Six Months Old

Oh yeah..that's right--I'm six months old. Where does the time go?" my mom always says. I'm thinking "aw, c'mon i'm ready to crawl and wrestle with my big brothers". We're getting settled here in our new home. There's lots of stuff for my mom to do still--lots of unpacking, uncluttering and putting stuff away to give to Goodwill. But at this time, I kinda want her to myself so she spends a lot of time playing with me, feeding me, changing my diapers, tickling me and cuddling with me. She's always wanting to put me to sleep though and I'm like "lady..I only want to nap two times a day!". Anyway, it's nice to be a little older. I'm eating lots of green peas, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes that my mom makes in her mini food processor. Love that stuff!! I also love stealing the spoon from her when she feeds me. I'm pretty "sturdy" now too--so when my brothers carry me and pass me around, my parents are not so freaked out. Big brother Ronan likes to carry me a lot. He's pretty good at watching me and keeping stuff that I'm not supposed to be chewing on. My brother Patrick is in school most of the day but when he comes home he likes to play with me. I love it when they're both on the floor just hanging out with me. I make them laugh when I make my farting sounds. My mom and I have been taking itsy bitsy yoga classes. It's pretty fun to see other babies in there--Daniel and I are the oldest ones and we manage to stay awake during class. Some of the babies fall asleep in the middle of class. When it gets a little warmer, my mom and I will take a baby and me swim class but for now we'll stick with yoga. I'm pretty good at "downward facing dog" asana. My cousin, Sean will be coming to visit us next month so I've been working on my crawl. He's close to my size so I can wrestle with him easily. My dad is very busy at work but he usually makes it home before I fall asleep at night. I like hanging out with him. He's a pretty good singer y'know. I'm still lucky to get to sleep and snuggle with my mom and dad. They have this thing called "the crib" that I'm supposed to be in but I prefer to be in their bed and frankly I think they like it. The crib however is a pretty good place to keep my toys and blankets. I almost forgot to mention that I think I've got teeth coming out soon. Yeah, they're irritating me so much so that sometimes I accidentally bite my mom while I'm eating. I know because she screams pretty loud when it happens. I'm sure my gums will be better once they're out. Hmm...something smells suspicious, I'm off to get my diaper changed. "Till next time! Hugs, and smooches Gabriel

Check out my precrawling skills and some yoga moves!

My dada helping me with my bath.

My mom's favorite time of the day.