6 months old

Neko turned 6 months old this week! Halfway to a year. Amazing. I had the worst time taking his 6-month photo because he simply wouldn't stay still. Posted below are some of my best attempts. He's just a little roly poly these days.

You may have noticed that his hair no longer stands up straight. It was fun while it lasted. I think it's just gotten too long and too thick to stay up. 

So what else is new at 6 months? Sleep regression and crawling (see below), a big growth spurt (he's already wearing the 9-month jammies he got from Grandma Terry for Christmas), he sticks out his tongue a lot, he's able to stay standing while holding onto something, and he is so much more aware of us and of everything around him. For example, he laughs at the dogs, he squeals when I ask him if he's hungry and make the sign for milk, he enjoys going to the grocery store with Aaron. The other day, his friend Christopher crawled over to him at school, and Neko began giggling wildly. We adore our little 6-month old. If only he'd sleep at night.