6 months

I cannot believe Rhett is already 6 months old! Time is just flying. He's sitting up better and better each day. I can now bathe him in the tub sitting up, although he still likes to lay down for some of his bath so he can kick and splash (and sometimes roll to his right to lap up some delicious bath water).  :) He had his 6 month check up last week and is still looking great, however, he's now dropped to the 50th percentile for height...I knew that wouldn't last long. He did put on a few pounds though; he weighed in at a couple ounces shy of 17 pounds. And, his head is still up there in size, 70th percentile. He gets that from his Daddy or his Poppy.

He started Mother's Day Out a couple weeks ago. He goes twice a week. It's nice for me so I can get some JHP stuff done as well as house chores and grocery shopping. It's soooo much easier to do these things without a baby! Who knew?! On his report sheets he's received "happy" every time thus far. The girls there are so sweet and you can tell they really love Rhett. He loves it too. My boy is apparently a social one so getting out of the house and hanging with other babes makes him happy. This is such a relief for me so I don't have to worry about him when he's there.

He's also started solids again. We've given him sweet potatoes and avocado again plus some peaches. So far, we haven't found anything he won't put in his mouth. Hopefully he will turn out to be a good eater. I know I wasn't as a baby!

Below are his 6 month "professional" photos I took a couple days ago. The first outfit is what I call his "redneck" outfit. I mean I have a boy so I can't dress him up in cute girly things so I have to find something fun and creative to do. The second set of photos is what I call his "j-crew" look. His linen shirt and khaki and white checked shorts...thanks Jeanie! Also, I had Mitchell take some photos of Rhett and I together since I don't really have any of just the 2 of us. Being a photographer means you're the one always taking the picture but I imagine even if you aren't a photographer, if you're the mother, you probably tend to take more photos anyway. And, of course, I had to get one with the dogs. Rhett loves those dogs!! Most of these images are also posted on my JHP blog as well at jarahill.com/blog.

5 1/2 months at Galveston

We went to Galveston last week for the Hill/McGeath Family vacation. We had a great time! Rhett did pretty well. He started getting a little fussy by the last day we were there but overall I think he had a great time. We had a baby sitter for two nights so we got to go to dinner without kids - which was pleasant. Rhett loved the pool and the ocean breeze on his face. I think he also liked having all the other cousins around to entertain him, especially Cooper who is just about 3 months older than Rhett.

He is sitting up well now, he still teeter totters a bit but he's definitely getting the hang of it. On my last post I mentioned I was feeding him a few solids...I stopped feeding him solids shortly after that post because he started to not take them well and his system was getting backed up :(. So really he only ate solid foods for about a week and a half. I plan on starting solids again maybe next week or after his 6 month check-up, which is at the end of next week.

He's starting to really try and move. After naps, in his crib he will be faced the opposite direction at the other end of his crib. He's moving himself to sleep on his side and his tummy! Obviously, liking his tummy a lot more since he can easily get around. He's sucking his thumb more and taking a pascifer a little better as well.

He started Mother's Day Out this week and the girls said he did great. He napped a little each day and they circled "happy" on his report sheet. I had to send more milk the second day because apparently I didn't send enough the first time. The second day he ate about 13 oz in 2 feedings! I was so shocked he ate all of that. Guess that boy is growing again.

Here are a few pics from Galveston:

 Rhett with Carson

 Gramps making him laugh

 One of the few pics I'm in because my camera was set up on the tri-pod :)

 JoJo, Gramps and all the cousins

Sleepy boy cuddling with daddy