Mateo - Six months

I feel like I say this every time but I cannot believe that he is already 6 months old. So much has happened this month with him and it is just fascinating to watch.


First, he cut his first tooth on his six month birthday. About two weeks later, tooth number two appeared (both on the bottom). Then the sitting all by himself for long amounts of time happened. Next came the rocking on all fours which lead to a scoot/dive approach and he's now crawling/scooting/diving, but only if it's to get mom's cell phone, the laptop cord, remote control or to take things off the coffee table/entertainment center. We can no longer leave him alone because he's a fast mover and we have not yet baby-proofed.

Mateo also started eating solids. He loves his oatmeal and fruit (any kind, it doesn't matter) and the same goes with veggies. The only food he hasn't liked are Green Beans and Rice which I'm guessing may be the texture, because he'll eat plain green beans without a problem.

It's also time to lower his crib. If we sit him in his crib, he'll reach out and pull himself up...we have evidence:

However, so far he hasn't been able to go from all fours to sitting in his crib even though he can do it on a hard surface. I know it's only a matter of time so I'd rather lower now than later.

Finally, he doesn't stop talking. The child babbles non-stop and if he's not babbling, he's shrieking in joy. I can't believe how much he's changed and learned this past month - he's definitely becoming less baby and more little boy.