Hi! Just a quick check in with Lawson's stats after his 6 month appointment today:

Weight = 17 lbs., 4 oz - 50th percentile
Height = 27 in - 75th percentile
Head circumference = 17 3/4 in - 80th percentile

That head of his is why he looks so much bigger in his pictures than he really is. He got 4 shots, an oral vaccine and a finger prick to have blood drawn to check his hemoglobin levels (which are normal). He cried for all his pokes, but not for long. He's a brave little dude.

Here's a little picture, just because....

I've mentioned before just how much Lawson loves food. We haven't really given him any table food yet, but I'll occasionally let him taste something. Well, yesterday, he watched me eat some Flat Earth chips (my favorite!) for lunch with such intensity, I let him taste one. I didn't want him to actually eat it, so I just put it on his tongue and let him lick it a bit. He loved it! They were the garlic and herb ones and so they had a pretty pungent smell. He wanted more chips, but I wouldn't let him have them. So, he attacked my face because my breath smelled like them. It was so funny! It was like he was trying to eat my mouth. It was a little gross, but absolutely hilarious. Silly boy!

While adding all these pictures here lately, I came across a video I forgot I had. It's of Lawson playing with his friend, Jack, a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

Klepto Lawson.

We couldn't decide on just one Easter outfit for Lawson, so he had two (and by "we", I mean "me"). The first one was for church and for perusing his basket. It just so happened to be filled with Cadbury creme eggs - Mommy's favorite! Hmm.... He had lots of fun playing with all the goodies.

This outfit was just for fun. If you click on the picture to make it bigger, you can see his two bottom teeth coming in.

Happy Easter, everyone!

We took some more Lawson pictures this morning. Here's our little man playing with one of his favorite toys...our remote. Such a boy!

We tried peaches this morning. We don't like peaches.... To be fair to the little guy, they smelled awful! I love peaches, but I'm not sure I would have eaten these. Yuck! We'll try them again, but I'm not going to force him. Poor kid!

Lawson is 6 months old today! We can't believe he's been in our lives for half a year already. I decided it was a good day to take some "just because" pictures. Here he is, looking like a little jock in his jersey with football in hand. Also note the wildman hair - he woke up today with really bad bedhead!

Lawson wanted to "help" take pictures, which of course means he tried to grab the camera as I tried to snap a pic. Hence, this next one... At least you can see just how blue his eyes are.

And I just couldn't resist this one. Just a random shot of my goofy kid.

My little man loves to eat! He got a little overzealous this week when he thought I wasn't feeding him fast enough..... He literally took the bowl out of my hands and went in for the kill.

Big news!!! Lawson cut his very first tooth today! Maybe that's why he was so fussy yesterday.... I noticed it this morning - just a little white thing barely above the gums. When I ran my finger over it I could feel the sharp edges - ouch! Lawson spent a good part of the day chewing on teething rings. Other than that, he's been in good spirits. I can't believe my baby has a tooth... I was hoping he'd wait a while before growing teeth since I'm nursing, but now that one has come through I'm so excited!!!

Lawson has a new trick.... and it's not a fun one. He's found the upper ranges of his voice and he practices his screeching technique at every opportunity. Ugh..... He loves the sound of it, so he just keeps doing it. There's nothing I can do except wait for the phase to pass.

Well, today was my first major grocery run since Lawson learned that trick and he did it up and down every aisle! At least it made me shop very quickly! The screeches of joy turned into fussy screeches, which is unusual - my little boy loves to shop! By the time I got to the checkout line, he was full-on pissy and I was ready to leave. I was putting my food on that conveyor belt thing, when Lawson distracted me causing me to drop a glass jar of applesauce on the floor. It went everywhere! Fortunately, someone came and cleaned it up quickly, but Lawson finally snapped. We're talking red-faced, tonsil-showing screaming! People were really nice and sympathetic, fortunately. I mean, he's a baby not a misbehaving kid. (I'm sure he'll be that from time to time, but not yet.) He finally calmed down on the ride home. I actually think he got overheated in his infant seat - I think he's ready for me to just put him in the cart. I have one of those covers and it'll buckle him in so I think that's what we need to do. Needless to say, I was happy to get us home and settled.

On Sunday, 2 March, my cousin Brian and his wife Michelle welcomed their first baby into the world. Brian is attending the army school where Brad teaches, so they live here in town very near us. I've had so much fun with Michelle in the final months of her pregnancy and so it was very special when I got to meet Adam Brian on Monday. He's positively adorable and weighs about 8 pounds - he was so tiny! It was hard to imagine Lawson was even smaller than that once! He looked so huge comparatively.


Baby Adam slept for most of the visit, but we did manage to snap a picture of the cousins in a brief moment of awakeness. Are they second cousins? Brian and I aren't sure.... Lawson was so funny - he was completely fascinated by Adam. He reached out and grabbed hold of his hand and wouldn't let go! Brian and Michelle are here for another 3 months, so the boys will see each other a few more times.

Part 6:
Lawson learned a couple of new tricks in Texas. First, he's figuring out how to get his binky in his mouth without help. Well, sort of.... sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't:

Second, Lawson started eating veggies. He loves his rice cereal, but now he's moving on to tastier things. His first veggie was green beans. It was tough sell at first, but after a few days he was more willing. He's also had peas and carrots, both of which he loves. We try squash tomorrow!

Third, Lawson is sitting up on his own! He's pretty steady, but he still falls over every now and then. He loves the new perspective on the room from an upright position. These pics were taken at my friend, Katie's, house here in Kansas.

Whew! Now I'm caught up!

Part 5:

For my mom's b-day, I took her and Lawson to JCPenny to get some portraits done. They turned out much better than the Christmas ones (where the lady didn't notice the battery was dead until the end of the shoot) and so we bought a bunch. They let you access them online to share now, so here are some of our favorites. These are not bad for inexpensive JCPennys....I'm saving my pennies so my amazingly talented friend, Susan, can take some really awesome ones of my little man!

Part 4:
Lawson found his feet! He loves playing with them and tasting them as often as he can. Bathtime in the Texas tub allowed him greater access to said feet. I need to buy that tub to have here - he liked it so much better than the one we have.

Part 3:

Lawson had such a wonderful time visiting with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Mary Beth. He basks in the glow of the spotlight and is fiercely aware of how much he is loved. Doesn't he look like my dad?

He's getting to be such a big boy!

Part 2:
We took Lawson outside in my parents' backyard to enjoy the spring-like temperatures. Lawson is a Kansas winter baby, so we've not spent a lot of time outside and he's never put his feet in the grass before. He was already a little cranky when we went outside and so he did not have a good time! I'm putting up these pics though because he's so stinkin' cute when he's mad! He's got the greatest little pouty lower lip thing going on when he's upset. You'll probably need to click on the picture to enlarge it in order to see his face.

*Disclaimer* Obviously, I don't take pleasure in my child's distress, but as long as he's not in genuine pain and is just being a little fussy, I find his face hilarious!


He did calm down when we gave him a dandelion to play with. He was fascinated by it. This is not the most flattering picture of Lawson, but it shows his "tongue-thinking" that he does. Whenever he's really concentrating hard on something, he sticks out his tongue like this. What a goofball.... Oh, and 3 seconds after we took this picture, he shoved the flower into his left eye! There was yellow pollen all over his eye and face! Grandma washed out his eye and saved the day.

Okay, I'm back! Lawson and I had a wonderful two weeks in Texas visiting lots of friends and spending time with family. I'm going to do this in installments since I have oh so many pictures.

We arrived in Dallas on Thursday and left for College Station Friday morning. It was very important to dress Lawson up like the baby Aggie he is to parade him around town. The next most important thing was to introduce him to the glories of Freebird's burritos. Maybe the next time we visit, he can actually eat one....

We also got to meet one of my internet buddies. Last winter, I joined a message board for mommies expecting in September. A group of about 20 of us chatted all the way through our pregnancies and continue to share info now that we all have babies. One of the girls lives in College Station and we got to meet while we were there. Lawson and Kaden loved playing together!