Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Oliver is 6 months old today. And what a joy of a boy.

Notable:

• You're always smiling: you're temperment is gentle and joyful.
• You hold the gaze of any who talk to you
• Crinkling your nose when you smile (it captivates)
• Easy-going: you put yourself to sleep after about 60 seconds of fussing, then suck your thumb and go to sleep
• A mama's boy...I'm yours and you're mine. You reach for me now, always gazing while nursing. If I smile, you smile...
• Vocal--"mama" and "tita" are your first words (this week!), you're always playing with sound. You love to blow raspberries while nursing. This is very funny, but can be easily misunderstood in a crowd (I'm waiting for someone to offer me some Bean-o).
• You are so durn juicy! Roll upon roll of love. That hiney is so ridiculous...I love showing off your naked parts. I'm really sorry about this.
• No one believes you're only 6 months old. You're a chunk, sturdy, aware of what's going on around you.

Milestone moments:

• You're sitting up like a champ now.
• You show no interest in crawling.
• You like being up on your feet.
• You're now eating rice cereal, sweet peas, pears, and sweet potatoes (today). You so enjoy eating and trying new flavors--first grimace, then eyebrows, then eager sucking on the spoon. While eating,we need to give you a spoon for you to suck on because you always grab the one we're feeding with.
• You have two teeth in your lower gum.
• You laugh! And are so very ticklish--on your cheeks, your tummy, little arm pits...I love kissing your neck and hears and hearing you chortle.

Your peeps:

• You look at Ana like you look at me. Likewise, she treats you like I do with the exception of nursing.
• Elliot's like your play buddy. You shriek with joy when you see him, and he begins the baby talk. "Hi Ol-ver. Hey, Baby." Sometimes he copies your behaviors (which we don't like), but quickly gets back in Big Brother role with the right direction.
• I love having the three of you in bed with me, looking at a book. Seeing the three of you together is an amazing feeling.

Coming soon, by your first birthday:

International travel, an emerging curl, and Abe0na.