Learning to Sit up and Crawl- 6 months.

Six months old this month and some big accomplishments for our little guy. He has become quite proficient at sitting up on his own over the last few weeks and most recently has started to take on the task of crawling. I have been waiting for this but he is learning so quickly that I am not sure the baby gate will come in time. In a matter of a couple of days he went from looking like he might want to start crawling to getting up on his knees and rocking to inching across the floor for shiny objects or slobbery dog toys.




Reaching out for the camera- he likes gadgets such as phones and cameras so he tries to take them from you any chance he gets.

He especially likes Maggie's slobbery dog toys and Maggie relishes in the fact that they are hers and he can't have them.
she tolerates him well but equally gets annoyed at him getting in her personal space. You can see her shave spot on her neck from the surgery in which we removed a stick that had been stuck in her neck (unbeknown to us) for 18 months.
Roman using his exersaucer to give him a boost in getting up to crawl.


He is deep in thought about this whole crawling business- wondering how he can accomplish it with less frustration. (a daddy trait- thinking before acting)
Here he is pissed and frustrated from not being able to figure this whole moving thing out. He waves his arms and legs in the air and fusses that he isn't moving. He gets easily frustrated from lack of perfection like his mother. (mommy trait- acting before thinking)

Mesmerized by Maggie's feet...and well she wishes he'd find something else to be mesmerized by.

This is Maggie's good will kiss to ask Roman oh so nicely to stop playing with her feet...
And wondering when mom is going to intervene.
Ah...Maggie is thankful that her slobbery dog toy has captured Roman's attention away from her feet.
Two days later he went from playing Superman on the floor to up on his knees and trying to move.
And obviously quite happy with this accomplishment.

Practicing his Pilates doing a plank- getting that core strength built up.

He reached his goal- Daddy's Blackberry.
And then- time for a much needed break.

"Daddy's phone is SO delicious. I love slobbering on it as I work on getting in my new teeth. "

He thinks he is "kind of a big deal" for doing such big boy things.
Daddy and Roman bonding over their gadgets.

Roman's Mr. Old Man face...
oh and the camera- "another shiny expensive object that I can use as a chew toy."

Roman's fetish for gadgets follows right in his daddy's footsteps.

I placed my order for the baby gate tonight and with his seemingly quick progress in learning how to crawl, I am not quite sure it will come before we need it. I can see that my life will be getting even more busy in the following months but am thoroughly enjoying watching him develop and learn new things.