6 months now

Russell... you are 6 months now.

We finally see your personality shining through. You are so much more rambunctious than your sister. You try to go everywhere yet get nowhere.... not yet anyways. You can't seem to sit still! These days we place you on our lap you are constantly kicking your legs and moving around trying to figure out how to crawl. If we stand you up on your legs you jump and jump. I am not used to this as you are so different from your sister who would still rather just cuddle in my lap than be as active as you are. I am not sure whether you two are just polar opposites or whether its just the "boy" in you. Right now, you are scaring me for the toddler years!

Russell, your blue eyes melt our heart. You have Mommy wrapped around your little finger like your sister has her Daddy around hers. We both love you of course just as much but it seems that when you are upset, want rocked, or want to cuddle, you only want your mommy. That's secretly OK with me and I really do love it. I will try not to tell you that.

What I love most about you right now is the way you admire your sister. You look at her like she is your everything. Like you want to be just like her. Like she knows so much and you are amazed by it. The look in your eyes and your little giggle you give her just makes me so happy to have the two of you.

Russell you have completed our family. You are great in every way. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us for the second half of your first year! We all love you more than you could ever imagine and we hope you feel it every moment of your life.

Weight: 18 lbs 13 Ounces
Height: 27 3/4 inches
Milestones:
-Rolls from back to belly but hasn't mastered the other way
-Kickes legs and "swims" with arms but can't seem to get belly off the ground to crawl
-Sits up for short intervals before toppling
-Passes objects from hand to hand
-Babbles all of the time
-Mastered the sippy cup
-Eats baby food twice a day
-Sleeps for an 8 hour stretch before waking for a bottle
-Can go backward in walker but not forward
-Loves the Jumparoo