Jude has grown so much over the last month! He laughs more frequently, his single sound babbles have evolved into multisyllable repetitions, he eats fruits and veggies, and he's trying ever so dilligently to learn to crawl.

At his six month checkup he weighed in at 14 lbs (5th percentile)and 26 inches (50th percentile). I must say it is nice having a baby in the low, but healthy, weight range -- he doesn't grow out of his clothing very quickly and I can carry him around without breaking a sweat :) At his checkup, we also discovered his first tooth was about to cut through. Now it is completely through and Jude took the whole teething process like a champ. Man this kid spoils us!!

A couple weeks ago we started introducing fruits and veggies, beginning with carrots. Matt had the video camera ready to catch what we thought would be a negative reaction from Jude. But he seemed to like them and didn't spit them out...honestly I was a little disappointed. I wanted a funny face :) So far Jude has only shown a dislike for bananas and even then he didn't spit them out. He gave a funny look, gagged a little, and wouldn't open his mouth for any more spoonfuls. I think his favorite foods are sweet potatoes, pears, and cereal. He gets really excited whenever I feed them to him.

Mom, I'm naked!
I'm the most handsome six month old around, and I know it!
I'm almost positive I can get this whole thing in my mouth.
Getting ready to enjoy a walk with Mom and Dad
I love playing with Daddy! He throws me up in the air and it makes me giggle.