6 months old

Beckham is 6 months old now. He is such a cute little chubby man. We love him around here. Just in the last few weeks, I have noticed a huge jump in his development. He is starting to do so many things, and is really growing out of his newborn stage. A few bits about Beck-a-roo

• He LOVES to be swaddled, and always has. He is a cuddler. When he was born, he would sleep great, but only if he was curled right up next to me. I had to sleep on the couch with him in a laundry basket next to me, and my hand on him to ween him from having to be in the bed with me. And always, if I would hold him to put him to sleep, he would burry his nose in my armpit and be out. Now he has settled for being swaddled. As soon as I wrap him up tight (the tighter the better) and give him a passy, his eyes roll back in his head, perfectly relaxed.
• He smiles at everyone he sees. All of our kids have been smiley babies, and haven't really been afraid of strangers, but this little guy smiles at everyone who looks at him.
• He is really scared by loud noises. Everytime, his lower lip juts out and he starts to whimper.
• He weighs more than either of the girls weighed at 1 year, and is growing out of his 9 month clothing.
• He loves to kick, kick, he is constantly kicking.
• He loves to play with toys and puts them straight in his mouth. His absolute favorite toy is a crinkly wrapper, and will cry if he drops it.
• He LOVES his bottle.
• He is an eater, and still eats (no solid food yet) about every 3 hours.
• He always smells good, even after he spits up all over, he still smells sweet. I don't know how he does it.
• He'll cry, and as soon as the problem is fixed, he is over it immediately.
• He loves his toes.
• He is always warm.....maybe hot is the word.... He always wakes up sweaty.
• When he is tired and gets excited, he tenses up his face, opens his mouth and growls.
• He loves it when I "eat" his neck.
• He LOVES to be thrown in the air.
• He babbles, and especially loves to say, "Bwaaa, baa,baaa, Bwaaa."
• Whenever I hold him facing me, he will open his mouth wide and try to "eat" me.
• He has the softest, squishiest skin on the planet.
• We adore him.