Half way to 1 year

This week we celebrate Otto's 6 month birthday. Since there is no February 30th, does that mean he gets to skip month 6 and move straight to 7? Or just stay at 5 months until March 30th? :) These are just some of the silly questions we have been asking ourselves lately.
(This would also mean I never celebrated a 6 month birthday either)


Otto had his next check up & round of shots Wednesday morning. Our "little" boy is up to 19.5lbs and 27 inches long!!!!!

Shots seem to be getting harder & harder for me to watch as he gets holder. He is much more aware of what is going on around him and took a lot longer to comfort this time around. He was fussy at school all day and right before bed. We ended up giving him some Tylenol to help with the pain in his legs.

Everything at the check up looked great. He is developing at normal rate & we have a new set off goals to work on for his 9 month visit. The next tough thing to get through are tubes for his ears. He has consistently had ear infections since he started daycare in December. He has rotated through 3 or 4 antibiotics to clear them up, but they just aren't cutting it.

Otto's milestones & tricks:

*Rolling from back to belly, belly to back, back to belly. He rolls himself right off of his blanket when he is playing. 

*He has started sleeping on his belly because he rolls over in his crib. We put him down in one spot and he ALWAYS wakes up in a different spot.

*He does push ups & tries to pull his legs underneath him. It won't be long until he figures out how to crawl to his favorite toys... or the dog! 

*Giving high-5 - then he takes your hand and stuffs it in his mouth.

*Teething: He bites down on knuckles and growls. Yes! Growls!

*Sitting in his high chair to eat cereal!!

*Says "Ba, ba", "Da, da", "Doooooo" and spits raspberries.

*He smiles ALL of the time, but we still have to work really hard to get a good laugh out of him.

And on that note I will leave you with a video of the latest giggle we got out of him.

Otto laughing at Daddy & Stinky socks: YouTube Video