6 Months! Updated

Jackson,

      Happy 1/2 year birthday!! I can't believe it has already been six months!!!! I swear I was just taking your five month pictures. I cry all the time when I feel like you are getting so big so fast... get used to it :)

       You continue to be the happiest, smiliest, content baby! And of course adorable. You love attention and hate to miss out on anything. You refuse to sleep when we are out now because you have to be part of the group. You love being cuddled. You giggle when I give you kisses or rub your belly- so freaking cute! You are the happiest when I hold you which seems to happen everyday at five when you are a bit cranky. This past week you started getting very clingy with me- anytime I would walk out of the room to fetch anything you would start to cry. You are also doing a very good job of giving the puppy dog face and crying at the top of your lungs when I put you down to sleep... this is really giving me a hard time. I do give in sometimes and cuddle you but I'm trying to be tough because you need to be a big boy too. I am having a much harder time leaving you for work now too. Enough about mommy's issues.. 

Milestones:

• Rolling machine! I can't keep up! When I put you in the crib to put your clothes away you pop right up on your belly to watch.
• You can now push up on your arms straight and then you kick your feet really fast as if you are going to take off but you need to get that belly off the floor before you can crawl.
• Babbling! Not reduplicated yet. Reduplicated babbling started today!! Lots of "b" and "d" sounds... Mostly "dada" and "dudu" even though I'm pushing the "mama". You varying pitches a lot.. you may have bursted my ear drum a couple times. This has also really confused your daddy who thinks you are upset but nope you are happy.
• More tripod sitting and brief periods of upright sitting...I'm count sitting as full upright? Not sure if that's correct. The pediatrician said you are sitting.
• Waving (unintentional) but you have the motion down.
• First taste of food!! I fed you butternut squash (your daddy was on facetime because he was away on business) and you enjoyed it.. the second time I gave it to you, you ate it you gobbled it up I couldn't feed it to you fast enough.
• You are batting, hitting, push, and hitting toys. You will move around the mat to get toys. 

      We saw the GI doctor the other day and he came in the room and asked if it was Prince Jackson's room (correct) and finished by saying you have a diagnosis of severe cuteness (agreed). But on the serious side you have a severe allergy to dairy and soy with a mild case of eczema. We have to continue on the prescription formula but we can start solids. Whew! I'm glad it's only food allergies because I was really starting to worry. 

       Jackson love watching you discover and meet new milestones everyday! We can't wait to see what next month brings!