6 Months Old Already??

Carter:

Today you are 6 months old and I can't believe that you are already HALF a year old! Where did the time go? You make our lives so complete and we can't imagine life without you. You weigh 6.75 kilograms (14 pounds, 14 ounces) and are 26 inches long. Your weight is in the 10th % and your height is in the 50th%.

We continue to go to Physical Therapy once a week, where you recieve craniosacral therapy and you work on rolling, sitting, and your overall strength. You also go to Occupational Therapy twice a week, where Mrs. Leah tries to help you learn to eat by mouth. We had to start using the NG tube again, but it's been a good thing because you are gaining much more weight now. That has helped up keep the G-tube monster away.

Your Daddy said the other day that if God came to him and said, "you can have a baby with no medical problems or you can have Carter," that he would, without hesitation, choose you. I agree! While we have our ups and downs, we would never, ever trade a single day with you.

Here are some things about you at 6 months:

• Your smile and laugh light up the room



• You are obsessed with watching Lucy and can't keep your eyes off of her



• You have this wobbly, bouncy penguin that you smack just to hear it make noise and bounce back to you--it's kinda like a punching bag
  


• You reach out and "rub" Lucy



• When Daddy and I lean in, you reach out with both hands and grab our faces; you also like to stick your fingers in our mouths and noses--you silly boy!



• Your fingers are always covered in drool--still waiting for those teeth to pop up



• Your feet, knees and chunkies (those are your thighs) are the most ticklish right now



• You are rolling over to your side and back to your back a lot; you still need help rolling all the way on to your tummy



• You are "talking" all the time; it involves a lot of screaming



• You learned to imitate us and go "ppplllltttt" with your mouth--it's so cute!



• You are saying "mmmmmm" especially when you are upset; I like to think you are trying to say "mama"



• You've started sucking on your thumb, but you always use your opposite hand to help your thumb find your mouth



• You grab your feet with both hands and then roll over to your side



• You still have to be swaddled to sleep, and when we unwrap you in the morning, both of your arms POP out and over your head in a biiiiiig stretch...then we get a big ol'grin
  

We can't wait to see what the next month brings us! We love you!