6 Months Old!

Wow... I can't believe Maxwell is now 6 months old. The months have gone by so fast. Sigh! I can now relate to every other mother on the planet who watches their kiddos grow up too quickly. We celebrated the day by going to the zoo here and Max slept through half of it. Good thing his admission was free, other wise he wouldn't have got his money's worth!

Max has many new tricks to report. He is now sitting up by himself for 30 minutes or so at a time. We bought a lot of new toys for him that encourage him to sit up and play and may bring a few more home from Houston this weekend. He is also starting to imitate our movements a little. Today at lunch, Curtis was talking to him and shaking his head back and forth making Max laugh. Right after we see Max shaking his head back and forth. Maybe it is a random incident, but he seemed to mimic us each time we did it. So much fun!

He also has teeth!!! The lower two central incisors have broken through and we have see the top two working their way down. This definitely explains the recent rash of fussiness and frustration we have seen from him. We have dodged some of the other side effects that can accompany teething (like diarrhea) and I will be glad when these break on through and give us a little reprieve, albeit short. More teeth to come!

We have had some difficulty getting Max back into his regular routine since getting back from Florida. He does not want to nap in his crib anymore and although he may start the night in the crib he will usually end up in bed with us a some point in the night. I'm hoping that maybe he will get over his crib refusal once these teeth push through. I also had a friend tell me that when babies are conquering a new skill (such as sitting up) they may have difficulty sleeping. Whatever it is, I would like to get back to the way things were pre-Florida. I used to love sleeping with him (and I still do sometimes) but he doesn't lie still anymore so I usually get kicked in the stomach and/or chest all night. Not so conducive to sleep. I also need nap time to get some thing accomplished, such as homework. Right now he is in his swing, but is wide awake.

We have Max's 6 month appointment on Friday so I will update on Sunday hopefully. We will be in Houston Friday and Saturday with my Mom, aunts Nancy and Bennie, and cousins Katie, Camille and Madaline. Should be fun! As always, I leave you to enjoy some pictures of Max.

OK, you may need to use a little imagination, but the little white line is his first tooth!

Max at the zoo, taking in the fun.

Sitting up with his penguin. He likes to push and kick it!

"Look Mom, no hands!"