Scott's Half Birthday

It was a week ago, but Im posting about it now!! My baby is 6 months old! We went to his well baby appointment last week and he topped the charts! 22 lbs 5.5 oz, and 29 inches long! Hes huge, and doing so well! The doctor was amazed at how strong he is, that hes sitting on his own, and getting so close to crawling. He is eating oatmeal, peas, carrots, avocado, apples, and bananas (squash is this week's food). While we were at the doctor, she opened his diaper to check out the goods, and he peed right on her!!!!! She said that hadn't happened to her in years! Leave it to Scott! He got three shots, and didnt even CRY! I know i know, its unbeliveable... but its because he has so much padding on those thighs, thats gotta be the reason! He was sore and slept stinky for the next few days, but he's a great baby and he toughed it out well!
Scott KNOWS "wheres daddy" and "wheres the doggy". As soon as you say one of those things, he looks around for them, and when he finds them, a big grin crosses his cute little face. We are still working on "wheres mommy"... Im ok with the fact that he knows "wheres daddy" cause hes a momma's boy for sure! Lately, when dude is holding him or playing with him, Scott will be looking around the room for me, or will watch me while laughing at what dude's doing. He definitely knows his parents, and so far he likes us!
Another phrase that Scott's daddy has taught him is "boingy boingy boingy". If you say that to scott, he does just that... he starts to bounce! Whether he is in his exersaucer, or in your arms, his knees bend and extend til hes going really good! And he loves it!! He is so happy and so easy to make laugh. He is ticklish on his tummy, and on his inner thigh. He kind of holds his breath and bears it til he cant anymore, and then the giggles escape!
We are starting to teach Scott sign language, and since he loves Sam so much we are starting with "dog". In real ASL, the sign for dog is a pat on your knee then a snap of your fingers... since babies cant snap, we just do two taps to the knee, and Scott is getting it. We sit him in front of Sam and say "scott, say doggy" (as we pat our knee). eventually he pats his knee (not only twice most of the time, but hes getting there)
Scott and I joined a playgroup (mostly for moms, but all of the babies are between 3 and 7 months so when they are older, they will play). Scott is so friendly and always smiles at the women and wants to grab and play with the other babies. Im so glad for that group, and for the social time it allows scott to have so early in his life.
These are just a few of the great things that Scott is doing at 6 months!! He is so strong, and smart and big; and his parents adore him!!!