6 months

Tripp -

You are six months old! SIX MONTHS OLD!!! Where has the time gone sweet boy? It is hard to believe that you have been with us for half a year.  It's been such a short time, but we can't imagine life without you.

You are a busy little man! We have been amazed at how much energy you already have. If your eyes are open, then your arms and legs are moving. You are determined to be mobile and watching that process unfold has been absolutely incredible. You are rolling over both ways, FINALLY! Boy were we ever so grateful for that development because it rewarded us with a full night's sleep again. Little did we know, however, that this would now become a very efficient mode of transportation. You are rolling all over the place! The sweet girls who keep you in the nursery at church call you their little roller. It's so funny to watch and it already hard to keep up with you. I can't imagine what you'll be like in just a few months. You are able to sit up on your own, but you don't really care to. You would rather be moving! You have figured out how to get up on your hands and knees and we know that it is only a matter of days before you are crawling all over the place.

Su-Su came and spent a week with us this month. She enjoyed spending so much time with you and she just couldn't get over what a happy baby you are. She is so right! You are so full of joy. Your daddy loves to come and get you out of your crib in the morning because of the huge smile and joyful noises you make when you see him. You love to smile and you love to laugh. You also love to talk! It's funny to watch you talk to your toys while you are playing. I wish I could know what is going on in that little brain of yours. You make the funniest noises. You especially love to blow bubbles, sometimes doing it literally for hours on end. You really enjoying when someone reads to you and you love to look at the pictures in the books. It's so sweet and we hope you keep that love for reading!

You are an awesome eater! You love your solid foods and are beginning to prefer them over your milk. I can tell you are really growing by how much you eat! I wonder if that is a boy thing or just a you thing? Either way, you have a big appetite. I have enjoyed watching your expressions as you try new things. Your faces are priceless, and it doesn't take much guesswork to figure out how you feel. We love that about you and hope it never changes.

You had your first real cold this month. Although you were pretty pitiful, I think it was worse on your poor Mama. I think God has many lessons for me to learn through caring for a sick baby. I was a mess for the first few days you were sick!

Each day it seems our relational connection with you grows stronger. We both really enjoy spending time with you, both individually and as a family. You love to touch our faces, grab our lips and noses and smile, smile, smile. When I rock you at night before you go to bed you curl your arm around my neck and play with my hair. It's one of those sweet things about you that I never want to be erased from my memory. I know those little moments won't last for long so I am drinking in every one of them as they come.

You are such a gift to us precious boy. We thank our Heavenly Father, who is the giver of all good things, for blessing us with you. Don't grow up too fast baby!

You are so loved -
Daddy & Mama

Loving on Macy for the first time...she has met her match!

The face says is all!

My two handsome fellas enjoying some book time together! Such a sweet picture.

You finally learned to sleep on your back...and we found you like this!

Pitiful baby with a cold...isn't that enough to make you want to cry???

Playing with your favorite toy, the chubby lion.