Jacob is 6 months!

Well, our little baby is now 6 months old. I love getting to this milestone. You are half way through that hard first year. The second half of the year is such a great time for babies too. I love when they are little because they are snuggly, but it is so much fun when they are able to show more of their personality. It is like they are coming more and more alive as they learn to do things and communicate with you.

Jake is still a very pleasant baby most of the time. He loves to smile and laugh. He also loves to be held. It has been difficult to get things done because he likes me to be right there. For a short time he was rolling all over the place on the floor. Now he much prefers to sit, which he does quite well, or stand in his exersaucer (that thing has been a life saver. this family wouldn't eat withouth that thing. thanks to the Moose family!) Being the little brother, he gets dressed up a lot. Here he is above in some bunny ears. Cute, eh?
Here he is trying his first baby cereal. He didn't like it much. I just started that about a week ago. Hopefully he will like other baby food better. He still is nursing quite frequently, every 2 to 2 1/2 hours. I have tried stretching it out to three and occasionally with much patience I can, but usually it is a no go on the 3 hours thing. It is wearing me out. He also is sleeping LESS at night than he was, getting up 2 or more times a night (he got up 4 times last night!). I have started to wonder if he is not getting enough nourishment or something. He is gaining weight, though. He weighed 16 lbs. 4 oz. at his check up, which is still 3o%. He has grown in height a bunch to 26 3/4 inches, 60%, that's up 30 %. And of course with the Finch/Ebbert genes his head comes in at 93%!
I tried to take a bunch of pictures of him on his actual 6 month day. Here is one of those. They turned out OK, but not great.

I love this picture for some reason. Don't look too closely or you will see his runny nose. Everyone has been sick around here for weeks.

Lizzy is one of Jake's greatest caregivers. She is tirelesss in her desire to help him. She is such a help to me. She is the main reason I get to shower each day. She loves Jacob and is so funny and animated with him. She has really found her niche with Jacob coming to our family. It has been lovely to watch.

As you can see from the picture Jake loves to chew on his hand. He is the most slobbery baby we have ever had. He is constantly drooling and getting his clothes, and his poor little chubby neck, all wet. I have tried bibs some, but haven't liked that, so for now, I am constantly wiping his face and neck, and often changing his clothes. Oh how we love this baby! I am feeling worn out, but so thankful this happy, laughy, bouncy, rocking, drooling, razzberry spitting baby is a part of our family.