Growing up so fast!

Our little dude is growing and changing so fast..... It's hard to believe and SO fun to watch! He has mastered sitting up on his own and unlike his earlier attempts where he was basically doing the splits with his nose on the ground, he can now pull his back up straight on his own when he falls down into that position. Although he HAS rolled from front to back AND back to front, he doesn't seem to have much interest in doing it on a frequent basis and pretty much sticks to either his back or his tummy depending on how he falls or is set down. He is loving his solids- Seems to be a big eater, just as he always has been with his bottle :) He must realize that he has to continue eating a lot to maintain his manly physique!! Ha. He can also hold onto his own bottle now, though he doesn't always see the point as he thinks its much easier to have someone else do the hard work!

We take Brecken in for his 6 month doctor appointment next Monday, so will have all of his "stats" after that. We are also looking forward to the blood work that they will do (RAS test) to determine if he does in fact have this milk allergy that they have questioned. We are hoping the test will come back negative so that he can go back to his regular formula and not have to use the hypoallergenic stuff anymore. It's chunky, smelly, and EXPENSIVE!

Brecken's current interests include his giraffe teething toy, playing with his cousins Michael and Julia, walking in his walker (Thanks to cousins Emma and Ava for letting him borrow theirs!), tummy time, baths, and smiling at mommy and daddy. He has the sweetest personality, although we do acknowledge that we are extremely biased in saying that :)

Enjoy a few photos and videos of our little rock star- He will officially be 6 months old at 6:03am tomorrow!!!!!

Holding his bottle so Daddy can concentrate on other things... Like the remote!

My cousin Amber came from Phoenix the week before Thanksgiving and Brecken enjoyed hanging out with her!

Enjoying a brisk walk with Amber and the doggies.

Daddy and Brecken dressed in their Hawkeye gear to watch the last regular game of the season against the Gophers...

Still enjoying his activity mat...

One of Brecken's new toys now that he is a big boy and can sit up!

Brecken and Grandma Gott hanging out in Green Bay over Thanksgiving break...

Auntie April & Uncle Eric with cousins Emma and Ava.... Notice our 3 kiddos are the ones not looking at the camera!

Very busy playing with one of his activity tables...

It's a whole new world now that he can sit and get to all his toys!

Cousin Emma helps with bath time in Green Bay...

Brecken takes a cat nap with Grandma and Grandpa Gott...

... And awake for a photo!

Brecken loves Uncle Aaron!

Brecken is looking forward to a weekend slumber party with Uncle Aaron soon..... Brecken spent Thanksgiving break teaching Uncle Aaron how to change diapers and feed him solids so that he will be practiced and ready to go when that fun weekend finally arrives!

Ava is helping Brecken get the right notes on her piano...

Uncle Aaron with Ava and Brecken

Brecken has been pulling himself up on our hands and to a few of his toys. A little odd because, NO, he isn't crawling yet. This picture was taken last night after he pulled himself up a few times and then Daddy helped him stand up next to his activity table. Eric took it with his phone and Brecken was moving, hence a blurry shot :)

Daddy and Brecken

He isn't doing much in this video.... But his sweet smiles melt my heart every time :)

Brecken explores the world from his walker. Not sure why he has his santa hat on.... We had just put up the Xmas tree and he must have been in the holiday spirit!

Brecken loves, loves, LOVES playing with his cousin Julia. Right now, she holds all the power, but I think Brecken is just holding back and observing and building his confidence. Any day now, he will start crawling on her and then the playing field will be a little more even :) Either way - He loves his time with her, no matter what she's doing! He is so intrigued by all of her movements and he just watches in amazement. Hard to believe, but someday very soon that will be him moving all over the place!

More Julia and Brecken

Last one! More Julia and Brecken :)