6 Months Old

Will seems to be changing every day now, and I'm sure the next 6 months will be as action packed as the first 6. I look forward to each day with him, watching him learn and experience new things. The cold weather has kept us inside much of the last few weeks, which has been a great time to play new games and work on some new milestones.

A few highlights from Will's 6th month:

**Will LOVES to eat! He was ready to start solids at about 5 months, but we waited until our return from vacation. Cereal, avocado, pears, and peas were all a hit from the moment the spoon hit his lips. Sweet potatoes and bananas, not so much. But we'll try again on those. He looks so tiny and adorable in his big highchair! I'll post videos soon.**

**I've never seen a baby quite as active at 6 months as Will. He moves all over his crib within moments of being placed inside, when left on his activity mat he rolls across the room in mere seconds, his arms and legs are going, going, going! He was this way as an inside baby, too. **

**Will still loves being read to and I find myself buying new books often just to keep up variety for myself! We easily read 10 books a day, and a new favorite is Chugga Chugga Choo Choo- he's fond of my cool train noises.**

**He's getting so close to crawling! On the carpet he can go backwards, and gets up on all fours to rock back and forth, but he can't quite make himself go forward yet. On the hardwood, the best he can do is a pretty impressive Army crawl.**

**Will loves Peek A Boo these days. I think Grama was the first to get some smiles from his with this game, but it's now a favorite...especially on his changing table.**

**Will is pretty close to sitting on his own. Right now, he'll still topple over if left for more than about a minute, but he's getting stronger. We practice sitting during playtime each day, and he loves to sit with his little laptop in front of him. He is fascinated with so many of his toys now and can play on his own nicely.**

**Bath time is still his favorite time of day and splashes up a storm! We've had to move him from the countertop to the tub to keep the room from getting soaked...so instead, Mom and Dad are getting soaked.**

**Will is finally on a regular nap schedule, with a long nap in the morning and another in the late afternoon. He's in much better spirits when he gets the sleep he needs, and it gives me a chance to clean up, make dinner, and regroup.**

**Have a mentioned that the kid is pretty flexible? And reeeeally into his toes?**