Yesterday Jack turned 6 months old. I can't believe we are already half way to his first birthday! Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.
Jack and his buddy Sophia. She is just 4 days older than him. We joke because we usually meet up and walk with them and they barely see each other for their 'play date'. We will need to start incorporating some time for them to actually interact now that they are getting older.
For Memorial Day weekend we headed up to Okoboji and Okabena for a quick trip. Here we are with the Bayerkohler family craddle. My grandpa was the first to sleep in it and over the years lots and lots of babies have slept in it. We passed it on to my cousin and his wife for their new little baby.
Apparently he was sad that the crib had to go to the next baby.
Here we are with Desiree, Nico, and Lou at Barefoot in Okoboji. It was a good kick-off to summer.
I wish I knew what my grandpa was telling Jack...I'm sure it really was funny!
And Jack getting some lovin' from his Nana Scheppmann.
Here we are at the Brown Street neighborhood party. All of the little girls loved playing with Jack. And this is what he looks like when we make him stay up past 6pm. Tired boy.
Bath time! I think this was the last time he used the baby tub.
And yesterday to celebrate Jack's 6 month birthday, we introduced him to food for the first time. We whipped up some rice cereal, sat him down on Andy's lap and put the spoon in his mouth. He didn't quite get that he was eating.
He blew some bubbles into the spoon, spit some out, flung some around with his hands, and looked at us like we are usually more fun. Towards the end he would lean into the spoon, but still wouldn't open his mouth that much. He was unusually tired yesterday so it probably wasn't the best test.
On the otherhand, I got excited about him eating and whipped up a bunch of carrot, pear, and apple purees. They are in the freezer, just waiting to be gobbled up! I spent more time yesterday going through my baby food cook books and brainstorming other things I could make him as he gets a bit older.
And after a messy feeding comes bath time! We just lay him in the tub now with an inch or two of water so that he can move around and kick and splash. He really loves it! He always tries to roll over onto his stomach so we have to really watch him!)
And when we empty the tub we let him sit up and play with his toys.
And then when the waters gone, we get to wrap him up and snuggle him in his warm towel. Andy always puts it in the dryer.
And here's a picture of Jack just lounging around after church today. He just cracks me up with his little smirks.
Other updates:
Jack can sit up forever now. This is a skill he has more than mastered.
When you lay him down he rolls over onto his tummy in about 1.5 seconds. He straightens his arms and looks around like he's so proud of himself. He's still not great and rolling back so after awhile he gets a little frustrated. Just today he was starting to get it down a little more. Because of all of this tummy time, he has learned how to scoot forward just a little bit and turn in circles. Andy and I never know what position we'll find him in when he peek at the video monitor!
When I'm feeding him before bed he will rub my arm or face so gentle with the palm of his hand. Then he likes to naw on my chin for a few seconds which gets a bit slobbery! Also, after I burp him he lays his head on my shoulder, and sticks his little diaper butt in the air and just snuggles for a little bit. Such a sweet boy.
Because of all of this rolling around, it's taking him longer to settle into bed at night and for naps. We are taking the strategy of making sure he's safe, but otherwise just letting him be. He usually ends up falling asleep on his tummy and sleeps well in that position. It just took him awhile to realize that he could just lay his head down to sleep after sleeping on his back for the past six month.
Jack is also starting to want specific things. For instance, he will see a can on the kitchen table and squeal and reach for it until he gets it. I'm guessing that this persistence will serve him well when learning to crawl.
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