Owen’s 6 months!

Ever since Owen hit the 6 month mark, he’s decided that it was time to grow up – quickly. It’s been a month of milestones for him:

He can sit on his own.

It actually happened shortly after 5 months, but now he can sit up solidly to play. He still topples over and lands flat on his face in a “freeze” position (breakdancing position), but he’s developing a much stronger core day by day.

He’s eating solids.

It’s been hit and miss, but we’ve introduced rice cereal, apples, butternut squash and carrots. He wasn’t a fan of the rice cereal and it took him a little while to get used to the action of eating. A few weeks of practice and he’s now liking solids, in particular his butternut squash.

He’s babbling lots.

Lots of different sounds coming from Owen these days. What usually comes out of his mouth is “ba ba ba” and “wa wa wa.” What! After the rough first 4 months, where is the gratitude, Owen! ”Ma ma” should’ve be your first word .

He’s mobile.

When Owen puts his mind to getting something out of reach, he will do whatever it takes to make it there. We see lots of rolling and reaching and the start of a military crawl. Boy is he ever active! I just want to hold and cuddle with him and all he wants to do is push me away so he can see the world. I thoroughly enjoy the moments after a dream feed when I can hold him close for a nice little cuddle and kiss his cheeks without him squirming too much.

He loves his big sister.

Day by day we see more and more interation between Megan and Owen. Last night at the dinner table, they were both making each other laugh and having a giggle fest. It was so cute. We’re so excited for the time when they both can play on their own and entertain each other.

Happy 6 months Owen!