6 1/2 Months and Movin'

It's hard to believe that Zach is already 6 1/2 months old. He's been growing so fast and is so much fun. I don't think I could even begin to describe how much I love this kid.

Here are a few pictures and updates:

SIZE

Zach now weighs 20 lbs 11 oz. and is 27.5 inches tall. He's growing so big! As a result of this he's outgrowing things. He was looking so squished in his infant car seat that we bought him a new one for Christmas. It really weirded Zach out the first time he tried it but now he seems to really like it. It should hopefully last until he's big enough to use a regular seat belt. Zach was kind enough to model it for you.


Also, Zach has graduated from his baby bath tub to the regular tub. As you can see he was getting a bit big for his tub.


SO MOBILE!

Though Zach figured out how to roll from front to back when he was 2 1/2 months old he finally figured out how to roll from back to front on January 2nd!

Since learning to roll he's going all over the place and getting into things. He still hasn't figured out that rolling into hard things is not a good idea so we have to keep a really close eye on him. He often heads straight for out futon which isn't the most baby friendly. (We've started propping pillows in front of it).


It probably helps that he's incredibly close to crawling. He can push himself into a crawling position and use his hands to spin in a circle. I'm still getting used to seeing him move all over the place in his crib and play with his stuffed animals. It's pretty entertaining :). I never know where in the crib I'll find him and can't do anything to prevent his sleeping on his tummy.


Zach is so curious and loves being able to explore. I love watching him and never get tired of it!

SOLID FOOD

Back in December we started Zach on rice cereal and on New Year's Day we started introducing him to veggies. So far it's been a success. Zach is a really enthusiastic eater as long we warm up his food. We got some amazing facial expressions and a huge mess the one time we made the mistake of leaving it cold. He attacks the spoon with a wide open mouth and I have to be careful that the spoon doesn't go in too far. I wanted to try making a good amount of Zach's food from scratch so for Christmas I got 2 baby food cookbooks and a thing to puree. So far so good :).


TEETH

Zach has been drooling and chewing on everything for awhile so we figured that teeth were on their way. 2 or 3 days ago one of Zach's bottom middle teeth poked through the surface! It's a sharp little guy. I'm really going to miss his huge toothless grins once more come in.