Six Months Old

Drew turned six months on Monday. My, how time flies. Today was his doctor's appointment and he got the thumbs up. He now weighs 19 lbs. 4 oz. and is 29 inches long. He is off the charts in height (we still haven't figured out where that's coming from) and is in the 75th percentile for weight. Everything looks good except his right eye which still has a blockage. She said that they usually clear up by one year so if it isn't better at his nine month appointment, we can go see a specialist and get something set up to fix it.

Drew's crawling has turned lightening fast now. Once he sees something he wants he is gone. Now he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth about four times and then lunges forward. It's hilarious every time. It's so fun to watch him figure out everything his little body can do. We're still working on sitting up. For some reason, he just isn't a fan of trying. If he had his way he would just spend his time standing or jumping.

When I first had Drew someone told me how disappointing it was when their baby's first word was da-da instead of ma-ma. So since then, I've been drilling ma-ma-ma-ma into Drew's head...don't worry I throw in da-da's too. Guess what...it worked. The only thing that Drew babbles so far is ma-ma. Everyone says that da-da is usually babies first thing because it's easier to say. I think it's more that babies spend more times with their moms who talk to the babies about their dads. When you hear da-da more often, aren't you more likely to know how to say that? It's so fun to hear him starting to figure out how to use his voice. He has also learned lately to spit. We're not sure where he learned it but he usually only does it to Mitch which is funny.

I'll try and get the pictures off the camera soon and get some posted so you can see how big he's gotten.