Happy 6-Month Birthday

Braeden is 6 months old today - where did that time go? It feels like weeks, not months since he was born.

He was awake early, playing in his crib, almost like he knew this was a special day. He constantly sleeps on his tummy now, and no amount of flipping him over works. He rolls right back onto his tummy before I leave his room. He can roll over from tummy to back though, so I don't worry as much as I did when he had trouble doing that. So I let him sleep on his tummy, although it still makes me a little nervous. DH set up the tripod so I could videotape today's events for posterity.

In the past few days he's started pushing up on his hands during tummy time. He's desperately trying to crawl, but so far it looks like he's swimming - he's not moving an inch. He's found a way to move around though - he keeps rolling over in the same direction.

He's had such a wonderful and busy day that he's fallen sound asleep in his play yard with his toys. He was on the go almost all day. DH bought him some new teething rings last night on the way home. No teeth yet, but from all the drooling and chewing on everything, I think they aren't far from breaking through. His new teething rings are fantastic. One's shaped like a dragonfly, the wings being different textures but soft so he won't hurt himself when he bites down on them. The other is round, with "bubbles" of soft material he can chew on. I haven't chilled either in the fridge yet, but both suggest doing that.

DH also got Braeden a puppet for he and I to play with. He loves the puppets on his Baby Einstein DVDs, and seeing one for real, being able to touch it, he's thrilled. A couple of board books rounded out Braeden's half-year birthday gifts. He's more interested in chewing on the books than looking at them..hehe.

We're moving right along with the #1 fruits and veggies. Bananas were on the menu for the first time today - not a big hit by any means. In fact, they're the first food he really didn't like. He ate them, but made a face at every spoonful. He wasn't too fond of pears at first either, but seems to like them now. All the veggies have been a hit. I really think he finds the fruits a bit too sweet, not a bad thing.

In a couple of weeks we head back to the pediatrician for the next round of the dreaded vaccinations, and his well-baby exam. We're certainly not looking forward to that, since he had pain and a slight fever with the 4-months shots. Hopefully it won't be as bad this time, but from what I've heard it will be.

I hear him talking to himself in the other room, so I'm off to see what he's doing. It's nearly time for his DVD. Tonight he'll be watching the new Baby Einstein DVD "My First Signs" hopefully to teach him sign language so he'll be able to communicate sooner than he'll be able to talk. I'll keep you posted on new developments.