It's been half a year since James entered our lives (hence, the half cake). 6 months of fun, firsts, frustrations, sweetness, smiles, challenges, lessons, laughter, meltdowns, breakdowns, joy, amazement, growth, and love. It's been a wild ride, and we're loving every minute of it.
No, he didn't get any of his cake (hence, the reason he is pouting - we were holding his hands away from the goods), but Jay and I enjoyed it!
Now for the photo comparison... Here is James at 3 months and 6 months:
So what's new in the past month? LOTS of mobility...
James now sleeps on his tummy at night (not every night, but about twice a week), and he often ends up at the very top of his crib, pressed up against the rails, face-down (giving us something new to worry about and keep us up at night)
He can sit, sort-of (he still topples over pretty quickly, though the "tripod pose" seems to work for him when he doesn't get distracted by his toes)
He can stand with assitance (in our laps, against the couch, etc.), and he loves it
He's learning to crawl, still (he's been trying since his 4-month birthday), and he's starting to use the inch-worm method. He only moves about half an inch at a time though... he's much better at spinning in circles (on his tummy or back) than he is moving forward. And he can reportedly roll continuously, though we haven't seen it with our own eyes yet (he does it when we're not looking, and it's been witnessed multiple times at daycare).
James has also had a few physical changes in the past month or so...
He has FINALLY lost all traces of the "Mississippi Mudflap"
He seems to have inherited the family cowlick (from the Bacon side) and his eyes are now shades of green almost as often as they are blue (so perhaps he'll have his Daddy's eyes after all)
He definitely has MY pout though (I've taught him well)!
Lastly, James has a whole new set of favorite toys this month...
While he still really loves that mesh ball from his Grand Aunt Margie, he's also now a huge fan of the teething toy she gave him. He sticks his tongue through the holes, tries to fit both ends into his mouth at once, and often holds the center part up to his eye so he can peer through it. 
He loves the Lamaze inch-worm that his Grambot gave him. He'll squeeze it's different sections, hug it, chew on the little "feet", and kiss it's face. 
He thinks his rubber ducky is the best thing ever at bath time, as evidenced by our recent video post, but his newest object of affection is his soccer ball. He loves watching us roll it back and forth in front of him, he likes it when we toss it into his lap so he can "catch" it, he holds onto it tightly and passes it from hand to hand, rests his head on it like a pillow, talks to it, and squeals with delight if we magically make it reappear after hiding it behind something:
And for the record, his 6-month stats are 16.4 lbs and 26.25 in. That's right - all this extra mobility and calorie burning means a slower weight gain this month. It will pick back up again in a month or two as solids become a bigger part of his diet. In the past 6 months, our Sweet Baby James has gained about 9 lbs (after his initial weight-loss of nearly a pound in his first 5 days of life) and almost 7 inches. Pretty impressive, we think. He's come a long way from that 8 lb butterball we fell in love with half a year ago:
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I love his little laugh with the soccor ball! Such a difference from when I was there...
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