Six Months Old!!

Gavin is still very active in his exersaucer

He is also chewing on anything he can get in his mouth!

He's working on his leg strength:

And he turned six months old on September 18th! At his 6 month pediatrician appointment, he was 17 pounds 5 ounces, 27 inches tall and doing great! He can roll front to back and then back again. He will sit for a few seconds if I sit him up but he has not gotten into the sitting position on his own yet.

I tried a hat on him that we got as a hand me down from my friend Jenn but it's still a little big on him!

I tried "real" food with Gavin just last week for the first time. I decided to start with pureed carrots. Christine was super sweet and sent me her Baby Beaba which I used to make a few different purees!! So we tried the carrots to see what Gavin would think:

We also attended our first birthday party that happened to be for a one year old and a pool party! So I had to get a rash guard for Gavin to keep his skin protected. He was not a fan of the pool this time though, I think the water was too cold for him.

I was finally able to go get a haircut this past week too!! I got two inches cut off and though it was styled by the hairdresser, it was pouring when I headed home. So the style was ruined and my hair got fluffy, but here's a picture anyway!

Top Heavy

This past week I had to take Gavin to the pediatrician because he had a rash all over his back. Thankfully it was nothing serious and cleared up in a few days. Since we were at the doctor's, they did his measurements and he is now in the 75th percentile for head circumference (17.1 inches) and height (26.8 inches), 50th percentile for weight at 16 pounds 14 ounces. So he is making progress with being able to roll from his back to his tummy and then back again. The doc said he will probably take a little longer to sit up on his own because his noggin is big right now! He's too top heavy to stay upright for long!!

We are using the Boppy pillow sometimes to practice sitting up - here is a progression of pics taken in about a ten second span. He smiles at me first, then is distracted by the phone taking pics, then is distracted by his toys nearby.

This is a very quick video of me tickling Gavin. Hard to hold the phone and record while also tickling him. Over the past few days he seems to have developed certain areas where he is ticklish now. He also anticipates being tickled which only adds to the fun!!

Last two pics for this post. Just thought it was so cute how he fell asleep clasping his hands together like this. And in the close-up you can see his eyelashes...they are so long! He definitely got those from his Daddy!!!

Progress!

Gavin has hit a milestone! Or at least I think it's a milestone. Just this past week, in fact on the day that Carlton left for an underway, Gavin rolled from his back to his tummy!! I didn't see it at first. He was in his playpen and I was on the other side of the island in our kitchen. I looked over and was seeing the top of his head rather than his face! I kept watching to see if he would do it again and he tried once but his arm got pinned underneath him. Then he tried again and made it!! I was able to get a video of it finally and sent it to Carlton so he was able to see it before the boat left!

Gavin has also been perfecting his foot in mouth technique and he is getting good at it!! Especially with his right leg.

He is definitely working the legs up to crawling but hasn't quite figured out how to move forward with them yet.

He is still enjoying his exersaucer and I think it's helping him to strengthen his legs. He really enjoys being in an upright position so he can see a lot more around him.

He also likes sitting in his Bumbo while in his playpen so he can still see us when we are in the kitchen.