MONTHLY--Eddie’s 6 mos.

Six months old—time for the jog stroller! Eddie had his long awaited spin in the jog stroller today. Dad feels like it went fine, mom worries about him bouncing too much over the cracks in the sidewalk. Eddie’s a little tired from want of sleep and teething, but he had no complaints—and he didn’t look like a turtle on his back as he did at 4 months.

We can’t believe Eddie is 6 months old. On the one hand, it seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital, and on the other like one of those milestone birthdays that you think will never come—and then it does. It doesn’t feel different exactly, but now he is “appropriate” for all the 6 months and up toys, activities, and it would seem, so much more.

Advanced child that he is, he’s been sitting up for almost a month now, can roll both directions, talks constantly, and smiles even more often. He enjoys staring at himself in the mirror, playing in his exersaucers, swimming, playing in the sand, and of course putting everything in his mouth.

We have the pediatrician’s appointment after we get back from Wisconsin, so we’ll know his particulars then, but he’s pushing 18 pounds and is definitely over 26 inches long.