Six Months!

Grayson is six months old! I can't believe he will be a year old in six more months!

Lately, Grayson has been spending a lot of time in his exersaucer. He loves it and it has been nice to have my hands free to get some stuff done...yay for vacuuming the floors!
I haven't taken Grayson for his 6 month checkup yet. His 5 month was late since we were gone back to TN, so his next appointment isn't until February. But, I can definitely tell that he is growing! He just seems so long to me all of a sudden. I need to adjust his exersaucer again and this will be the second time since coming back from TN!

Grayson is wearing 6-9 month clothes...although the past two days I have put him in 6-12 month onesies and they aren't that big on him! He is in a size 3 diaper.

I was so excited to try baby food with Grayson. I found a great website with baby food recipes, so I have been making it myself. So far he has had sweet potatoes, rice cereal, pears, and applesauce. He hasn't liked any of it! I have finally gotten him to open his mouth for the first bite, but after that he seals his lips up and won't open it again. The faces he makes are hilarious, but I hope he will eventually eat something! He seems to be content to nurse forever...yikes!
Recently, Grayson learned how to stick out his tongue. Charlie got him to laugh so hard just by sticking his tongue out at him and it wasn't long before Grayson had to try that funny trick too!
We are still waiting on an official "roll over" but he did come really close a few days ago. Honestly, he hasn't been on the floor nearly as much as Claire was. He does enjoy his activity mat, but sometimes he will just look at his toys and watch Claire run all around. He is so laid back!

About 5 nights ago I was really tired of not getting any sleep at night. Charlie and I were holding Grayson every night on the couch after putting Claire to bed and I was ready to put an end to that and get him to sleep in his crib! So we tried letting him cry it out after putting him to bed. It took about 3 nights for him to fall asleep more quickly, but he now falls asleep by himself without his pacifier and only wakes up at 1 and 5 for feedings. What a change! Charlie and I have so enjoyed some time alone and the extra sleep has been so nice!
Grayson and Claire have been interacting more with each other lately. I just love watching them play together. I know it won't be long until they are both running around the house together. Our little "Canadian" has been such a blessing!