6 months old? That's half a year!

Today is Lincoln's 6-month birthday!

And he is all smiles...

Lincoln had a very busy day with lots of company.
Grandpa and Grandma came over to say hi, since they'd been on vacation and were having Lincoln withdrawal; Daddy, Uncle Z and our friend Russell finished putting new decking on (another post waiting to be done...); and Russell's wife Marcia and baby Mariah came over to play, too!

Here is Lincoln playing with his new sound n' lights ball, supported by Grandpa:


Grandma loves to get Lincoln's toes, and Linc loves to have his toes got! (that sounds awkward, but oh well):


Later, Lincoln attacked Uncle Zack's nose:

Hahahaha! This photo cracks me up.

At 6 months, Lincoln is a big boy!

He wears 9 month & some 12 month clothes.

Checkup is next week, so will have official weight/height stats then.

LOVES:

*Playing on belly

*Scooting slowly backward--hysterical

*Chewing/gnawing/sucking on anything

*Grabbing faces and hair

*Standing up holding onto hands

*Sitting up on own for 3-5 seconds before toppling over

*Playing on Mommy & Daddy's big bed

*Watching Llama cat

*The Jumperoo

*Reading books/trying to grab the pictures (favs: Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle)

*Reaching for toys/remote controls

*Smiling at/talking to/grabbing at the baby in the mirror

*Being outside!

*Grabbing for any food or drink in Mommy's hands

*Grabbing/sucking on toes

*Banging on stuff. New nickname: Bam-Bam

*Sitting in high chair

*Figuring out how to eat from a spoon (perplexing!)

*Playing peek-a-boo. Really! He covers his face with the burp cloth, then yanks it off and looks at us expectantly. :)

DISLIKES:

*Teething (but who can blame him?)

*Being scratched by Llama cat (Llama is lucky to be alive after scratching Linc's forehead; I almost killed him)

*Being messed with too much--he lets us know!

*Getting leg stuck in slat of crib while sleeping

Isn't it exciting that the list of loves is so much longer than the list of dislikes?