6 months old - full of life, laughter, and tons of energy!

Landon is on the move - almost! He is up on hands and knees and just a rockin'. He goes down when he tries to move forward, but he keeps at it. It won't be a long and we'll be parents to a "crawler" AKA...a child who gets into everything! He does that already but it's about to get interesting :) He's an expert at traveling in reverse or "leaping" forward which is funny to watch.
We went to the pediatrician today and more shots awaited us. The good news is, no more shots for a little while. We don't go back until he's 9 months old, which will be when I blink my eyes. My whole life, I remember people saying how fast time flies by and frankly, I never understood it. Days would drag on forever and years, well, they took an eternity. I can finally say with great sadness that I now understand how fast time flies. I feel like I blinked once and now I am looking into the eyes of a 6 month old baby boy who was just a tiny guy that slept constantly and snuggled deep into my arms. I even worried about him a little. Rest assured his energy level is at top notch and we are doing fantastic to work in two long naps a day. He is always on the move. He is a ball of energy - very rough and tumble. He is measuring 27 inches long and weighing in at 16 lbs. 12 oz. He has not gained much weight since our last visit and she told me to up his solids, which is fine by me. We have moved on to stage 2 foods.
He now has five teeth -- 3 on top and 2 on bottom.  I fear that we are about to enter another teething stage, as the gums on the bottom are starting to swell just a bit.
Landon loves swimming and I try to take him as often as I can. As the summer has gone on, he is staying in and playing for longer stretches of time.  For those of you experiencing this South GA heat wave, you can understand that this is the only time we are outside for any length of time.  He loves his Jumperoo at home and Exersaucer at his Nana's. He loves being on the floor and playing with his toys and perfecting his crawling skills. He is our heartbeat - even if he does scream at night when it's time to go to bed. He's so nosy - I mean interested - in what's going on around him that he finds it hard to settle down.

We are going to church regularly and enjoy our time spent in fellowship and worship. We have finally found a church home - we are finally settled. I always want Landon to know how important it is to have a relationship with Christ and I know the most effective way to demonstrate that is to live it. If Christ is important to Joe and I, and we live in a way that reflects it, it will only encourage Landon to do the same.  We joke all the time that Landon is going to be a preacher because he so avidly watches our pastor. I told the pastor that he has the energy and the loudness to fit right in with the Pentecostal preachers :) He agrees. It may be strange to say, and you all may think I'm crazy, but he seems to enjoy church.  He loves the music and like I said, he watches the pastor and listens to him.

He is a blessing to us. I get frustrated with him from time to time but what Mama doesn't? We are loving life, loving our Jesus, and holding on for dear life. :) It's all going by so fast but we are enjoying every moment.

"It happens in a blink - it happens in a flash - it happens in the time it took to look back - I try to hold on tight - but there's no stopping time - what is it I've done with my life?" Revive - Blink

Blessed coming and going,
Joe, Krystle and Landon Bug ;)