Adventures of a 6-month old

Our little boy is growing up so fast! We've had a lot of fun the last week or so, as he has new experiences and takes new steps - literally, sometimes - always learning! Caedmon is now quite the sitter-upper, and balances himself as he plays with his toys on the floor, sits on the couch between us, and even sits straight up in his bouncy seat. He wasn't sitting straight up a few days ago when this photo was taken, but he had swiped at the spoon as Daniel was feeding him mashed avocado, which splatted and stuck right in the middle of his forehead! I'm sure it's good for the skin.

This past Saturday morning was nice in the shade of our front yard, and while we tested out our sprinkler system, Caedmon did his own tests on them. He's never seen sprinklers this closely before, so this was his first chance to stick his hand in the spray, first with our help, then on his own. He's still making the wrinkled-nose, open-mouth sniffle-face, which is what the next photo captures.

And, we are officially mobile. Caedmon apparently remembered how to roll from his tummy to his back (the evening before his 6-month check-up!) so now he can roll, and roll...and gone are the days when we could put him on a blanket on the floor, go to another room, and come back expecting him to be in the same place. He also seemed to make a connection today about how to get where he wants to go in his walker. We've had it for a month and he's always enjoyed being in it, usually staying busy with the toys on the tray. However, I let him play in it today while I loaded the dishwasher, and all of a sudden, he was right beside me trying to grab the dirty dishes. When I moved him back to the middle of the room, he scooted right back, arms out, reaching for anything he could get his hands on.

I watched his little feet to see just how he's getting around, and sometimes he puts one foot in front of the other, and sometimes, he moves both feet at the same time...kind of like slow-motion hopping. Pretty cute!