6 Months!

Yesterday Jason turned six months old. 184 days. A whole lot of minutes and a whole lot more seconds. As it is always said the days seem like an eternity but months fly by in the blink of an eye. OK, maybe not in a blink of an eye but close.

6 months old! Jason...not the duck

I know we've been through this before with Owen, but it's still awesome to watch Jason progress and learn more and more things. In just the last two months he's done all sorts of new things like:

• Eating solid foods. He's up to rice cereal, oatmeal, peas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. It worked well with Owen to start with vegetables first before switching to fruit, which is much sweeter, so we're trying it again. So far Jason's not so sure about peas but seems to really enjoy the cereals, carrots, and sweet potatoes
• Rolling over. Like crazy. This baby loves to roll and roll and roll.
• Sitting up. He's not able to do it without supervision yet, but I think he'll be a pro in just a couple weeks
• Putting himself to sleep at night. He does not nap for us at home very well at all, although he naps well at school. But at night he goes right down and puts himself to sleep with barely a sound.

In general he's reached the typical six month old phase where he can stay awake and alert for longer periods of time, he's getting much better at playing by himself for short periods of time, and he doesn't cry as much at night before bedtime like a newborn does when they're exhausted from a long day. Our little guy is definitely starting to grow up.

As for Owen, the school year started on Tuesday. This is Owen's last year at the Malvern School since he starts Kindergarten next year. Owen's a great kid and wonderful with his little brother. He helps out Bridget and I with little tasks when we need something for Jason and often times we'll find him over by Jason talking and playing with him, which Jason can't get enough of. He's definitely has a mischievous, 4 year old side to him as you would expect but overall he's a fantastic kid, who is super fun to spend time with.