Already 6 Months Old!!

Ethan turned 6 months old today.  This year is just flying by.  He's not independently mobile yet but I'm sure he will be zipping around the room soon and I'll really be missing these early months of babyhood.  He is still a super happy baby and I love seeing him enthralled with the world around him.
Here are some updates:

·         He is 27 inches long and weighs 17 pounds, 4 ounces. He has gained exactly 2 pounds since the last time he was weighed (in February) and has grown 1 and a half inches! He is still in the 50th percentile for weight and head size and 70th percentile for length.

·         Ethan is still sleeping through the night. He goes to bed between 8:00 and 8:30 and usually sleeps until 7:00-7:30ish.

·         He is getting better at napping during the day (probably because he is more active) but no matter how hard I try, I can't get him on a real napping "schedule".

·         He tends to roll onto his side to sleep. And he will only stay napping if I lay him in his crib on his side.

·         He turns around 180 degrees in his crib during the night, so that his feet are where his head was when we put him to bed. We're not sure exactly how he does this because we never seen him move like this, but it's cute to find him in a new position every morning.

·         He went on his first airplane ride to Arizona.

·         He went to his first National Park: The Grand Canyon.

·         He caught his first cold coming home from Arizona.

·         His thighs are so big! They are Thunder Thighs! He looks like a mini rugby player, according to Cayne. Yesterday, we discovered that his thighs are bigger than Mackenzie's. This is good news for her (she is a girl, after all) but it's hilarious that he's so bulky already!

·         He likes to play with his cousin, Mackenzie...at Easter he even tried to hold her hand!

·         His favorite toy is his jackrabbit puppet. He likes to pet it and put his fingers in the puppet's mouth. His jackrabbit makes him giggle so much, it is adorable!

·         He is very good at sitting by himself now. He falls over when he gets excited but for the most part balances himself well.

·         He gives hugs and slobbery "kisses". His Aunt Sarah calls him a Koala bear because he is so cuddly.

·         He has had his first food: rice cereal. I have also tried giving him pureed apples but he spit them all up. :( We will keep working on getting him used to new tastes.

I love this look.