He's a Big Boy!

My little baby is growing up! 

On the 7th he turned 6 months old!  I can hardly believe he has already been here 6 months.  So much has happened but the time is just flying by!

And as he continues to grow, things continue to change.

*He started sitting up when he was just over 5 months old.  He is such a pro at it now and we love watching him learn to balance and reach for things

*At 5 1/2 months we started feeding him some solid foods.  We started with rice cereal.  His actual first solid was sweet potatoes, but since then he has had green beans, carrots, pears, and I have given him a few bites of grapes and watermelon in the mesh feeder!

*Days before he turned six months he got his first tooth.  This has been a change that came with much difficulties.  A little baby in a lot of pain, and two tired parents!  I think he is working on his other bottom tooth now...poor baby!  (i don't have pictures of the tooth because it is still pretty hard to see... but easy to feel!)

*He has started getting crazier with his rolling.  He has been rolling for a long time, but just today I put him on his blanket in his room to play so I could grab something from another room, and this is where I found him when I came back...

*And sometimes I think he is getting ready to crawl!

I get so excited for him with every change, but the mommy part of me gets a little sad.  I want to hold onto every moment of my journey with him, but it gets harder to remember things with everything changing so often.  I see newborn babies and it is hard for me to believe that Tavian was ever that small!

Another thing Tavian has started to do lately (which totally melts my heart) is he has started reaching for me.  When I put him into his crib for naps he gets up on his hands, cries, and lifts one arm out to me.  In this scenario it kind of breaks my heart.  But when we are sitting on the floor together, even when I am right behind him, it just isn't close enough and he throws his whole body into my lap so that I hold him.  L O V E it!  

And another first, one that could very easily turn into a bad habit...

I just couldn't resist.  And even though it isnt' something I plan on making a habit, I have to say our time together was very special. 

I'm so proud of my big boy!!!