"You Made My Day" (Ryan is 6 Months!)

Ryan is 6 months old today and he got to celebrate by going to the doctor and getting four shots in addition to an oral vaccine.  He didnt flinch when his first leg got two shots, but couldnt take the next two in the other leg.  I picked him up right after to soothe him and the nurse said to him "You did a good job".  He stopped crying and smiled at her.  That's all it took :)  She told him that he made her day, and told me that babies NEVER smile at her.  (Gee, I wonder why?)

Height: 26 3/4 inches
Weight: 19.5 inches


Yes, this picture was taken after the shots. What a happy guy!

MILESTONES
At 6 months Ryan...

should be able to

• keep head level with body when pulled to sitting X
• say "ah-goo" or similar vowel-consonant combinations X

will probably be able to

• bear some weight on legs when held upright X
• sit without supportX
• turn in the direction of a voice X
• razz (make a wet razzing sound)

may possibly be able to

• stand holding on to someone or something X
• object if you try to take a toy away
• work to get a toy that's out of reach X
• pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other X
• look for dropped objectX
• rake with fingers a tiny object and pick it up in fistX
• babble, combining vowels and consonants such as ga-ga-ga, ba-ba-ba, ma-ma-ma, da-da-da X
• feed self cracker or other finger foodX

may even be able to

• creep or crawl
• pull up to a standing position from sitting
• get into a sitting position from stomach
• pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger
• say "mama" or "dada", indiscriminanately

X means Ryan can do this at 6 months