6 months old!

Our darling Micah Caedmon turned 6 months old on Sunday, December 18.  His 6-month check up at the doctor's went very well!  Micah doesn't cry at all when the doctor examines him - which is a lot unlike his big brother at that age.  :)   Though he did cry when receiving his shots, but recovered almost instantly when I held him.  Micah measures 28 inches long (95%), with a head circumference of 45cm (92%), and he weighs 20 pounds, 8 ounces now (93%)!  Which, it turns out, is just what his Daddy weighed at 6 months old, I'm told!  

He is our happy baby boy, full of smiles and rolls (& rolls) of ticklish spots.  

On his 6 month birthday, we introduced rice cereal for the first time.  He was so cute sitting in his little highchair with bib on and ready to go.  He took a few bites, but wasn't too interested in the rice cereal...  he was more interested in holding the spoon himself, as witnessed below!  Since then, he actually seems to like the rice cereal less and less!  :\  He bats the spoon away, closes his lips, gags and frowns.  Which is odd, because its mixed with his favorite thing - breastmilk!  Time will tell...  and until then, he is still so cute.  

Now that Micah is sitting up like a pro, he is taking baths in the big bathtub with Samuel.  He LOVES bathtime, and splashes and kicks as best as he can in the warm water.  

Last week I brought Micah along to my halau's Christmas party.  He had fun hanging out with the other babies, Elliette & Rocko (Rocko & Micah are only 6 days apart!).  :)  What cuties!  

And I thought I'd throw this one in too, for the record... the three hula babies before they were born.  (From left to right: Elliette, Rocko & Micah).  :)  

More about Micah - he loves his sitting up freedom now.  He spends a good deal of time playing with his toys that surround him on a blanket.  :)  

Our little guy currently has his first full-blown cold.  Runny nose, cough, sore throat, fussiness and all!  Poor little guy.  The only bright thing about this cold, oddly enough, is that he is sleeping so much better at night now!  :)  

Lets see, what else is new for little Micah?  He takes a long afternoon nap (in addition to his several other shorter naps throughout the day); which is nice for this Momma, especially when it matches up with Samuel's afternoon nap!  He goes to bed between 7-7:30pm, and likes to sleep in, usually between 7:15-8:15 or so... but yesterday he slept in until nearly 9:30am (I think its because of the cold)!  He is nursing  every 3 hours or so, and we're trying to give him rice cereal once a day.  Micah adores his big brother and Sammy always makes him smile (and sometimes cry, but that's what 3-year old big brothers do sometimes!)  Overall, we love every moment of having a 6-month old in the house.  What a precious treasure you are, Micah!  We love you!