6 months!

I can't believe it's been a half a year since Jake was born!  Yesterday he turned 6 months, and the time is just flying by.  He has his 6 month doctor's appointment on Tuesday, so I'm not sure what his stats are yet, but my guess is he weighs just over 17 lbs. Most of his 3-6 month clothes are either way too small or are getting pretty tight.   

Jake LOVES going outside.  Andrew and I will often take Jake with us when we take the dog out to go potty, and Jake can't get enough of watching Kyle (the dog).  He also loves going to the store.  Instead of keeping him in his car seat and pushing him around in a stroller, we've been carrying him around so he can see more.  His facial expression is always really serious when we are shopping, but it's obvious he's really enjoying himself.

Jake thinks Andrew is the funniest person in the world.  He laughs for Andrew like nobody else.  It's so great to see my husband and baby so happy together.

This past week my mom came and stayed a few days with us.  She spoils us like crazy when she comes, we love it.  She feeds Jake all his bottles, plays with him most of the day, and makes us good dinners.  Jake loves having her there because she walks around the apartment, shows him all the pictures and decorations on the walls, and talks to him so much.  By the time she left yesterday, he was exhausted from all the fun with grandma.

Jake definitely seems to be teething, though nothing has come through yet.  He drools like no baby I've seen before and always wants something to chew on.  The past few days, every time he reaches for an object, his mouth goes open at the same time.

I feel bad for him!  It clearly hurts because he's a little crankier than usual and definitely cries more easily.  Luckily it doesn't usually last long.

Jake seems to have a new favorite food now too- prunes!  He tried those and peaches for the first time this past week.  I thought the peaches would be his favorite, but nope, prunes! 

Jake has also been enjoying his baths more and more lately.  We got him a rubber ducky, and that seems to add a lot of excitement to bath time.  He kicks and kicks at it, splashing the water around like crazy.  And when he can get it in his hands, of course it goes to his mouth, like everything else.

I can't believe I've been a mom for 6 months- it's definitely better than I had ever imagined it could be!  I had no idea in the hospital 6 months ago how much joy this little boy would bring to our lives.

It took a little longer to get Jake here than we expected, but he was well worth the wait!