Our little babe is 6 months old! We took him to the Doctor last week and he is 28 inches long (90th percentile) but only weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces (23rd percentile). Long and lean. He is so much fun. He is rolling all over the place, back to front and front to back. He gets up in crawling position now but has yet to make any attempt to actually crawl. Gabe sits up well on his own and is so much more engaged with the world around him. The other day he looked at me and said "Mom." I don't think he had a clue what he said, he was just making noises but it made my day! Gabe loves being outside and has become very social, particularly with other kids. He reaches out and touches their faces and gets very excited when he sees them playing. In the morning when I am getting ready for work he loves to sit next to me in front of the mirror and play in my makeup bag. Jon says that habit has to stop when he gets a little older but for now it is pretty cute. He eats solids really well, thanks to a trick Jon does, and still loves nursing. When I get home and pick him up he gets a really big grin and starts sucking on my face. He is a happy little guy and we feel so lucky to have him in our lives.
The only downside to him turning 6 months old is that we have to decide whether or not to separate his two little toes that are webbed on both feet.
We have a consultation scheduled with a plastic surgeon, which is beyond bizarre for me to even think about, but we want to know what our options are. Jon is really worried that he will get teased if we don't do it but neither of us is too keen on the idea of him having surgery so to help us make a decision we are putting it to a vote. There is a poll on the side of the page, let us know what you think!
