6 Months..

Joel turned 6 months old on November 16th. He had his well-baby check-up with Dr. Ball, and everything is looking great. He had fallen behind in weight gain, but gained 2 pounds in the last month! At his check-up he weighed 15 lbs and 9.5 oz. (20th percentile) and was 27.5 inches long (80th percentile!). He is a happy and healthy guy.

He is very chatty these days. He loves to say mmmmmmummmm, and explore his voice from top to bottom. He can get up there :) In the mornings he sighs sweetly cuddled up with mommy.

I am making my own baby food, which has been really fun. He has tried quite a few things now: rice and oat cereals, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, avocados, green beans, carrots, pears, and bananas. Pears are definitely his favorite, and he can't get enough of them. He really loves carrots and sweet potatoes too. He can't stand the green beans....can't really blame him, they are pretty awful in pureed form!

Given the opportunity to "feed himself" this is what happens:




At least we have fun! He is pretty giggly these days, and you never know what will get him going.
Here he is post-meal watching mommy clap her hands....pretty funny :)


We are looking forward to Thanksgiving tomorrow, and enjoying a lovely week off of school. It is so nice to be home together.

Happy Halloween

Joel's first Halloween was fun...probably more for us than for him :) He dressed as the cutest little Charlie Brown we have ever seen!

On the 30th we went to the carnival at Knott Ave. Christian Church with Joel in his costume. He enjoyed looking around and seeing all the activities. On Halloween we stayed home with our little "Charlie" and passed out candy to the Trick-or-Treaters. We had a ton of them!