Six Months Old

Jonah is six months old today. I cannot believe how fast the past six months have gone and cannot really remember life without my precious little boy. Jonah continues to be laid-back and full of laughter and joy. His legs are constantly flailing with excitement and he giggles and squeals throughout the entire day. He enjoys watching Emma and giggles at everything she does - including when she has temper-tantrums, which only makes Emma more frustrated. He still bathes us in spit-up daily and has the most horrendous smelling gas and diapers, but he could not be more precious and sweet in my eyes.

Here is a list of what Jonah is doing at six months:

• sitting up without any help and reaching for toys
  
• knows and responds to his name
• says Mamamama, Dadadadada, and something that sounds like Emma - obviously these are just syllables but it is fun to hear him talk and complete with Emma for the attention of any onlooker
• feels the touch spots in his books
• shakes his head in reaction to mommy or daddy or Emma
• is trying to roll over

He melts my heart and we are so thankful for him and the joy that he brings to our lives!

We are working on building up our tummy time. Because of the incredible amount of spit up the child produces, we have limited windows of time for playing on the tummy. We are finding some toys that help with this process, and of course his sister is a source of entertainment.

Check out those thighs! They are great for raspberries!

His fat hands are one of my very favorite things about him. I adore his rubberband wrists and the way that he constantly is flexing his hand and flicks his fingers to feel things.

Finally he started to make an attempt to roll over. He has rolled over both ways in the past but only for a few days at a time. He is now back to figuring those out. Right now he is trying to get from his tummy to back but has yet to figure out what to do with the other arm. It is quite entertaining to watch.