Michael Said His First Word!

Little Michael has coincidentally said words in between his babble which we haven't paid much attention to but starting early Sunday he let us know he was excited about his first word. All day Sunday you could hear him saying DADA over and over again with a big smile on his face. Obviously he hasn't matched the word with Mike yet as he called his giraffe, the bath tub, the TV and everything else around him Dada. Still it was and still is very exciting! I cant wait to hear mama for the first time.

Little Michael seems to be changing everyday. At the moment he is mesmerized by ledges. He loves looking over the side of the bed, the side of the bathtub and over the deck railing. He also wants to taste everything on your plate and licks his lips when anyone has food around him. Bouncing is still is favorite hobby and bath time is still very exciting for him.

He now has two very sharp teeth which makes feeding a little more difficult and painful. We think he is getting more teeth because he has been biting everything in sight and drooling like crazy.

Happy 6 month birthday!

Saturday was all about Little Michael and his big 6 month birthday. We celebrated by going to Tomato Street for lunch. Its a family friendly place where the staff wear funny hats and everyone pays MJ lots of attention. They line the tables with paper so the kids can color on them. He obviously cant color yet, Mike tried and he just put the crayon in his mouth, but he does love the sound the paper makes when he crinkles it. The most exciting part of the lunch was he got to sit in a high chair for the very first time. Before that we took his Bumbo everywhere we went. We fed him baby food while we ate so he felt included the whole time. Plus just about everyone who walked by had to say hi which made him especially happy. Then it was shopping time. We have learned that he is a picky about what toys he likes so we decided to let him pick out his presents. We started at Baby's R Us where nothing seemed to excite him, he did however pick up a new teething ring. From there we went to The Baby Depot where he took his time playing with multiple toys and ended up falling in love with a xylophone. When we got home it was dinner time and we brought up his highchair for more feeding fun. He once again loved having his own throne. Since he was 6 months we tried pureed turkey for the first time and its his absolute favorite, he practically ate a whole jar. All and all it must have been a great 6 month birthday because he crashed and only got up once that night.

6 Month Check Up

The doctors office only had excellent things to say about little Michael's progress. They told us height is the best indicator of overall health and since he is 27.5 inches tall and in the 75-90th percentile for height at he is doing really well. He is still skinny and sitting in the 50% for weight at 17.35 pounds.

They were impressed by his strength mainly how well he stood up and his control when sitting by himself. He recently got his first tooth and they said another one looked to be poking through soon. He was an absolute angel at the doctors and only fussed for about 10 seconds after getting his shot.

Now that he is 6 months he can have pureed meat, he will be having turkey for the first time tonight. So far he loves his vegetables but isn't a fan of the fruit.

Oh, and his daycare pointed out the other day that he is the most advanced out of the other kids his age. He can roll from one end of the room to the other, loves to bounce and talks all day long. Not to brag but we were obviously blessed with a baby who is a genius, that's incredibly social and as strong as an ox.

Halloween Weekend

Little Michael had a great Halloween. He was especially lucky because it fell on a Friday which is Grandma Patrick's day with him. So he got to go to church in his costume and have everyone swoon over him. Then they spent the day running around and playing. He had so much fun he didn't nap all day! Once he got home we dressed him up to hand out candy to the Trick or Treaters, he loved seeing all the kids. Then we packed him up in the stroller to Trick or Treat at his aunt Julie's. He enjoyed playing with his cousins and showing off how he can stand up as long as he has something to hold onto.

Saturday was Eastern Washington Universities Homecoming football game. Mike and I took this opportunity to spend a whole day and night just the two of us. Grandma and Grandpa Monek came over and watched little Michael. Mike and I had a blast at the Homecoming game where we hung out with his Fraternity and his friend Eric, who has a very cute baby girl. After the game we headed downtown and stayed at the Davenport. The Davenport is absolutely gorgeous and the rooms have a soaking tub so I got to take a bath by myself for the first time in 6 months. It was great spending time with each other and we enjoyed sleeping through the night. But we were very happy to see little Michael Sunday morning, 24 hours was a long time to be away from him. We thought he would have been super clingy when we got home but he must have ahd a blast with Grandma and Grandpa because he acted like we were never gone.