6 months old!

Nathan is officially half a year old!  We are loving this time!  So much development and personality is happening.  People have told us that it just continues to get better and they are right.  We are constantly in awe of how much Nathan learns and how fast he changes.  He is one of the happiest babies we're ever seen and we're not saying that 'cause we're biased.  He smiles and laughs all the time.  And he's such a little ham--always looking for us to laugh at what he's doing.  He's probably going to be the comedian of the family. 

At his 6 month doctor appointment last week we learned that Nathan weighs 16.5 pounds which is about 45 percentile.  He's 27 inches long which is 75 percentile!  Whoa!  Not sure where the height is coming from.  But all looks good and we're grateful for a healthy boy. 

Here are some fun things at 6 months:

*Sitting up all the time is the new trick! It's fun to watch Nathan see things from a new perspective
*Loves to be outside (when we can) and take walks in his stroller
*Small evidences of wanting to crawl.  The other night he was sitting on James' lap and he laid down and started scooching to get the remote at the other end of the couch--he's definitely a boy
*He is still obsessed with his rainforest bouncer.  He's getting really good at bouncing up and down and playing with all the toy features
*Nate really focuses on whatever activity he's doing.  Sometimes we stand and observe where he can't see us and he'll entertain himself for a long time playing with and studying a toy
*He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth
*He loves music--especially when Papa or Grampa play the guitar for him; sometimes he even sings along!

Happy 6 months Nate!