New heights

As mentioned, the crawl will soon be a success for Macadam, and a big change for us. It's a fact of life but I really wonder why he has to start practicing at the highest, and least safe, point possible.

At first his latest trick was cute, albeit scary but that's why you strap them in.

Now, it's his practice field for crawling.

Chasing cars

A friend passed along this little truck with the hope that Macadam may soon be inclined to crawl (more on that later).

If nothing else, he's showing more determination.

On the flip side

For the most part, Macadam's interest in food relies on texture more than taste, with the exception of banana. He'll eat it when it's mixed with another fruit but if not, watch out. If there's any doubt, these pictures are hilarious proof.

Mum mums

A great little snack for a new eater, Mum Mums (that's their name) are one of Macadam's favorite foods, and ours, as he can eat them on his own. They're made of rice so they can get sticky and he has plenty of fun trying to capture pieces that get away from him.

He does get thirsty so the sippy cup is a new and emerging talent he's working on

Family man

In a matter of a little more than a week, Macadam managed to see all of his grandparents and both his uncles. While we forgot our camera for two of the visits we did get a few shots and a couple of redos two weeks later. Here's just a few photos of his relatives enjoying his company.

Goof ball

There's really no other descriptor beyond goofy for this picture but it's just too full of personality not to share...

Sit on it

While it might not last for more than a minute or so at a time, our little man is sitting up on his own. However, he'd much rather stand up if he can. If his stiff baby act is any indication in the last day or so, sitting up is for the birds:)

First symphony overture

A cacophony of Macadam's sounds, both the fun and the loud.

Lately

We've been busy of late and there are so many updates that it will take a few days to get caught up with the man of the hour, and of this blog, Macadam. Until then, I leave you with one of my favorite recent photos. His eyes just look unreal and are even more vivid thanks to the hat Rebecca made him.
More soon!

Half dozen

It's slightly unbelievable that Macadam is six months already today. He continues to change, grow and become more delightful everyday. It's hard to even comprise a list of all the things that he's doing these days since it seems like there are so many, but I'll try writing a few.

He loves to eat, including his recent introduction to solid food
Almost sitting up on his own, rolling over all the time, and scooting up on his knees, Macadam is showing signs that he wants to crawl
He loves his feet - chewing on them, holding them, and trying to get ahold of ours
After several months of drool, he now seems this close to cutting his first teeth
He makes us laugh more and more each day and seems to enjoy cracking himself up, can you tell he's ours?
His baby mullet remains but in the last week he's growing more hair on top
He loves people - watching them, hanging out with them and smiling
He's constantly trying to get to Buster, much to Buster's chagrin
He'll instantly chill out when being carried outside or in a new place or when he watches us or other people cook
He's developing and testing out new sounds every week, some are cute and some are not-so-cute (imagine what a pterodactyl might have sounded like)
Flirting is probably his second favorite activity

Here are a few pics of what he likes to do...