6 Months

Dominic has finally hit the magic six month mark.  It is like they instantly go from being a tiny infant to a kid over night.  We have already started him on baby food, but have been very cautious about what we give him.  At his six month doctor's appointment the doctor told us that we could pretty much give him whatever baby food we wanted and even start him on teething foods like unsalted saltines and plain graham crackers.  We can also start him on water and some juice.  I think we will skip the juice for now, he can't miss what he has never had, and he certainly doesn't need all of that sugar right now.


At his appointment he was a wapping 28" long....in the 90th percentile and in the 50th percentile in weight at 17.6 lbs.  This is all right on track....he is a healthy, happy little man.


We recently let him try the water and he is a big fan!  He is taking it from a sippy cup like a champ.  Here is a picture of him trying it.

It is getting so close to Christmas and we are so anxious to start our own Christmas traditions.  Because we will be traveling for the holidays we had a small Christmas celebration early to celebrate with my husbands family.  Here is Dominic after opening his first Christmas gift.

We went to visit my family this past weekend to see my little brother graduate from college.  While we were there we took Dominic to have his picture taken.  Here are some of my favorites.