6 Months!

Today I am 6 months old! Mommy and Daddy can't believe it! What *I* can't believe is that they took me to get shots this morning, on my half birthday!, when I was in such a happy and cheerful mood. I hear they are good for me though. :( The doctor says I'm growing nicely. I am now 15 1/2 lbs (40%) and 25.25 in tall (30%). My head is in the 50%.
Mom has already posted a lot of pictures of me today, so this is just a quick update on what I'm doing at 6 months with just a few pictures. More pictures another day.
I LOVE sitting up. I'm getting better at doing it on my own now and rarely hit my head on the floor. I like standing too, but I have to have help to do that. I'm dying to crawl. I can get up on my hands and knees and rock back and forth, but no matter how hard I work, I still only go backwards. I can scoot all the way across a room though. The only problem is that it is usually *away* from my toys. I also like to go up on my toes into a plank position. Mommy says that this is good for my core, so I do it a lot. I also like to jump. I jump when people are holding me, when I'm in my exersaucer, when I'm in my johnny jump up and any other time I can.
I don't like solid foods. Every day Mommy and Daddy try to get me to eat rice cereal or sweet potatoes or something. I choke, gag, shudder and try to make it very clear that I do not like solid food. They don't seem to get it because they still try to give them to me.
I like grabbing things with my hands. I think I can reach farther than mommy realizes sometimes. I especially like to knock over glasses of water and other things that make loud noises. I definitely have my favorite toys too.
I just learned how to do high fives! Daddy would like it if I held my hand up a little higher, but at least I hold it out now every time they say "high-five!" They can't wait to show Grandpa Walker when we visit this weekend.
I love smiling, giggling, going for walks, being with people, reading and snuggling.
Here are some pictures of me trying to crawl last night.