6 month baby boy

How has it been six months since our little Deacon was born?! I feel like these months have absolutely flown by. He is far from newborn now and seeming older and older every day.

6 Month Stats:

Weight: 20 lbs 1 oz

Length: 26.5 in

Head: 44.6 cm

Basically he's a big baby, with a big head, and average height. He has started moving in to his 12-18 month clothes.

New tricks & updates:
-Rolling. Can roll both directions and rolls all over place until he hits a wall/gets stuck under the bed/etc.

-Toes. Loves to grab his feet, and for some reason I think that is one of the cutest things babies do.

-Sitting. Can sit up on his own and play with toys (Makes things much easier!) Still falls occasionally and has gotten a few lovely goose eggs.

-Squealing. Even though it's a happy noise, this boy can be SO loud! Paige will cover her ears and say "Deacon, too loud. Deacon's noisy". He just loves to yell.

-Eating. Loves baby food and now can eat puffs/melts/etc. The one thing he hates, unfortunately, is a bottle. Breast milk (at any temperature, in any bottle, mixed with apple juice, even put in a go-go squeeze container), is just not good enough for him. Straight from the "source" or nothing. He hits the bottle away, screams, and refuses. Just a little stubborn...

-Hair pulling. This boy makes me tempted to chop my hair. And he loves Paige's hair even more. Multiple times a day I will hear Paige screaming "Mom, Deacon's pulling my hair. Deacon, seriously?!"
-Sleeping. Still a great sleeper. Paige and him basically sleep about the same at night now, going down around 7:30/8:00, waking up between 6-6:30. He takes 2 naps, the second one at the same time as Paige's nap (best part of the day). But this little stinker still thinks he should be rocked, and since they share a room, I have been lazy and cave in. Spoiled boy.

-Diaper changes. Still loves getting his diaper changed and being naked. And of course I can't resist a good thigh-roll tickle, his most ticklish spot.
-Mama's boy. He's become a little more clingy and aware if I leave. Does not like to be left in a room and struggles a little if we leave him with anyone else.

-Sweet siblings. Deacon adores Paige. The other day I was so frustrated as I could hear they were both awake and had taken way too short of nap. But then I watched over the monitor as Deacon rolled over to look at Paige and she played with him through the slats. Melted my heart. She also makes him laugh in the car, and still affectionately calls him "Pickles".

We love this squeezable, kissable, sweet, squealy, little boy!

Spring Break

Our last spring break as students. Ben was able to work his classes so we ended up with 3 weeks off from school. Yes, again, I will miss grad school.

We flew out to Washington to see my family for the first part of break. I realized once we got to the airport that I had forgotten my real camera, so pardon the phone pics (and the basic lack of pictures).

For not having anything really scheduled, this trip still seemed busy. Or maybe it's just because Deacon really struggled with the time change this trip and we were all exhausted.

-We had a family get-together one day with the great-grandparents and Bryce and Becca's families. We also walked the lake with grandma Jean.

-We went shopping at least 4 different days (poor Ben). One day I forgot the stroller, so the kids got to ride in style. And they loved it.

-Deacon got his official rolling training from grandpa. My dad got Paige to roll for the first time, and sure enough he was able to teach Deacon. Now he's a rolling machine!

-Paige hit the salon.

-We got in a lot of cousin time. My sister even watched Paige so we could go see "Non-stop" with my parents.

-My brother lives in WA now, so we got to go see their new house and Camille took on watching the kiddos so we could go shopping. We met up for some McDonald's playplace time another day, too. Paige was pumped about all of this cousin time (not to mention all their fun toys and that both families have dogs! A lot of excitement for a 2 year-old)

-And of course the kids loved all their time with grandma and grandpa. Paige and grandma did some "working" on their "high-pads", Paige went on a date with grandpa to his school's carnival, and Deacon got a lot of snuggles. Thanks for hosting us, mom and dad!

Then we flew back in time to watch Duke beat UNC, enjoy some sunshine, and do a little furniture browsing.

All in all it was a great mix of family,shopping, and sports...a perfect spring break :)