Micah turned 6 months old this week! To celebrate, we got Micah his first car! (wait, is that supposed to be at 16..???) Micah loves moving around the driveway or honking his horn at us. This kid loves being outside in general, so any toy that allows him to do that is a winner. We also took him to Marshfield, WI to visit some friends of ours who moved there for residency. On Saturday, we dressed him up as a sock-monkey to go trick-or-treating at the zoo with his friends Ellie and Evie (he's a ladies man, what can we say?). And on Sunday he got to go to a fall festival in Marshfield and bounce and play in the leaves (he loved both). He also got to spend the weekend getting plenty of hugs and kisses from Evie (20 months old). And of course his big life-changing event - starting solids! Mom and Dad finally let Micah start eating off of their plates, which he is IN LOVE with. He tried strawberry, cantaloupe, cheese, celery, and apple-mango sauce on Saturday, and apples on Sunday. He mostly just sucks or chews and then spits the food out, but he is eating a little and thinks it is great fun!
In other news, while in Marshfield, Matt and I got to babysit for about 90 minutes, and so we got to practice bring parents of three children. We survived with flying colors, managing to feed all three children, change them, and put one of them to sleep! Evie even had so much fun with Micah while in Marshfield, that she has been going around the house declaring that she misses Micah for the past several days. Guess we're going back!
In developmental updates, Micah can sit by himself for short periods when he chooses to, but he would much prefer to be on his belly trying to crawl. He has become part kangaroo, and loves to bounce no matter where he is or who is holding him. He is able to say many of his vowel sounds, but we are still working on some. He loves singing and thinks dancing is absolutely hysterical. He also enjoys daycare and is reported as being "happy and playful" on an almost daily basis. And of course he loves to try foods.
We can't believe it's already been a half of a year with this kid!