Baby Leland

Leland is 6 months old! I can't believe our baby is half a year old already! I still think of him as my little newborn. Leland has started solid foods. He is SO laid back. I have let him taste a dill pickle, olive juice, even a lemon! All he does is sort of furrow his brow and then smack his lips together. He loves sitting with us at dinnertime and eating REAL big people food!

Leland has started to make sounds. He can say "ma" which I am excited about. It's one "ma" away from "mama"! He also says "da", "ba", and "mmmmm". He also spends a lot of time exploring tones. Neal and I both think his little noises are so cute. We often pause to "awww" over his sweet goos.

Leland had his 6 month check-up last week. He is 25 inches tall, and 15 pounds. He is in the 5th and 10th percentile, so, a little small but proportionate.

During our trips this summer, Leland hasn't slept well, but always goes back to sleeping through the night when we get home. He is taking about 3 naps a day, so he is a well rested baby. When he is awake he is happy and active, working for toys and laughing at Sophie. He has discovered that when he can't see something, it doesn't mean it no longer exists. So he gets irritated if we take things away from him. He sits up on his own, which took him about a day and a half to master. I have seen him lunge forward from a sitting position to a hands and knees position, a few times. He really wants to be able to crawl!

The biggest news is, Leland has teeth! His two bottom teeth have come up, and they are S H A R P. I thought Caius was pretty bad about biting once he got his teeth, but Leland is easily distracted while he nurses, so biting and watching me react is like dinner and a movie.
Despite that, I love him, and love watching him learn, and I love learning his personality.