Rub a Dub, Dub, There's a Kitty in the Tub

Keegan is really starting to dig his baths. He loves to kick and kick and he will laugh when you squirt him with his little alligator or whale toys. During one of his recent baths, Bella decided to join him in the tub (the big tub, not the baby tub). He was so excited Mommy decided to take some pictures. He is excited about the animals in general, and watches them anytime they are within sight. Look out kitties once he starts crawling!

I don't think I really need a caption here

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!

I am cute and I know it

Chubby baby

I missed the bath scene because I was traveling for work last week. It was four days away from the family and it was weird. I am very used to being around him whether it is holding him, feeding him, or even just watching or hearing him. I kind of missed getting him ready in the morning (not the being up early in the morning part, but the being with him part). He can take you from being groggy and grumpy to being smiley. I want him to be happy and in trying to make him happy I become happy. Just look at these faces and you can't help but smile...

The face that can turn any frown upside-down

The teeth are getting bigger

Hey, that looks cool. Gimme that.

We also recently introduced peas into Keegan's diet. He is unsure of them as yet and Suzanne says he makes the same face she does when she eats peas (this from the woman who eats brussels sprouts, blech). He will eat them all, but he makes a face the whole way through. Not sure what that really means, because he will voluntarily grab the spoon and eat them. Maybe he keeps expecting us to give him something he likes? He is still extremely messy (evidence below) but he is trying. He can also hold a big bottle of formula and drink almost all of it. It takes him a little longer to eat it because he ends up playing with it as well, but it is kind of nice. I gave him a bottle while we were at the store and he ate most of it without any help from me.

Don't worry, I have this covered

It's the Great Pumpkin, Keegan Michael

Keegan is in there somewhere

I'm not really sure what is going on here

This is kind of comfortable, though

We have had quite a week this past week! To start it all last Sunday we went to Shaw farms to get some pumpkins for Halloween. Aunt Krista, Uncle Steve and Aunt Lucia came along also. Though we did not see the Great Pumpkin, mommy did use this as a stage and put Keegan in his pumpkin costume amongst the piles and piles of real pumpkins. He did look adorable (see for yourselves!) and was amazed by everything going on. He was just looking around and taking it all in. We got some pictures and mommy and daddy have some pumpkins to carve. In a few years we will be able to help Keegan carve his own.

A few days later we got to see Keegan's cousin Elly (technically second cousin, but who's counting?) who is quite adorable. Hopefully they will be good playpals since they are only six months apart. Unfortunately we forgot our camera so I don't have any pictures, but I promise to get some the next time! So to distract you here is a video of Keegan playing with daddy.



He also had his six month checkup and is donig very well. He is over 20 lbs (90th percentile) and is 26.5 inches long (50th percentile). As the doctor commented, he is eating well. We are eating sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas and pears regularly. He seems to like them all and we plan on adding in new things every week or so. He also added a new sound over the past day or two. It is a definite "D" sound. Not quite "Da" but it's getting there. He is either on his way to saying Deoxyribonucleic or Dada. We'll see which he comes up with first.

Aurora is realizing there is food to be had

Who you callin' messy?

Of course I know I have food stuck to my palm. I'm saving it for later.

How strange, this tiger tastes just like my food.

I like dinnertime!

This is the proper way to eat

Not long after Keegan's first tooth came in, the second one followed. The two teeth of note are his bottom front teeth and I have a frame capture that shows the teeth. You may have to blow it up to full size and they are still a little shy, but they are there. The picture was taken a few days ago and they are even more pronounced now.

There are two toofers in there

Daddy and Keegan

His laugh is crazy cute

Smile!

A whale of a tale or tooth...

Not quite yet, but it sure seems that way. He has made so much progress in the past week or two that I don't even know where to begin. He just looks different. He looks taller. He looks a little older, somehow cuter. The infant car seat is going to quickly become a memory. I barely need to tighten it down in order to secure him. It is only a matter of time before we are going to have to buy another new car seat (we finally got one for Suzanne's car a couple weeks ago). He is laughing and talking and making other random sounds. In fact he has started making a sound that is a cross between a raspberry and the letter 's'. We were joking that he must have picked this up at school (at least I thought it was joking). He's been making the sound for maybe a week and a half but 'lo and behold a few days ago I am picking him up from daycare and a little girl is making the exact same sound. I comment to the teacher that he must have picked it up from her and she says, " Yeah, she does that all day." Well slap me silly. I really thought it was just a new sound he was trying out.

Hey, there's something different. Lemme grab that.

The camera (and anything else I get my hands on) goes in my mouth

Nom. Nom. Nom.

Sitting is quickly becoming easy for him. He can stay upright longer and longer every day. I also believe that crawling is just around the corner. There have already been a few times I thought he was going to do it. Not quite there yet but he has managed spinning and also going backwards. Standing and walking are a little ways off. He can hold himself up, but doesn't really seem super interested in trying to walk or stand for long periods. For some reason standing makes him smile and giggle so I still try it out on him.

These still taste pretty good

During one of his feeding sessions this week, Mommy discovered that after about a million gallons of drool (cute, huh?) he finally has cut a tooth! He was chomp, chomp, chomping on the spoon and she heard it. He has actually been pretty good through it all. He gets a little fussier at times and at rare times just wants to be held. No other distraction will do and he is fine in your arms. I can't say I've noticed any other change towards the fussy side. If you look in the picture above where he is trying to eat the camera you can kind of see where his tooth is. It is his bottom left front tooth. He is reaching for absolutely everything within reach and will turn himself into a pretzel to try to grab things if you are holding him. The good part about this is he is also going for his bottle and can hold a little bottle of formula with minimal assistance. He is also reaching for the spoon when eating real food and can actually get a pre-loaded spoon in his mouth. Next is getting him to get the food on the spoon.

Hey! Aren't you supposed to be holding this?