6 Months Old

Well, for Oliver's half-birthday, we had our friend Tiffanie come over to our house and take his 6 month pictures. She did his newborn picture session and when she saw him at 6 months she said, "Holy cow, I can't believe how much he's changed!" I thought, I should do a post with all his pictures to document what he's doing now and how incredibly cute and awesome he is so...here we go!

Oliver loves his tummy time. He rolls over from his back to his belly way more than going the other way around. He is trying to figure out crawling and, so far, he can scoot backward pretty well, turn in circles, and get his knees under his belly (though he usually has to stuff his head into the ground to do it...he hasn't quite figured out how to push himself up on his hands while his knees are under him).

 Oliver also loves his exersaucer. He really enjoys standing on his legs and loves having the freedom to turn himself around. There is a big apple on his exersaucer and he likes to eat the stem-it's his favorite toy on there.

 Oliver is just starting to sit up on his own. He used to get excited and rock himself over, but he's started to get good control and he can stabilize himself whenever he starts getting excited (though I still stay close when he's sitting, just in case).

 He is always making the craziest faces. He smiles whenever he gets Tommy's attention. He's started sucking his bottom lip a lot (I think he's starting to teethe). He opens his mouth SO wide whenever he's eating, especially with new foods.

 Oliver loves to kicks his legs out super straight and point his toes to extend himself as long as possible. We think he's trying to make up for his shorty legs (that he got from his daddy). All of his onesies get tight on his long torso, but his pants are always rolled up (even when they are a size smaller than his age).

  He is starting to lose his baby hair and grow in lighter hair on the top of his head (though the back of his head still has a lot of the long, dark brown hair). Lately he is very into pulling hair, especially mama's hair. He tries really hard to grab his own, but it's pretty difficult. He also likes to scratch his hands on the wall, his high chair, his car seat, etc. as if he's trying to figure out the textures. Sometimes I can hear him scratching his mattress through the monitor...it's pretty hilarious.

  Oliver doesn't enjoy cuddling-he gets too interested with anything he can get his hands on. When mama is working, Oliver likes to try and grab the keys on my laptop. he also likes to suck on my headphones (he already broke my headset with his slober) and pull out the power cord. When we went to the pediatrician for his 6 month appointment, he was trying to unplug the scale and the nurse said that baby girls never even notice that cord, just the boys. Oh my luck :)

 Oliver is in the 50th percentile for weight, 60th percentile for head size, and 29th percentile for height (our little shorty).

 We love to read books together. On Tommy's nights off of work, we usually try to read a book before bed. When Oliver is getting grumpy but not quite ready for bed, I will put out a book and he will sit in my lap and play with the pages for a good ten minutes before he remembers that he was grumpy :)

 Another activity that is sure to get Oliver in a good mood is bath time. He LOVES to take baths! He has a bunch of bath toys that he will splash with and eat for ever if I let him. He has a big inflatable duck that he takes his baths in so now he can lay back or sit up if he likes (any chance to control his own mobility makes him happy).

Oliver is so much fun, he has completely changed our lives and we are so thankful to have such a happy, healthy baby in our family.

*Pictures courtesy of Tiffanie May Photography