6 Months

Happy half birthday, JW! You are growing up to be such a big, happy boy. You are rolling around leaps and bounds. You LOVE to be outside. You will lay on a blanket on the lawn or sit in your Exersaucer in the shade for a long time (well, 15 minutes. That's a long time for you). When you tire of all of that, I put you in the Baby Bjorn and we bee-bop around together. The other day I put you in the Baby Bjorn and tried to sweep the sidewalks. You held on for dear life to the broom. This made my chore more difficult, but I know you just wanted to help.

You make me laugh. Your sense of humor is starting to emerge. I was talking on the phone with Auntie the other day {while carrying you around in the Baby Bjorn again...}. Every time I laughed with Auntie, you would let out a little "hehe" courtesy laugh in your manly, grunting sort of way. I'm glad you agree...Auntie is funny.

Dear boy, why have you suddenly become such a pill when it is bed time? You are the best sleeper, but you fight going to bed, even when you are soooo tired. The last few nights I've had to show some tough love. Mama lets you cry, no, SCREAM yourself to sleep. "They" say this teaches you to settle yourself down to go to sleep. Quite frankly, it kills me to do this. I just want to snuggle with you and let you know that I love you SO MUCH, but you get so mad that you're going to bed, that you just hate me. I'm sorry. This is all for your own good, I promise. Hopefully you will soon learn that bed time is glorious and you'll lay down and go right to sleep like the champ you are.

Dang you are cute. Every morning I get you out of bed and eat you up with kisses. This is our ritual. The other morning you surprised me by putting your arms around my neck and nuzzling your slobbery face into my face and you schmooed me. I have bottled up that moment to remember forever, it was so sweet.

You made your inaugural trip to the cabin this month. You were a bit of jerk on the drive. I know, it is kind of a long time for a little guy to sit in the car, but the look on your face when we got inside the cabin was awesome. You were in heaven! While we were there we went with Uncle Daniel and Auntie Elizabeth to Yellowstone National Park. We were hoping to see lots of bears, instead we saw lots of buffalo, elk, and a stupid guy in an orange shirt trying to get frisky with the animals (we were waiting for the dingbat to get gored by a one-ton elk). Don't try to play with the wildlife, OK bud?

You also saw Old Faithful for the first time. You could have cared less about the geyser, but you were pretty impressed with the crowd. You are a people watcher. The crazier the better.

Everyday is a new adventure with you. Pretty soon you'll even be able to sit up all by yourself (you're pretty good at it now, but you still have a rolly-polly bottom and tend to face plant into the carpet).

Dubs, you are growing up too fast. For the millionth time today, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! Muah!