Colin's 6 Months!

While Pappy and Aunt Jen were visiting Colin turned 6 months old.  This month was very exciting to watch Colin explore himself and his surroundings.  The best part about this month was that Daddy got to be home for the whole time!  The first thing Daddy did with Colin when he returned from deployment was introduce him to his feet and how to put them in his mouth.  He has been obsessed with them ever since.

One foot…

Two feet…

Feet without socks:

Colin’s favorite place to be continues to be lying on the changing table. 

When he’s not eating his feet, he's smiling, giggling, or practicing his new acquired razzing skills while getting his diaper changed.  We hang out on the changing table long after the changing part is finished!

Here is Colin working on his razzing:

 

Sleep continues to be a struggle.  Although, Colin did sleep from 7pm-7am once!!! He usually looks like this in his crib (after a 20 minute nap from which he woke up still tired but unable to fall back to sleep – poor little guy!):

 Fortunately with some sleep props, he is looking more like this when he wakes up:

 

No, that is not a torture device; it is a Safe T Wrap which Colin actually seems to enjoy.  It keeps him nice and cozy and prevents him from hitting his head on the crib railings when he’s fighting the sleep.  He’s also wearing “The Magic Sleep Suit” which although not magical it does seem to calm our little yellow marshmallow down enough to enjoy a bed time story and does seem to help him sleep for longer stretches. (Mommy doesn't care what the critics ~Aunt Jen~ say about it!)

Even with these contraptions, Colin still prefers to sleep in his car seat while strolling through the neighborhood.  I’m not sure what could look more peaceful then this:

At Colin’s 6 month doctor’s appointment he weighed in at 16 pounds 13 ounces (25^th percentile) and 26 inches (40^th percentile).  His head circumference was in the 50^th percentile.  The doctor said he was doing great! He received several vaccinations which were followed by a fever and a few rough nights.  Any sleep progress we had made took a step backwards but fortunately quickly got back on track.  

Now, on to Colin’s six month photos!

He has been doing a great job sitting up…

 …but is often distracted by his…feet!

 Which then cause him to fall over….

 …and he wonders, “Now what do I do?”

If it’s not his feet distracting him, it is something else out in front of him. 

He purposely leans forward so he can get his mouth on whatever it is. This time it was the frills on the blanket. 

 From this position, he then lays on his belly and swings his legs to the back…ready for some tummy time.

Usually he is on the floor and not about to fall off the couch!  Speaking of which, we’ve had a few close calls.  As Colin gets more and more mobile the more we have to be careful.

One last thing to add about this month…Colin has started to take a real interest in Lilly.  He loves to watch her jump around and giggles when she licks him.

We were able to capture one of their first playful interactions with each other: