1/2 a year!

So Cru's 6 month post is coming late in the day, but at least it's on his big day! Our family has been in Beloit all day taking family pictures :) Cru did so much better this session than he did in his newborn session....thank goodness!

So is it just me or has the month of August flown by? It seems like I just posted about Cru turning 5 months, now my little boy is 6 months!!!! And a little boy he is....squirmy, eats a ton, stuffs whatever he can in his mouth, and loves the ladies. He's also so sweet, babbles all the time, and full of priceless smiles. Here's a little more about our little man.

1. Everyday is a different schedule, which drives me insane. It's like as soon as we have a good couple days of the same routine, a certain someone (REESE) disrupts nap time or Cru thinks he needs to eat an hour earlier than he really needs to. We do have a good bedtime routine down....he's early to bed and early to rise :(
2. I swore I was taking Cru's pacifier away by 6 months if he didn't learn to suck on it. Well, he must have understood because he started sucking on it a few weeks ago....it's a good thing now, but probably a bad thing for the future.
3. Almost every night, he wakes up somewhere between 1-2am. I don't get it! If he's not asleep by the time I get to his room, it usually only takes turning on his mobile and giving him his pacifier to get him back to sleep.
4. It makes me feel like a failure, but he's on all formula now. (6 oz. 5 times a day!)
5. He LOVES playing peek-a-boo with Reese!
6. He LOVES his toys, however, he gets really mad when he drops one, when they won't make noise, or when that same certain someone (who wakes him up early from naps) takes one away.
7. One of the cutest things ever is hearing/watching him lay in his bed and "talk" to his animals hanging from his mobile.
8. He LOVES to be outside! He's even getting better in his stroller, kinda.
9. He just moved up to stage 3 diapers!
10. He sat up ALL BY HIMSELF for the first time today while taking pictures!

And lastly, although I've already rambled enough, I'll never forget when I was pregnant with you. We didn't know yet if you were a boy or a girl, and I remember thinking that I was scared to death to have a little boy. I was so use to Reese and all her girly things, how would I raise a boy? When the doctor said, "It's a boy!" I was overcome with joy; you were the best surprise ever! You have been the perfect addition to our family; a true blessing that I couldn't imagine being any different. I love you!