6 Months

Oh my goodness gracious, Levi, you are 6 months old! Time flies so quickly! We have had so much fun together these last 6 months. Here's what you are up to now that you are half a year old!

You are so handsome and are looking much more like a little boy than a baby. You weigh 17lb 4oz and are 27 1/4 in. tall. You are in the 45% for weight and 80% for height. Your doctor said that was like an adult at 6'1" tall who weighs 175 lb. When I told your daddy, he said, "He can lift weights like his daddy and be 6'1" and 200lb!" Ha! You are so sweet! You smile at us all the time. Your favorite part of the day is when your daddy comes home. He greets you with a loud, "Mr. Cheeks!" and you light up, get super excited and reach for him. You are so expressive and "talk" all the time. You HAVE to have something in your hands, and therefore your mouth, at all times. Nothing in your reach is off limits from making it into your mouth! At dinner time, you sit in your high chair next to us with a tray full of toys and are occupied for as long as the toys stay off of the ground. We have started to feed you cereal again now that you are 6 months. It's only been 2 days but I can tell you love the stuff! I am noticing how much you love to take in your surroundings. We go on walks most days and you are big enough now to sit in the stroller facing out look out so you get to see the birds, trees, houses, dogs, cars, and more, and you love it. You love anything new. You stare at us when we vacuum. You are so observant and you have even started looking all around outside while we are driving. You still love your bath time. I sing and talk to you the whole time and you smile up at me, then continue playing with your toys. You are starting to sit up on your own! You are growing up so fast! You are wearing 9-12 month clothes and are in a size 3 diaper or a medium or large g diaper. You are getting to be a much better sleeper. You sleep for one longer stretch for about 6 hours. You have learned to soothe yourself to sleep and don't cry at all when I put you down awake in your crib at night. For your naps, you cry or fuss for a few minutes then are fast to sleep. When I go pick you up after you wake up from your nap, sometimes you are 2 feet from where I put you down and flipped all over the place. You are scooting and turning all around, but not crawling yet. You love your dog Marley. Whenever she comes by, you smile really big and stare at her wherever she goes. Your daddy still takes you on Saturday mornings so I can sleep in. This past Saturday he took you to a garage sale and found a bunch of great 12 month and larger clothes! You have a super dad! He loves you so much and can't wait to get home from work to see his "Cheeks!" We love you and are praying each day for wisdom in parenting you. We know God loves you so much and has a wonderful plan for your life. We can't wait to see it unfold!