Half Birthday

I had a fabulous half birthday yesterday. I was in a great mood since I got plenty of sleep. In fact, I've slept well for the last three nights. Mommy is convinced it was a growth spurt that was causing the problems because I'm back to my normal behavior and personality again. The highlight of yesterday was my afternoon nap. I took a two hour nap nestled in my daddy's arms. I love to give him snuggles. Plus, I can sleep better with him than with Mommy because he doesn't make me hungry.

Mommy tried to take some pictures of me to commemorate my day, but I was moving really fast. It made for some interesting photos. I was up on all fours. Later on I even crawled a tiny bit. I have a feeling I'll be able to move much faster once I master this crawling thing.

I always try to reach out to the camera. I love to have my picture taken. I was in the process of creeping/doing the army crawl in this picture.
I was moving so fast that my head got out of the frame. Hehehe
I crawled over to the bottom of my jumperoo. I figured they'd get the hint that way.
I had loads of fun in my jumperoo. Mommy thinks my new faces are hilarious. I just started sticking my tongue out at her all the time yesterday. She laughed all during supper.
My gift from Mommy was to get two meals yesterday. Now I get a morning and an afternoon solids meal. I love food! She doesn't feel guilty for feeding me anymore now that I'm six months old and the AAP recommends solids for babies 6 months and older. The only reason she fed me earlier was because it was what my doctor recommended.

Mommy said that I should tell people what I can do these days for the record:

-I can keep my head level with my body when I'm pulled to sitting.

-I can say "ah-goo" or similar vowel-consonant combinations and babble combining vowels and consonants like ma-ma-ma and da-da-da.

-I can bear some weight on my legs when I'm held upright.

-I can sit without support (although I usually try to fall over so I can go exploring).

-I can turn in the direction of a voice.

-I can razz, squeal, and bark.

-I can stand if someone holds my hands.

-I get annoyed and react when someone takes away a toy (or remote or other electronics).

-I can work to get a toy that's out of reach. That's my favorite thing to do!

-I look for dropped objects. I especially enjoy dropping things off of my food chair.

-I can pass objects from one hand to the other.

-I could probably feed myself if Mommy would let me. I feed myself fists of dog hair at times.

-I can creep.

-I can be pulled up to standing from sitting by my hands. I insist on it at times.

So that's what I can do developmentally these days. Mommy had me go down the list on "What to Expect the First Year" and I can do almost everything it lists as possible for my age. Go me!