He flys through the air with the greatest of ease!

No, we haven't put Alex on a trapeze yet, but we did brave the Chicago weather to make our first visit to a park and he got to try out the swings! As you can see below, he loved it -- lots of smiles and giggles.

This weekend also brought walks in a new stroller (now that he can sit up), new food (avocado), and his first non-family babysitter. Lots of new experiences in Alex-land!

Happy Half-Birthday!

Alex is six months old today! This week has brought all sorts of new developments -- his first fever, his first tooth peeking through, lots of reaching for things and people, and getting up on all fours and scooting a little (not quite crawling, but getting close!). Quite a week for our little man!

Patty Cake

Dave started playing Patty Cake with Alex this week. As you can see below, Alex loves it! He smiles and laughs the whole time you sing the song and clap with him.

Rollin', rollin', rollin'

Alex has mastered rolling over from his back to his tummy. Pretty much any time you lay him down on his back he will be on his tummy in no time flat! He does a little scooting and will rotate on his belly too. He'll be crawling before we know it!

The Games People Play

We're already introducing Alex to the family obsession with games. Here he is helping his dad play dominoes against mom and Grandma and Grandpa D.

Cereal: The New Frontier

Alex has entered the world of solid food! We tried rice cereal for the first time tonight, and he did really well with it. A lot ended up on the bib and his face, but he did manage to eat a good amount for his first time.

Happy Holidays!

Since we got started on this blog a bit late we're not going to try to catch up on everything we've missed in Alex world so far, but I thought people might enjoy seeing pictures from his first Hannukah and his first Christmas. The stocking was made by his Grandma C., who has made a stocking like that for everyone in the family.