6 Months....and Growing Like a Weed!

On November 27th Carter turned six months old!  We can't believe our little guy is already a 1/2 year old!  Carter's personality is really starting to show more and more each day.  He is a very happy baby and is always smiling.  His face lights up anytime Addy walks into the room.  He loves his big sister and she is so good at playing and interacting with him.  Carter began sitting up around October 25th and can sit by himself for extended periods of time.  His first two teeth came in during the first week of November.  We love his toothy grin:)

Our Happy Little Guy

Recently he has come quite the mover and shaker.  He's not crawling yet, but is pushing up to his hands and knees and finds a way to get what he wants.  His favorite things to go after are electrical cords, laptops, crayons and any of Addy's small toys.  I guess we're going to get back into "baby-proofing" mode. 


As far as sleeping goes, Carter has made improvements.  He now sleeps from about 9 o'clock until 4:30 a.m., which is a HUGE improvement from what he was doing just one month ago.  He has really started enjoying independent play time and will now sit on a blanket and play with toys for longer periods of time. 

One quirky thing we have learned about Carter is that he loves vegetable much more than fruit.  He gobbles up all of the veggies we give him, but has to be coaxed to down his fruit, even if we give it to him first! 

Carter loves his big sister and lights up anytime she walks into the room.  He loves watching her play and move about.  It is a lot of fun watching the two interact and Addy really makes an effort to play with and entertain him. 
He is also quite the chatter box and loves to babble.  Last Thursday (December 16th) he said dada for the first time and will now laugh after you say dada.  Go figure...another one of my kids says dada first! 

We took Carter to his six month doctor appointment on November 30.  It had been scheduled to two days later, but I called to get in early because he seemed fussier than usual and was pulling at his ears.  The doctor said he had an ear infection and prescribed him that lovely bubble gum antibiotic.  At the appointment Carter weighed 22 pounds 6 ounces and measured 28 & 1/2 inches.  He is a growing boy!  Actually he measured to be the exact same height as Adalyn at 6 months and weighs about a pound more than she did.


6 Month Pictures
(taken on  December 6th)