6 months old

How is it that our sweet little baby is already half a year old??  What??  It's happening too fast.  Stop growing up, Cameron!  I think every day lately James and I have looked at it each other while playing with or being with Cameron and said "this is the best age!"  Seriously this timeframe until 18 months is my absolute favorite.  He's so cute and fun...and he can't talk back to us yet.  :)

Here are the fun developments at 6 months:

*Unfortunately a week before he turned 6 months, Cameron had his first major sickness.  He had the stomach flu for a little over a week!  Apparently the stomach flu can last up to 14 days!?!? He was throwing up all the time and just didn't seem himself.  It was awful.  Thankfully it's over now.
*He is a definite mover.  We'll put him down on his back, his quickly flip to his stomach and push up on his arms and sometimes even his knees a little bit.  I'll leave the room for a few minutes and come back and he'll be in a completely different place.  He can't crawl yet, but he worms his way to wherever he wants to go--it's crazy!  He's gonna be an early crawler I think.
*He's not officially sitting up yet, but we're working on it.  He's getting longer and longer at it, but still loses his balance.
*For toys, Cameron loves anything that lights up or that feels good to chew on.  He seems like he's teething but so far no teeth have come in.  And he still loves his bouncy chair--he bounces so fast now!
*We noticed that lately he's had more separation anxiety where he realizes we've left the room or where he just wants to be held and be with us more.  This has caused a little more sleep disruption lately too.
*The big milestone the doctor wanted to make sure he can do at this age is switch objects from one hand to the next.  Luckily he passed that test when we were at his 6 month check-up.
*Cameron is the best to cuddle with.  He's so happy and gives such a huge grin when we go to pick him up or spend time with him.  He is the best thing to come home to after a long day at work.
*He loves books--especially anything with bright colors or fun characters in them.  We do the same nighttime routine with him that we've done with Nathan all this time.  He feeds, gets into pjs, then we read 1-2 books, sing to him, pray and say goodnight.  I love the bedtime routines with the kids--my favorite time of day.
*We started solids!  We've only done it a couple times so he's still trying to get the hang of it.  So far he's tried carrots and sweet potatoes.  I think he liked them pretty well--hard to tell though since he was getting used to the texture and process of eating from a spoon.

Happy 6 months Cameron!