Little Milestones

Jace is living up the life of a six month old. He had his regular check up and vaccines on Monday and he did so well. He only had to have 2 shots this time—one in each leg. For the first one he just jumped and made a fussy noise, and then for the second one only let out a loud squeal, and then calmed down once he realized the pain was over. He’s such a tough little boy. He weighed in at 17 pounds 3 ounces, which puts him in the 46th percentile for his age. He is 28.5 inches long, which is in the 96th percentile. So he’s long and lean!

Has has also had a lot of new experiences lately!

We went swimming with Anna and the kids while my mom was here. It was Jace’s first time in a pool, but I knew he’d love it considering how much he enjoys baths. And I was right! This kid loved splashing and splashing and splashing (and chewing on his thumb the whole time as well). Every time his cousins came near he giggled, and if they happened to splash him it was even better! He stayed in the pool for an hour and a half before getting fussy, and then quickly fell asleep on me. We’ll have to take Nolan with us back to the pool soon.

Jace got to ride on Daddy’s shoulders for the first time. He wasn’t so sure what to think of Nolan’s hair, but really didn’t mind the experience despite the look on his face. He now smiles and giggles when Nolan does this with him.

At Josiah’s birthday party Uncle Mike put his cap on Jace and it was too cute!

Snuggling with Josiah after the party. Jace loves his cousins!

First time in the backpack. Nolan took Jace and Toby for a walk and all three loved the experience.

Jace is so good at sitting up on his own now! I can put him down and he’ll just sit there and play for a while. He is getting really good at correcting his balance. Our dear, sweet friend Mary who loves to watch Jace for me every chance she gets ordered Jace some new books. He had a lot of fun looking through them!

Jace loves books!

Jace loves to hold anything that comes near his mouth, but he has a hard time holding his bottle and figuring out how to tip it enough to drink from it. So, I thought we could start working on learning to drink with a sippy cup. It only took a few times of me helping him grab the handles for him to be able to hold it himself. He also got to have apple juice for the first time and loved it. He just needs to improve on swallowing after sucking a bit. Oh, and he’s not afraid to express his irritation at finishing the juice.