Red sweater!

Julian has a new handmade red sweater! It fits perfectly. He also has a wooden spoon.

Happy Thanksgiving!

6 months

Today Julian went to the pediatrician for his 6-month checkup, a few weeks late due to scheduling issues. He was pronounced by the doctor to be in perfect health! He weighs 15 lbs. 14 oz., and is 25 3/4 inches long.

His current skills include: clapping his hands, holding things in both hands and smacking them together, passing objects back and forth from one hand to the other, sitting up unsupported, standing up supported, and reaching for toys that he's dropped. He still says "aaah" a lot, but he also says things like "dadadada" and "bopbopbop." He's started eating rice cereal, oatmeal, and various pureed fruits and vegetables, though he's sometimes skeptical about the whole idea (particularly in the evening). Favorite toys are plastic cups, mama's hair, and anything within reach, and tonight we gave him a wooden spoon and he thought it was the best thing ever. He's started scooting around a little bit and can stretch to grab things that would previously have been out of reach, and he's starting to work on pushing himself up off the floor, so while it'll be a while before he actually crawls we can see it coming. He's becoming more adorable and entertaining every day!

Two celebrations

Julian says:

Congratulations to the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox!


And happy birthday, Grandma Jean!




In celebration, Julian would like to make a speech.



He also would like to offer a rousing round of applause.



And to raise a glass in celebration!



And finally, he just got a little overwhelmed.




So he decided to share some photos!

Going for a walk

Just one pic, taken with my cellphone yesterday as we were out for a walk:

5 months

Julian is five months old!

He weighs fifteen pounds. He can roll from his back to his front easily, but he doesn't seem interested in rolling the other way - he'd rather practice crawling. Of course he can't crawl yet, but he kicks and flails (it looks like he's swimming the butterfly) and looks like he really wants to be mobile. He's still wearing 3-6 month size clothes, but just barely. He makes a lot of noise, from the frequent pterodactyl screeches to the "I'm hungry" ah-da-da-ga-ga noise. Lately he's started flailing his arms and smacking things, instead of grabbing everything and stuffing it in his mouth, though he still does that too. He loves standing up (with help) and sitting up, and when he's sitting he grabs his toes and giggles. Best baby ever!

Cross-posting

I put up a pic of Julian in the sweater I made him at my knitting blog.