Half Way to One

Benny boy is 6 months old today! I'm feeling happy and sad about it. Happy because he's getting bigger and is more fun each month (and we're half way there to not having to wash bottles!) but sad because he's my last baby and it's going way fast!

6 month highlights:

rolled over from back to front - this happened at my friend Becky's house and no one saw him do it. I laid him on his back to play and Becky looked over and he was on his tummy. We have all since witnessed him rolling. Now we need to work on rolling front to back.

I know I posted about this, but Ben was baptized. That's always a special day to say that you'll raise your child to love and worship God in front of your friends and family.

started solids - I know...I'm late in starting him because quite frankly, it's a hassle! Kate started at 4 months, Maggie at 5 months, and finally I let Ben give it a shot at 5 1/2 months. So far he's tried rice cereal, sweet potatoes, applesauce, and green beans. So far he's liked it all.

found his feet and loves to put them in his mouth

found his voice and loves to squeal

Ben is loving to reach out and touch our faces, pull on shirts, and pull his sisters' hair (they do not like this!)

We are working on sitting up, but I'm thinking that it's hard for him to hold that big body of his up! Although I'll bet he'll have that mastered by 7 months. Maybe a tooth by 7 months? Maybe, but if history repeats itself, he'll still have a toothless grin next month.

I can't say enough what a sweet baby Ben is. Honest to goodness, he so very rarely cries and always has a smile for anyone and everyone. I just hope that this is his true personality. By the time I've gone through things with Kate and Maggie, I'll need a low maintenance kiddo!:)

Happy 6 months Ben! We love you to pieces!

First attempt at rice cereal - wasn't
so sure about it!