Today, you turn 6 months old and it is your official half birthday. As always, I cannot believe that you have been part of our family for 6 whole months. The time has flown by and my love for you has multiplied more times than mathematically possible (even though I'm sure your Dad would say that that is impossible, but you know what I mean).
Over the past month, you have officially grown 2 teeth, both on the bottom. As I always expected, you took each one like a champ. There were 3 separate 2 hour periods where I could tell they were really bothering you but for the most part they simply came in and you seemed unscathed. You are now chewing on EVERYTHING and your arms are more like whips whose soul purpose is to get anything and everything into your mouth as quickly as possible. You are grabbing at everything and have on more than one occasion taught me to be more careful with what I leave in your reach. I forget more than a few times a day that you are not a helpless baby anymore and that you can and will grab what you can and it most definitely will end up in your mouth.
I know I say this every month, but you truly are just the bestest baby that ever lived. You are so happy and smile and laugh constantly throughout the day. A week ago we had a sad day where we attended Poppa's Aunts funeral who passed away earlier that week. That day, my friend, was not your finest and you in a word, were miserable. The funeral was in Gleboro and simply because of the timing, you were awake and happy all the way there, however when we arrived and it should have been nap time, you were simply not given the opportunity. As the minutes passed, I could see your exhaustion growing and as the minutes turned to hours, the tears started to flow. My girl, you were angry and you let everyone at that reception know it. Your Nana commented that she doesn't think she had ever heard you cry before. You are THAT good. I will give you a mulligan for that day as I know you did your best and held it together as long as you possibly good. We pushed you and you responded.
There has been a lot in the news lately about teenagers and bullying, most of which is done online now through social media outlets. I can't help but think of you in 15 years or so and wonder if you will ever face similar issues. I pray so hard that you will have a solid group of friends who will love you and protect you no matter what. I was fortunate enough to have that in my teenage years and there are very few things that I want more for you. I also promise you that I will protect you as long as humanly possible and do my best to instill the confidence needed to not be a target. In the same breath, I also hope that I can trust you to be compassionate to others who may be struggling with bullies and be the one who stands up for what is right, instead of following the crowd. I can promise you this, if I ever heard you contribute to any form of bullying, I would rip you a new one. I have zero tolerance for that behaviour and I hope that you will listen and hear me when we talk about why we don't participate in any of that. Today, as I look at your sweet, sweet face, I can't imagine you ever doing anything wrong, however I am all too aware that soon enough you will start to challenge and I will try to start to mold you into the wonderful teenager I am sure you will be (fingers crossed).
You are still big, but are nowhere near as big as your brother was at this age. You still have not rolled over although at this point I am pretty sure you simply don't want too. You roll completely on your side and then just hang out there for awhile before rolling back onto your back. You seem happy enough just to live in those two positions while playing on the floor. In time I know you will and I am in no rush for you to start so please, take your sweet time.
Six months ago, you did what nobody was prepared for and shook things up in this house and family with your arrival. Although the first few weeks were a definite adjustment for me, I cannot thank you enough for the many that followed. You have been a absolute joy and have become a part of me that will always be there. You own more of my heart than I thought was available. I can't believe that we are halfway to a year but look so forward to watching you through every day of the next six months where you will truly transform once again I'm sure and bring us even more joy than we have experienced since the day you were born.
Love you to forever and always x6.
Love,
Mama
xoxo
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