(1,2,3) Oh, 4,5,6 C'mon and Get Your (baby) Kicks

My sweet boy,

You turned 6 months old on Saturday! I am sure you will hear this refrain all your life, however, it literally seems as if it was yesterday I held you in my arms for the first time.

Here are a few of your milestones from the last few months:

- You have been chatting since 6 weeks old, but by three months you firmly established two of your most important baby words:

- "Ah-gee" means you are happy about something (which happens oh-so-delightfully-often)
- "Ah-boo" means you are upset about something (or more appropriately upset AT someone)

- At four months you could very easily roll over from your tummy to your back! Ok, so you had a little help from gravity, but we still clap like crazy at your accomplishments! You also started laughing out loud when people danced silly dances, or made silly faces! The best belly laughs come when tickling your tummy! You just can't help laughing, and putting your hands into your mouth at the same time! You discovered the joy of your johnny jump up, which made your parents joyous, as we could run around and finish housework as you happily bounced (pretty sure this is where the term "bouncing baby boy" originated:)

- At five months you discovered your feet, and boy do you find them fascinating! You also learned to use them as a second set of "hands" when you dropped a toy. You work your hands and feet in conjunction to get that toy in its rightful place; your sweet baby mouth! You started what we call the "baby scientist game," in which you conduct baby experiments to see how the world works. Your favorite by far is tipping an object over, again, and again, and again; proving your penchant for gravity once more! You have amazing dexterity for a little one, and infinite patience as you hold items and explore your environment.

Now you are 6 months old! What wonders and accomplishments will occur at your half-year mark?

You are the perfect blend of gentle and loving, while also being adventurous and brave. A perfect example: you had your six month check up today and had to have those meanie shots. You cried for only a few seconds, then cuddled into my arms and were smiling your big, lovely full-face smile almost immediately. You were all wiggles and happiness once we got outside into the sunshine. You are such an outdoor boy...I am sure you are going to have your poor mama worried like crazy when you head off to wilderness adventures in the future! But, for now you are my wiggly little baby boy, waving your arms and kicking your legs when you encounter a cool breeze.

A few stats from your 6 month check up: you are most likely going to be a tall kid! You are in the 80th percentile for height (27 and 1/4" tall!), while remaining lean at 15lbs 13oz (they call this the 25th percentile, but I am guessing the chubbo babies are throwing this chart off a little:).

Your daddy and I always talked about you bouncing around on a little cloud in heaven, waiting for the perfect time to come down and be apart of our family. Thank you, my son, for making the last six months one of the most amazing six months of our lives. Love, love, love, love, love you Atticus!