6 Months Old

Michael is now 6 months old and not slowing down for anything (not even sleep)! He's such a mover - - in a complete turn around from when he was born, Michael now LOVES to be on the floor, because that means he can crawl around and get into everything :) He still loves to be held, too, but in the words of the doctor at his latest check-up, he's a total wiggle worm! In addition to all the moving, Michael has been enjoying talking to Hannah (they seem to understand each other, even when we don't!!) and making "elephant" noises (blowing raspberries, but try to tell that to Hannah). He's also been growing - he is now 27 inches tall and 15 lbs 7 oz. The doctor was a little concerned about his weight not keeping up with his height, but after seeing how active he was just sitting on my lap and hearing that he's already been crawling/creeping for almost a month, he wasn't surprised- it takes a lot of calories to be that active! Michael will have to go in again for a weight check in a couple months, but just to give us another benchmark. Michael is such a happy, smiley boy who loves everyone who looks at him :) So far there have been no signs of stranger shyness at all! He loves books and toys that make noise, but his favorite things to play with are Hannah's toys - he goes after them repeatedly, with a determination and persistence that makes me terrified to think about him as a toddler!

After multiple days worth of photo shoots, we finally got a picture of Michael sitting still and smiling for the camera. . . . .
. . . . . without blowing raspberries. . . . . . .
. . . . . or shrieking in delight. . . . . . .
. . . . . or trying to reach Mommy and the camera!