Well, as of last week, our little man is now 6 months old! At his checkup, he was 17 lbs. 4 oz. and 26 1/2 inches. That's 50th percentile for both height and weight.
I am thinking maybe he was a little scrunched when they measured his length, though, because he sure seems tall to me! He is wearing 9-12 month shirts/onesies, depending on the brand, because he needs the extra length. In pants he's still good with 6 months, though.
He is now rolling over front to back and back to front, and he is *this close* to sitting up on his own. He can do it for a little bit, but then he just flops over. He is babbling and squealing, which is completely adorable, and he loves blowing raspberries at us.
He LOVES to eat, and has tried rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, peas, apples, pears and bananas. He loves all the fruits, but I still think sweet potatoes might be his favorite. He liked peas at first, but now that he's tried the sweeter stuff, he's not so interested! Our doctor gave us the OK for him to try to feed himself a couple of cheerios, so we're going to try that over the weekend and see how it goes. Should be pretty funny.
Still no sign of teeth, but he is chewing his hands and anything he can get his little hands on. He loves any toy he can put in his mouth! He also is crazy about jumping all the time, whether you're holding him in your lap or he's just bouncing in his Jumperoo, which has quickly become his favorite toy.
He is just such a happy boy, and we think he gets cuter every day. He has big smiles for everyone, and has never met a stranger. We're so lucky, and we have fun every minute we spend with him, even when he gets a little fussy.
The hotel was kind of over-the-top when it came to the lobby and pool areas, in terms of the decor, but we did get an awesome picture of Elizabeth's head on this statue's body.
We spent most of our time at the pool area (okay, pretty much all of our time), and it was great. The first couple of days (Saturday and Sunday) were pretty busy, because there were a lot of locals hanging out at the hotel, but Monday and Tuesday were much more laid-back.
To pass the time at the pool we developed a game we could play in the pool with dice. "Drinking Farkle" is a great way to spend an afternoon, and although I kind of sucked at it, it was still fun. Although, I'm still not sure how accurate Jen and Julie's scoring system really was...
We did go in to town one night for dinner, and I'm glad we did. We ate at Cafe des Artistes, which had been recommended to us by multiple people who had been to the area before. The food was wonderful, and it was nice to get away from the hotel for a bit. The restaurant was absolutely gorgeous as well.
For dessert, they brought us a special b-day display, which was wonderful. They did sing, but I have to say that I didn't find it as humiliating as I normally do.
In honor of the opening of the Death Star (the Cowboys' new stadium), we decided to get some of his pics in his Cowboys' gear.
