6 months....Ho Ho Ho!!

Hold on tight...this post is a doozie!

My big boy is still somewhat big. 6 months found us another ear infection and a possible ruptured eardrum. Due to being so sick, he dropped from 25% in weight to the 10% and dropped from the 90% to the 75% in height. It looks like ear tubes are in our future!

We did not let this get us down. December was full of family fun time!
Take a comparison view of this 6 month photo of Sawyer above and my nephew Patrick at 6 months (below). There has been some debate as to who Sawyer resembles. I feel he favors my side of the family more, and this is my evidence.

Bring on the Christmas celebration!

Love me some grandma Szynkowski!

Grandpa S makes me laugh!

I seem to take all the photos but forget to get pictures of all 3 of us together. This was the best I could do for now. I promise to wok on a family photo!

Sawyer got to spend quality holiday time with everyone! Here he is with grandma and papa hat on Christmas day.

He got to play with his cousin Reese who is only 3 weeks younger. They had a lot of fun.

Meredith and the boys came in from Texas to have some Ohio/Michigan fun. Patrick and Brady loved the snow and kept saying they did not need coats. After a few days they still liked the snow but were ready for the cold to go away. This is a nice photo at nana and papa's house.

Love my aunt!

The boys were so cute with Sawyer. They took many turns holding him. They said they could not wait until he was old enough to play with.

No grinch can spoil Christmas for me!

Milestones met-
1. On exactly his 6 month birthday he sat up by himself
2. Rolls over-phew!
3. Talks and talks and talks...syllables are coming out
4. Loves using his bouncy
5. Eats all things fruits and vegetables! That's my boy!

5 Months.....Gobble Gobble!

The 5th month brought a lot of things. As you can see above, Sawyer had his first solid food-green beans. He really got in to the experience. Since this time, we have upgraded our meal time bibs to the more substantial plastic/waterproof bibs.

He had his first Thanksgiving where we fried our first (of many) turkey. It turned out really tasty and will be a staple in our future holiday meals. It is so simple to do and the clean-up is a breeze. Sawyer did not get to try the turkey,but he did get to sample some mashed potatoes.

The 5th month also brought some tests. The whole family was under the weather. I fell ill with some viral infection of unknown origin. I have not been that sick in a LONG time. I missed several days of work. Jason luckily escaped my same fate, but had a bad cold that held on for 3 weeks. Poor Sawyer got a double ear infection that did not respond to the first antibiotic. The second medication worked well but easily upset his tummy. So, eating was not so fun for a little while. We got a lot of snuggle time in but not so much sleepy time. =)

The good news is that he eventually got better and was back to being his happy little self. The above picture is a really neat gift from our friends the Fentons. Sawyer is sporting a Miami hockey jersey with Szynko #5 on the back. I will have more pictures of it in later posts.

So, not a lot of photos this month, but I promise to make up for it at 6 months!