Happy 6 Months!

We gotta get a beard going on you, boy!

 
Well folks, believe it or not, our son Daniel was born 6 months ago (take away 2 days).  It's remarkable how much he has grown.  We had his 6 month checkup this past Thursday and here's the info:

Height:  28" (95th Percentile)
Weight:  19lbs 15.5oz (90th Percentile)
Head Circumference:  Equivalent to Magellan's trip around the world.  (80th Percentile)
Coolness:  Very (101st Percentile)

What a big dude!  Our doctor says that his growth now is no indication of how large he might be when he grows up, but I think he's on his way to being as big Yao Ming...if not as tall as Yao Ming, he'll definitely be a better English horn player.  (The preceding sentence can be deemed as random and should not be taken seriously.  If anything, it could and should be ignored and we ask that you move on to the below picture of not one, but two cute babies, albeit it is the same baby.  Thank you.)

Mirror, mirror on the wall.  Who makes the stinkiest diapers of all?

Things have been going pretty well this past week.  We certainly have our ups and downs with his nights, but he's been napping better for us on the weekend and we feel like we're making progress in the evenings.  Katie had to play single mom on Friday and Saturday morning because I was attending a convention in Lincoln, NE to learn how to become a better band teacher.  It sounds like she did a great job, but being away from Daniel for my first night was a little rough.  At least I knew he was in good hands!

Sleeping on the go.

Probably the biggest news this week for us (other than Snooki being pregnant) was that my wife and I bought a house!  It's a beautiful place and so close to where we live now that you can see it from our apartment balcony.  We had only started looking last Saturday and we're already set to close at the end of the month...so this month'll be a bit of a whirlwind.  We really wanted a neighborhood where Daniel could grow up with lots of kids around and while driving to our house last week, our car was stopped about 1752 times to wait for kids to cross the street...I think we'll be okay.  Thanks to all of you who have already offered to help.  We appreciate you and will compensate you through food and beverages.

Hey baby.

Shout out Jen Martinez, Kate's sister.  It's her birthday!  She'll have a baby of her own in a couple months.  They are not finding out the gender yet, so I'm pulling for a boy...or girl...but probably nothing else.  Kudos!

Get used to it, son.