{johnny-6 months}

(Outfit courtesy of Team Peck!)

Happy 1/2 Birthday to our beautiful boy! It's crazy to think he's half-way to his 1st Birthday. There's no denying he's growing up because oh my, is he growing!!!

HERE ARE SOME UPDATES:

At his 6 month check-up on Tuesday he weighed in at 18 lbs. 9 oz. and measured 26.5 in. Wow. He does love his milk and has been enjoying his cereal this last month. We just started cereal 2x a day and will be going ahead with veggies, too.

In the picture, he's seated in his high chair. He likes to play with toys that I put in front of him on his tray--pretty much anything he gets his sweet little hands on goes right in his mouth.

Last week, he perfected rolling from back to tummy--we were so excited when that happened. He loves playing on his tummy and will shift his weight from one arm to the next and reach out to try and grab toys in front of him.

Independent sitting is still a ways off, but he's showing improvement in this skill. He topples over very easily but we're starting to see him hold the position for a little bit longer than he used to be able to. His therapists continue to be encouraged about his future and what he'll be able to accomplish.

Kids with high-muscle tone like to stand tip-toed when bearing weight and he used to only stand this way, but lately, we've seen him stand much more flat-footed.

His cooing has changed in the last week too--it sounds much more like babbling.