Happy Father's Day

We would like to send father's day greetings to our dads and grandpas that we can't be with today. We love you and miss you!!!

Oren's Nannie and Papa stopped by for a brief visit today, so I snapped a couple photos.

handsome boys...

so happy playing with Nannie!

Stats

We had our appt. with Dr. Chrissie today and the official stats are in:

6 months + 1 day

19lbs - 2 oz weight

27" long

So while these numbers are good, Oren has dropped from the 90th percentile to the 75th in both categories (he only grew 1/2" in length - unless her measuring was off last time). So I'm not sure what to think of that...our doctor wasn't at all worried, so I suppose I shouldn't be either. Perhaps I should be happy he's closer to the average now. But we have the green light for supplementing with more solid food, a half-cup per day, and more if he wants it. He has yet to tell me he is full, so we'll see if we hit his limit.

Also, here is a little video I took just before he fell asleep tonight. He is such a happy boy...how did ian and i get so lucky?!!

6 months old!

Oren turned 6 months old today. I cannot believe it! I thought I'd post a few photos as he's grown so much in such a short time. He is practicing sitting up and has rolled over once. and of course I missed it as I had turned around to get Lucy a treat. I heard a small thump and spun around and Oren was on his back! shoot! so now we are waiting for it to happen again.

at the hospital - 12.16.09

home from the hospital (you can see the blue tape on our wall from the contractors being there the day we went to the hospital!) nothing like a little pressure to get a project "completed".

super cute christmas pjs from nici!

4 months old and what a belly!

and finally our happy boy hanging out with a big grin. nothing makes my day more than this smile.

Luckily I'm finally recovering from a nasty cold. I still have a cough and some congestion, but overall it seems to have moved on. and thankfully Ian didn't seem to get to much of it, so he could play with Oren and let me rest a bit.

Oren has been practicing sitting, and this photo proves it! We like to say "he doesn't care for bending in the middle, his belly gets in the way"...but he's getting better at it. :-)

We also had a great visit from Aunt Sam and a few of her friends. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling great, and it didn't occur to me to take any photos. bummer... but it was certainly nice to hang out for a bit with them.

Oren is getting to be more fun every day! He is smiling and laughing most of the time, and we are enjoying every moment. Ian is taking some vacation time this week, so we have a little 4-day weekend ahead of us. Even more reason to celebrate!