6-month-old Atticus

New news about our precious baby boy:

1. He now chews on his feet. Robby likes to hold him on his chest with his feet up, so that his body is folded over.

2. He loves peek-a-boo. He'll stay entertained for over 15 minutes with this game, and he laughs loudly and in short bursts. Sometimes he even shudders with surprise.

3. He loves the little music aquarium tied to the side of his crib. We often hear him tapping the levers and pushing the button that emits music. Besides our computers, it's the closest to television he'll experience for awhile.

4. He loves to gnaw on Sophie the Giraffe. We received 5 of these for our baby shower, and we are convinced that it is the most awesome teething toy ever.

5. He is very good at sitting up. We put him sitting up on a vinyl picnic blanket and surround him with blankets & pillows, & he will happily watch us work at our computers. Sometimes, he will lunge forward onto his tummy and then roll over onto his back. He's close to getting mobile!

6. Unfortunately, he isn't completely sleep-trained yet. Once or twice a night, he will cry loudly until we pop the pacifier in mouth. A few times, he has cried out of hunger, so we have given in and fed him.

7. He is a very light sleeper, so when I get up at 5:15am, I can usually hear him stirring after I brush my teeth.

8. Knots of hair form on the back of his head because he rubs his head against the crib sheet. They're like little dreadlocks with lint mashed into them.