Joey is 6 months old!

THIS BOY COULD NOT BE SWEETER!

THIS HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE AGES, AND JOEY IS NOT DISAPPOINTING US. HE CONTINUES TO BE A VERY CALM BABY AND ENJOYS WATCHING THINGS GO ON AROUND HIM. WE CAN TAKE HIM ANYWHERE AS HE IS CONTENT TO SIT IN HIS CAR SEAT OR IN OUR LAPS WHILE TAKING IN THE WORLD AROUND HIM. HE READILY SMILES AND COOS FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE WHO STOPS BY TO ADMIRE HIM. HE IS A BIG FAN OF HIS VOICE AND USES IT OFTEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS SISTER IS AROUND. THIS PAST WEEK HE STARTED TO PRODUCE HIS FIRST VOWEL SOUNDS - "DA" "BA" "PA". IN ADDITION, HE ENJOYS SITTING UP ON HIS OWN AND PLAYING WITH TOYS. OF COURSE, EVERYTHING GOES DIRECTLY INTO HIS MOUTH! HE ALSO GOT HIS FIRST TASTE OF RICE CEREAL. WHILE HE WAS MORE THAN READY TO EMBRACE THE SPOON, I BELIEVE HE WAS LET DOWN BY THE BLAND TASTE OF THE FOOD. THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS PRICELESS. I'M SURE HE WAS THINKING, "THIS IS WHAT I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR?!" I KNOW HE WILL BE A MIGHTY EATER AS WE PRESENT HIM WITH MORE SATISFYING OPTIONS. HE HAS BEEN SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF, AND CONTINUES TO TAKE WONDERFUL NAPS. AND WHILE HE IS AN EARLY BIRD, WAKING AT 6:15 MOST DAYS, MEETING HIS SWEET GAZE AND SMILE IS THE PERFECT WAY TO JUMP START MY DAY - THAT AND A CUP OF COFFEE!

CHAR, ALWAYS EAGER TO GET IN ON THE ACTION.

WE LOVE YOU, LITTLE MAN!