Charlie {month 6}

Charlie turned 6 months old on the 22nd!  How is it possible that he is half way to a year old?


Happy Half Birthday Charlie!

This was another busy month for us, and Charlie hit some fun milestones.  Once he figured out how to master rolling from his belly to back, he started rolling all over the place.  We can't keep him still.  He is able to pivot on his belly and is trying so hard to figure out how to get up on his hands and knees at the same time. 

 



Catch me if you can



My favorite part about this month is Sydney's ability and excitement around making Charlie smile and laugh. Without fail, if she starts jumping or crawling around, Charlie burst out in laughter.  I assumed that Charlie would be fascinated with Sydney but I never expected Sydney to be so amused by Charlie.  She gets a kick out of him doing silly things, like rolling under the table, making funny noises or playing with toys in different ways.  She is also very interested when he does new things, like eat real food or grab his feet, both of which he started doing this month.

I started back at work at the beginning of October.  It went surprisingly well for both of us.  The daycare ladies love how much he smiles and laughs and the other kids are having fun making him giggle too.  Before going back to work, we did some sleep training.  It went well and Charlie is now able to sleep through the night!  It's life changing.


From his first weeks at daycare

Other things that Charlie is into these days are food and books.  Not reading books, but playing with the pages, eating the edges and occasionally looking at the pictures. Speaking of eating the pages, right now, he is grabbing at everything and putting it straight to his mouth, including faces, hair, zippers all the hay at the pumpkin patch.


Loves his books

For a long time Charlie has been eying our food and a few weeks back he started lunging at any food in sight.  He is a busy boy, and we thought he might be ready, so we gave him some avocado!  He was pretty excited and shocked by it all, but in typical Charlie fashion he smiled his way through his first meal.  Sydney was also excited about Charlie eating avocado until she saw the mess he made.  When Charlie wouldn't eat a slice of avocado off a spoon from her, she decided to spend her time cleaning up the table and Charlie's face.  We gave him some sweet potato and carrots to play around with as well but we are taking it really slow - as in, we are busy and there isn't a lot of time between when we get home from work and bed time, especially with toddler to entertain and feed.


Sydney cleaning up

Here are the rest of my favorite photos from the month:

My little guy

Hi Dada
How cute is that V-neck t-shirt?

Friday afternoon beer before we pick up Sydney

Now that I am back to work, both kids need baths in the evening
So this is the only practical option

Everyone has fun

Sleeping baby - so cute

Found my feet!

Can I have one, please?

Coming home from work to 2 happy kids makes for a fun night

Our happy guy

Dada gets a kiss during story time

Christmas jammies in September!

I'll never be tired of this smile

Favorite son, Favorite daughter

Even though the sun was bright, he still managed to smile for me

Sydney picked out a little pumpkin for herself and one for Charlie



Fun!

Typical diaper change. This little guy doesn't sit still

tough day at daycare

I have a feeling we will be doing a lot more cleaning up after Charlie's meals

First good rain
Time for a walk and to jump in puddles

One of Charlie's many Halloween costumes

 

Charlie went swinging for the first time on his 1/2 birthday.
I couldn't get a photo because he wouldn't take his eyes off Sydney next to him

6 month side by side

With the end of the year coming, I expect the next 6 months to fly by as quickly as the first.  We love this little guy so much and can't wait to see what's next.