6 months

I find it quite amazing that so much can change in a little human being in the course of a month. Henry just amazes me with the new things he does almost daily. I can't believe how fast these past 6 months have gone, but more so how we only have another 6 months and he will be a year old already. It makes me sad, really. I am a stay at home mom, so sometimes I find it funny that I wish I could spend more time with my son. He is with me 24/7. But sometimes I wish I had a maid to wash my dishes and fold my clothes so I could just play with Henry all day long and not worry about making sure we have clean underwear. (I don't need a chef though, I like cooking. Just a maid please.) How do you get them to stop growing so fast? I guess that's why you end up having more, right? Sigh.

Henry is getting so big. He discovers he can do something new almost every day.
At 6 months, Henry...
-is now rolling over
-sitting up
-running in his walker (He chases Penelope down and now has started reaching over the side and petting her) He is getting pretty good at backing up and turning around too.
-pinching (and it hurts sooo bad, especially when he gets your face.)
-gives Momma lots of kisses. Only gives Daddy kisses when Daddy has a smooth face.
-has learned how to blow bubbles/spit. Usually only when he is mad.
-knows what medicine is. He had RSV and a double ear infection recently. You need at least two people to give him medicine. The nurse that had to give him the oral vaccine at his 6 month check up said she's never seen a baby that young put up such a fight when trying to administer medicine. Kevin held him and kept his arms down, I held his head still and tried to keep him from spitting it everywhere, and the lady tried to get it into his mouth. Quite hilarious, actually.
-Henry is so strong. I am starting to see what Vicky(Kevin's mom) is talking about when she talks about how strong Kevin was by 2 or 3. This boy is gonna give me a work out every day.
-loves to talk. He growls and loves to say "baaabaaabaaa". He gets excited when he learns a new sound and will repeat it all day once he figures it out.
-has found his penis. And will grab for it every time his diaper is off. Oh boys... (I wasn't going to put that in here, but Kevin said I had to. It's funny and we'll laugh about it later.)
-loves to rub things(toys,food, your finger) back and forth on his gums. I guess it feels good on his teeth...
-has started on solids. We chose to do baby-led weaning and Henry loves it. I'll blog more about that later.

 6 months old!

 Seeing if the toy Grandma and Grandpa Haynes gave him is edible. Thanks for the toy! It's delicious!

Lots of kisses for Mommy!