Friday, September 26, 2008

The Rory Report- 6 months

My Grammy, your Great-Grandmother Luecking, used to give me cards and wish me a happy half birthday. I miss her so much and I know she would have just loved you all up. But I thought of her all day today because today, I got to wish you your very first happy half birthday.


This month has seen you talking more, and smiling all the time. You can traverse a room quickly with a combination of rolling and some scrunchy commando type crawling moves. You generally tend to travel sideways and backwards but just in the past few days I have seen you make forward progress on your belly. You amaze us with your rapid approach to getting on your hands and knees. I wonder if the next Rory Report will have pictures of you crawling.

I think everyone was excited for you to finally get some food. You loved your cereal the very first time you tried it. The look on your face when we put you in your highchair...it was like you had been waiting months for this moment and you knew exactly what was coming next. Its only been about two weeks since you started food, and we have also tried some apples and bananas. Your reaction to those surprised us a bit. You were less than impressed and made some pretty funny faces. I think they'll grow on you.


You are a happy, happy baby. You laugh and talk to us all the time. If I look at you and laugh, you laugh back, if Jilli talks to you, you laugh, if Daddy airplanes you around the house, you laugh. Josie and Sketch have even gotten a few chuckles from you. This makes me deliriously happy, the sound of your sweet voice, your twinkling laugh and knowing that you are perfectly content.

In honor of your (half) birthday we broke out the you tube videos and danced around the house. Your smile engulfed your face and I sang you your first happy (half) birthday song. The year is speeding by Little Bear, and you are taking it all in stride.

Love,
Mommy

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