Dear Tavin: Month 6

Dear Tavin,

I have high hopes that this month will be better than the last!

We started it out not so well though :(  Dad and I stayed up late on Friday (8/17) to get some things done while you slept.  As we were getting ready to go to bed, Dad checked on you and you had your face dug into the mattress.  I'm sure it's a pretty comfy position, but not the one we like you in.  So Dad went to move you and you woke up.....and were up for a good 45 minutes :(  Lesson learned!

You didn't sleep well the rest of the night and in an effort to get some much needed sleep we brought you into our room.  When you woke up in the morning, the bed was full!  The entire family decided it was a cool place to hang out!

It was you, me, Dad, Sadie, and Minnie!  Yikes!

I had been debating on when to start solids...Dad says lets do it now!  I keep reading wait until you are 6 months.  But on a whim on Sunday (8/19) (because you were eating non-stop), we gave you your first solids!!  Bananas!  You ate them up like a champ and then played with them!

We tried bananas a few more times and you were still loving eating.  So the next weekend (8/25-8/26) at Grandma's we tried avocados!  You were unsure at first but after a few times you were gobbling them up.

Sweet potatoes were next.  Thought for sure you would like them but I was wrong....

We also tried green beans...not so bad at first

 But then they got bad....

Choke them down bad...

Pears were last on our list for this month.  You LOVED them!

We were able to finally capture some great photos with Grandma and Grandpa!  Which we secretly used for a Grandparent's Day card :)

You were definitely more mobile this month.  Daycare had you crawling in and out of a tunnel!

And you were all about attacking Minnie on your crawling sprees!  Quite funny to watch.  I obviously didn't capture it because Minnie clearly learned her lessen and runs when she sees you coming!

Oh and you like to "play" with Sadie too!

Labor Day weekend we headed to Aunt Angie and Uncle Tim's to help them with some housework.  You didn't do so well sleeping in a new place :(  We left on Sunday night to recoup and catch up before having to go back to work.  But little did we know that another cold was in store.  This time ALL THREE of us caught it!  It was quite a rough week.  You were having a hard time breathing at night and not sleeping the greatest so it was hard to rest ourselves so we could get better.  Thankfully it was a quick week long cold and we were feeling better by the next weekend.

You lasted about 5 seconds on the floor.....

before wanting to crawl off...

So here's a recap of what you've been up to:

• Eating solids!  (bananas, avocados, pears, beans, and sweet potatoes!)
• Wanting to pull yourself up on everything to stand up!
• Crawling (slowly) around and tackling Minnie.

Happy half Birthday Baby!  It's been a whirlwind 6 months and I'm sure the next 6 will be even crazier!

Love,
Mama