Six Months Old.

Happy 6 months, Lincoln!

It is crazy to think that we have come from this....

to this....
in six short, at times LONG, months!

Wow, I can hardly believe we have come HALF A YEAR (gulp!). Every day I think I could not love Lincoln anymore than I do and the next day I always prove myself wrong. At the rate I am multiplying my love for him my heart will burst into pieces any day now. Six months seems like such a big milestone. He is no longer a "newborn" but more of a baby. He is getting to be more active and enjoying "playing" more. He loves to try and find me or Cory in the room just to smile at us. Just because. He is also getting to be so big!! People in stores often ask me how old he is and when I reply with his age they say, "He is going to be a big boy!" In fact, the sales lady at Ashley Furniture was talking about how big he was and he was just smiling at her. She said, "I know one thing for sure, he is going to be a flirty boy!" Cracked me up. Watch out ladies!

Here is a photo collage I made of Lincoln's month-by-month pictures from the first 6 months. The background picture is the awesome maternity picture that Lindsey took! (Click to make it bigger)

Six month stats:

• He weighs weighs 16 lb. 13 oz. (Thank you, Erin!) and estimated length is about 27 inches (Go to the doctor on the 23rd.) He is longer in the torso than the legs.
• He wears size 3 diapers and is still in 3-6 clothes for the most part but I think he will be moving up to 6-9 months soon.
• He drinks a bottle 5 times a day and eats solids 2-3 oz. of solids a day. He eats homemade baby food for the most part. We did feed him store bought the other day and he ate it no problem! I still plan to feed him homemade but wanted to make sure he would eat store bought if needed. He hasn't shown dislike to any food -- he's not picky, he eats it all! Gets that from his daddy!
• If anyone walks in the room or talks while he is drinking his bottle he has to sit up and see what is going on.
• He sleeps 11-12 hours a night and we are very grateful. He has some regression in night time sleep when he is going through a teething phase or is trying to hit a milestone, but he has always returned back to 11-12 hours nightime sleep.
• He takes 2 naps a day and an occasional cat nap in the evenings. His morning nap is about 1 hour 15 minutes and his afternoon nap is around 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• His hair is filling in as you can see.

• He has 2 teeth on the bottom that are about 50% in.
• He kicks his legs when we walk into the room and he sees us
• He can sit up if we put him in the sitting position. This happened last Friday, August 6th! I put him down and he kept sitting there and sitting there without falling over! I think the first time was about 7 minutes. He even managed to get a little crying session in when I left the room to get his bottle and still didn't fall over! Now, that is talent!

• And when laying on his back he can pick his head up pretty far with his ab muscles. I am wondering if soon he will be able to pull himself up into a sitting position.

• He has learned to bang toys on surfaces
• He likes to gurgle and is combing syllables in his babble and it sounds more like jabber and at times words.
• In fact, he has started making a "hi"/"hey" noise. Cory and I keep wondering if he is really saying "hey" to us but he does it when one of us walks in the room and he looks right at us. Its the appropriate context and he doesn't do it any other time. Its crazy but we are still on the fence as to whether or not he is using it as a word or a babble-sound. Its definitely fun nonetheless!
• He put his left fist into his mouth when he gets really tickled; never his right, always his left.

• He wants to and can hold his bottle for the most part
• His main mode of transportation -- rolling. He rolls from one side of the room to the next! Its weird to walk in the room and he not be where you put him! I guess I better get use to that! Overall, he is an ACTIVE baby. He does not sit still he is either rolling, kicking or moving his arms at all times!
• He loves to jump in the jumparoo. He will bounce in there for a good 10 minutes without stopping!
• He laughs a lot! He dies laughing when you move your head back and forth and sing a song to him. And he thinks its funny to be "scared." He is very ticklish on the bottom of his feet.
• He loves to lay around and hold onto his feet

• He continues to be terrified of public restrooms. This started when he was about 2 months old which was probably the first time I took him in one to change his diaper. He cries as soon as we walk in the door of the restroom and then cries and screams as soon as I lay him on the changing table. Not sure about this. Thinking I may need to whip up a behavior plan to shape this behavior! :) (I have to suppress the School Psych. in me as a mom!)
• He enjoys "playing" in the bath more now that he can sit up.

• He is the most loved, hugged and kissed child in the world! With a face like this we just can't help ourselves!
  

Happy 6 months, Lincoln!

Oh how we love your sweet face and personality. You are truly a joy to have in our home. We love to watch you grow, explore and learn new things. It causes us to stop more often and think of our creator and how He so perfectly created man. What an amazing God we serve! We truly love you more each day although it just doesn't seem possible. We are looking forward to seeing what new things you learn in the coming month.

Mommy and Daddy!