GET UP AND PLAY: George 6 months

George, here you are, half a year old. How does it go so quickly? You are pure joy- you hardly ever cry. In fact, people comment all the time about how pleasant, happy, chill, and easy going you are.

At your 6 month doctor's appointment, you were 21.06 lbs (94%) and 28.5 inches (97%). I love that you are big and solid. :) We had a follow up ultrasound on your kidneys and everything looks fine! (You had a slight fluid build up in your kidneys that we saw on the ultrasound when I was 20 weeks pregnant and we've been monitoring it to make sure it didn't develop into something more serious. Thankfully, it hasn't.)

You are getting great at practicing your sitting up and you also got to start eating food this month. Just like with Charlie, I'm taking things really slowly- it's just kind of our style. But you have been up for the adventure of new tastes and textures.

McKenzie and Emily were baptized this month and it was fun to gather with our family to celebrate it. Mark and Chelsea made the trip from Boise and it was so fun and funny to see you and Emma together. I'm lucky that Chelsea shared these photos she took, they are a treasure!

We had some gorgeous weather and you and Charlie have been my park buddies. I hardly have needed to put a coat or sweater on you ever because you are usually snuggled up next to me in the Moby wrap.

You are so interested in everything around you. You want to watch Charlie all the time, grab things, taste things, and talk and laugh with people.

You and Charlie both love it when Sam and Lily come over. Lily is obsessed with holding you and loving on you. She's such a good cousin and helper with you and Charlie.

You have the most beautiful, fluffy, thick hair! You never really had a bald newborn stage. You seem to have blond hair still and as it gets longer, I think it may be wavy or curly. Only time will tell.

You have discovered your tongue and make the funniest faces while you are concentrating.

My two "babies", both looking pretty big in those baby seats!

You still sleep in our bed for naps and at night and love it when I'm snuggled up next to you.

We busted out the jumpy chair and you thought it was the grandest thing ever. It's a little tricky to find the right doorjamb for it (unfortunately, it doesn't work on the kitchen doorjamb) but this particular day I hung it from the bedroom door as I worked on organizing the hall cupboards. You loved jumping and being right by me.

We have morning church which is great for Charlie but hard on you. You usually take your longest nap in the morning if we aren't out and about. This day you had been through a long day of church and then finally conked out in Dad's arms during choir practice.

I love this slobbery, chewy, interested guy!

You like to sit up on the couch with me and Charlie so you feel like you're in on the action. You love to look at and especially chew on books.

We went out to dinner for Grandpa Mark's birthday and you tried out the high chair for the first time. It didn't last long, but it was definitely a milestone!