I can not believe that you are half a year old!!! It seems like you were in my belly just last week. Someone told me when you were brand new that being a mom only gets better as you get older. That even though I loved the newborn stage and snuggling with my tiny precious little bean, you would actually become more and more fun as you got older. She could not have been more right!! I love the stage you are in right now so much. I love being able to make you smile and belly laugh. I love watching you sit up all by yourself. I love your wonderful grin with your precious tiny two bottom teeth. I love to watch you eat food! I love to watch you roll like crazy. It is amazing how mobile you are using only the roll. I will turn around for a minute and you will be at least 3 feet from where I laid you down. At this rate, you may never need to crawl.
Christmas with you was the absolute best!! I didn't think you would be into Christmas this year since you are so tiny, but boy was I wrong. Granted, you could not open your presents by yourself, but once they were open you LOVED them. I would hold you in my lap and open a present and as soon as you saw that it was a toy you would reach for it. When I opened the next toy (because you got a ridiculous amount), you would drop the old toy and reach for the new one. This went on for a very, very long time.
Christmas was such a fun time for you. We got to spend some great time with all of your cousins!! We celebrated Christmas day with the family in Dallas and then drove overnight to Nashville to visit the Ferguson clan. You were amazing on the car ride there and back. You slept the whole 10 hour trip there, except for the 10 minutes you were awake to eat. On the way home, you slept 8 hours and played happily in your carseat the other two. Even if the car ride had not gone well, the trip would have been worth it. It was the first time for the newest group of great grandbabies to all be together. You loved watching Elin and Cooper. The three of you together completely transformed our time in Tennessee. We used to stay up late, play games, and go to movies, but this year we had afternoon sing-a-longs, group bath time, shared chew toys, and early bed times. You loved taking baths with Coopie!! You just smiled and laughed at him. 
My cousin-in-law Kayce took some really fun family pics of us on Nate's grandparent's farm. Here is a small sampling...
Little monster, you are gonna be a little baller! You love to play toss. I know I sound like the crazy momma who thinks her child is doing things way beyond his developmental ability, but it is true!!! I swear!! You throw the ball. We have a light little ball that is gummy and easy for little man to grip and he loves to throw it! It sometimes takes a couple wild arm swings for you to remember how to let go, but you always figure it out and send the ball sailing. Next up, catching. I am sure by nine months you will have the game of catch all figured out and be ready for something more sophisticated like shooting baskets or batting. 
Also this month, we had our first injury. You were obviously as shocked about it as we were. After lots of stress and worry by this momma, I came to the realization that you would survive and probably be able to keep your eye. In all reality, I think you cried for maybe a minute and then it didn't bother you again, but I may have had a flair for the dramatic in my reaction. I am still learning to trust God with you. You are such a precious gift and I want to do everything in my power to love you and protect you from any pain both physical and emotional. Having a child really is like watching your heart walk (or roll in your case) around outside your body. I have to remind myself 100 times a day that you are gift from the Lord and that He has a plan for your life that I can not understand. You are a gift that your father and I have been given for a time to treasure, love, cherish, grow and learn from. What a blessing.
As far as stats go, you are 16 lbs 11 oz (40%), 26.25 in (45%) and your head is 17 (30%). You sleep a total of 12 hours at night and usually wake up twice to eat. You typically nap twice a day for around 30 minutes each.
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