Merry 6 Months

Blake Denver - SIX Months

• He now is now: 16lbs. 1.5oz. (25th percentile), 27" long (75th percentile).
• He is now wearing 6-9 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
• He loves taking baths...he has outgrown his baby tub, and is taking them in the bathtub.
• He is down to only TWO naps during the day, and goes down for the night around 8:00pm.
• He is no longer swaddled at night or during his naps to sleep.
• He is making lots of sounds: tongue between lips and blowing bubbles, "D" sound and many more.
• He has learned how to yell :).
• He laughs when tickled and anticipates it coming when he sees your hand.
• He laughs when people sneeze.
• He squeals and smiles when the camera comes out.
• He is learning to sit up on his own; still needs support.
• He started eating 'real' food! So far we have tried: rice cereal, peas and applesauce.
• He rolled over from his back to his tummy for the first time.
• He enjoys play dates with many of his friends...well they will be someday :)
• He experienced snow for the first time...I think he loves it as much as his mommy.
• He enjoyed celebrating Christmas with the Nolz' and the Bernard's...we are blessed with the family that surrounds us.

We really enjoyed the time off this Christmas break as a family. Jason was home for three weeks, so we got to make many memories with our little man. One of my favorites was taking Blake out to get our Christmas tree. It was just a little rainy, but Blake seemed to love the day, and gave us many sweet little smiles.

We got to celebrate Christmas with tons a family. It is so much fun, and so much of a blessing to see the family that Blake is now a part of. We are looking forward to many more memories in the years to come.

Nolz Family Christmas 2012

Grandma and Grandpa Bernard

Uncle Gary, Aunt Kinsey and Us

Blake even got to go see Santa for the first time. :) He wouldn't look at Santa or smile at us...I guess that's better than crying right?

We are so thankful for our sweet baby boy, and are very much looking forward to 2013 and all the memories I know we are going to make. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!