Six month appointment

Well, we can no longer make fun of Ethan's Uncle William about the size of his head...

Length - 26" (still at the 25th percentile)
Weight - 16 lbs. 8 oz. (moved up to about the 35th percentile!!!)
Head Circumference - 44.5 cm (moved up to the 75th percentile)

That's right. He's stayed at the same percentile for height, really is thriving in weight, and is skyrocketing up in head circumference! At 2 months, he was at the 25th percentile, at 4 months he was just over the 50th percentile, and now he's at the 75th! His brain is definitely growing fast.

He did awesomely with his shots. He fought the nurse tooth-and-nail over the oral shot (she said she'd never seen a baby so young be so clever about it - ergo, the big head). When it came to the actual shots, his face got red, he puckered, and he let out a long wail, but as soon as I picked him up, he grinned at the nurse and blew a raspberry. He continued to smile and flirt while I got him dressed and in the waiting room, and he played with his feet the whole way home. Now he's happily asleep on my chest, so hopefully he won't be as fussy this time, especially since he only got 2 shots this time.

In other news, the attempt at sweet potatoes this morning was a semi-success. He opened his mouth when he saw the spoon, but then he furrowed his brow and gave me a look like "What the heck, Mom?" He tentatively ate two more spoonfuls before he tried to push the spoon away. So definitely not as big a hit as bananas, but much better than a week ago!

My little boy is growing up!