months, to the day, older than Garrett), I decided to start making Garrett's baby food. The stuff you get at the store is very runny, and they don't get to experience much texture with it (and experiencing texture is what months six through 12 are ALL about in terms of solid food). Sooo, on the November 30th, Garrett started eating home-cooked, organic food. He has had sweet potatoes and carrotts so far and loved them. Because the texture is so much thicker than the baby food he has had, he was quick to abandon the spoon and dig in with both hands. What a mess! Last night, he had his first meat--a little bit of pureed pork! He loved that too. I think more of it ended up on the floor than in his mouth, but the dogs LOVED it! Yay for having two very efficient vaccum cleaners!
anymore. In fact, if he sleeps more than a two hour chunk at a time, we consider ourselves lucky. He's either teething or on a growth spurt, or he could be getting ready to hit some more milestones. Who knows. Or, as his daddy puts it, he could just be rotten!
