Hey Tagalong Kid,
A half a year of tagging along on some big adventures for a six month old! This month you took a big trip into the city with me to visit the UA Wildcat Alumni event and see some favorite people from the Tucson days. Little did I know that the reception address close to the Capitol Building was across the hall from the Committee on Foreign Affairs office. This was official business and you were such a good boy in the big marble hall, even after you and another little baby that happened to be there figured out your voices would reverberate through the hall. As I hiked back to our van as the sun set, I think you cuddled up in your new ergo carrier looked just as out of place as the carpool mobile (emblazoned with Aiden's nametag) did parked across from the capitol buildings.
This month you were happiest sitting and sometimes testing out your balance with a shifty quick rocking motion. You still like to be held facing out and you will kick those fast feet as we move around. You will lunge forward at whatever you want, so you are the opposite of the archy back boy that your brother was at this age. You liked being able to sit in the bath with your brother and especially sitting in your first big boy high chair.
You are my easy going guy, and I think I've figured out why you aren't a car fan. If you're well rested, you want to be in the action, you want to get where we are going, and sitting still in a car is not the fun part. You hardly ever fuss when there is stuff going on, so you seem to be an angel to the doctor or even the teachers at Aiden's school. You've been to tons of events where we sit sometimes for hours and as long as you can see the person speaking, you are all set to observe quietly.
Your favorite toys are these little rounded spoke toys with the perfect size balls for your teethers. You will sit playing with those watching your brother. Sometimes I will look over and you have them hanging out of both sides of your mouth. Your car seat giraffe friend and puppy crinkle pal are good for munching, staring, and shaking.
Everyone says that you look like your brother, although I think they forget the chunky cheeks your brother was packing at this age. You have a slimmer smiley face, but no less expressive or fun! You love it when your brother gets in the car when you are awake in the car pool line. You joy squeak at your brother and he immediately tells whoever is helping him into the car, "That's my baby!" Your brother is clearly your favorite person and you can't wait to get into whatever he is into. We are in big trouble since most of his toys should not go in your mouth!
You are such a screechy talker. Sometimes you want to get our attention, sometimes you want to get our food, sometimes you have a tummy bubble, sometimes you just want to join in the giggles... but you will speak up with a certain screech in your voice which coming from a fairly chill guy is sometimes a surprise. You have a certain grunt talk when you first meet a new smiley face. You were particularly excited by other babies that you met this month and I'm still amazed that you wanted to interact with them. From across a crowded restaurant you would spot a new tiny friend and you would lunge out of my lap to try to get at them.
You will sometime pound your fist against your chest like a neanderthal man. You will roar if you miss and your fist pounces off your own nose. It is your baby fist pump that I think is the most entertaining. You will see a new friend and reach out your fist or shake it around above your head. I'm not too sure you know how expressive you can be with your fist.
Your Gran, Pop and even your Auntie came to visit this month and gave you lotsa cuddles. You are getting ready for even more cuddles from the other side of the family too. You lucky guy you! Thanks for being such a good tagalong kid... We are lucky that you seem to love wherever you roam with us...or are we roaming with you?...
Love, Your tagalong buddy Mom
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