Trace is 6 Months Old!!!

Trace in his highchair for the first time.

Trace sitting. He seemed unphased by his first time in the grass.

Our little man has changed a lot in the last month. Trace's biggest accomplishment was mastering the art of eating with a spoon. He wasn't a big fan of rice cereal until Mommy cheated and put in a little fruit to liven it up a bit. Once that happened it disappeared quickly. Trace LOVES baby food. He never knew food could taste so good. He has made it through all the orange and green veggies and most of the fruits. The only thing I have found that he isn't a huge fan of is green beans, although he will still eat them, just not as fast as the other foods. Trace is on the same schedule eating milk 4x/day, but now in addition he has rice cereal and fruit at breakfast and a veggie and fruit for both lunch and dinner. He is a GREAT eater. Kaylee had been begging me to let her feed him his baby food, so I let her try it once. Apparently, he is partial to Mommy and Daddy feeding him as he refused to open his mouth for her. Strange...

Trace's other big accomplishment is learning to sit. He is still wobbly, but he seems to get better each day. Kaylee and Kianna enjoy sitting behind him while he sits to make sure he doesn't get hurt. With the girls I just used pillows, but I figure a BIG sister is even better! Trace had his first owies this month in the form of 3 blisters. How does a 6 month old get blisters on his toes you ask, great question??? We have decided it is a result of his love for jumping in the Jumperoo and that somehow he managed to get blisters from his toes rubbing together. Who knows??? What I do know is that after taking a 3 day break from the Jumperoo they are almost all healed.

Trace is beginning to "talk". Lately, he can be heard making lots of happy noises when we put him to bed at night or when he wakes up in the morning. It is precious listening to his little voice. Trace's favorite toys/activities are jumping in the Jumperoo, rolling around on the floor, playing with his spinning toy and blocks, sucking on his thumb and teething rings, smiling at his big sisters, pulling hair, and giggling while getting tickled. Trace also went swinging for the first time this past month and really enjoyed it. Trace is not too interested in his pacifier anymore, as he much prefers his thumb. He is getting to be such a big boy. Happy 1/2 Birthday Buddy!!!!