Liam is 6 Months Old!!!









And soon I won't fit in it at all!!!







6 months ago the carseat was so huge!









There it is, folks! A half a year. Just. Like. That.  Time to start planning his first birthday, huh? In the 6 months since he was born, Liam has grown a ton! For a baby who started life at 5lbs 11oz and 18.5 inches, Liam's huge--16.6 lbs, and nearly 26 inches long.  That's 40th percentile for height and weight.  His head is in a different zip code altogether! 92nd percentile for head circumference. 

At 6 months Liam can now roll over from front to back and back to front, though he rarely does and hates to do it.  He still hates tummy time, though less than before.  He does sit up for up to about 15 minutes unassisted, though he's still learning how to support himself when he falls.  We're not quite ready to let him fall without catching him.  That big head of his is heavy!!!

Liam still loves his Jumperoo and Exersaucer.  But at this point he loves them for shorter periods of time, since there is so much more to explore!

As far as eating goes, he's a champ.  He still drinks about 20 or so ounces of formula a day.  But he also gets fruit in the morning (loves Safta Tova's fresh apples and bananas), Safta's veggies or chicken soup for lunch, and then oatmeal with banana for dinner.  Safta Tova (mommy's mom) is an amazing cook, and makes up for mommy's lack of culinary knowledge.  Liam also likes biter biscuits, little fruit puffs (though we break them up into microscopic pieces for him), and crackers.  We tried Mumm-Mumm bars but all he does with them is scratch them with his nails to make a funny sound.  Also, pretty new-the other day we tried drinking from a regular cup-not a sippy (which he had a hard time with and got frustrated).  He did GREAT with the regular cup and learned to keep his tongue in his mouth slowly but surely.  He can't hold it himself yet, but that'll come eventually.

Naps are pretty much a thing of the past.  He'll "power nap" for 10 minutes here and there, and if we're lucky we'll get 30 minutes out of him, but that's about it.  He's still a pretty good sleeper at night, though sometimes he'll still wake up to eat (about once a week or so) and lately his gums have been bothering him.

But he's a super happy baby...such a joy!  And he recognizes family now and laughs and smiles when he sees people he knows.  He even recognizes voices on the phone.  It's quite a hoot-if he cries or is fussy we'll call Safta Tova and put her on speaker.  Liam immediately quiets down!  Go figure!

We can't wait to see what the next 6 months bring!