6 Months Plus!

Mauer has been a busy boy!

• He has been really "exploring" with his tongue. Of course he puts everything in his mouth but lately he's been really moving his tongue around each item.
• When he's on his tummy, he will lift his tummy off the floor. He can only hold it up for a few seconds at a time. Todd's been helping him with his upper body strength. They do chin-ups and stuff.
• He's getting really good at squirming around on the floor. When he's on his tummy, he can scoot backward and do a "360."
• Mauer has been suspicious of the mirror the last few days. It started one morning while he was sitting in his bumbo seat on the floor in the bathroom. I was getting ready for work- brushing my teeth, putting on make-up. He made eye contact with me in the mirror. So I started to smile and talk to him. Then he looked at me in real life. I looked back and smiled and talked to him. He returned his gaze to the mirror; so I again, looked at him in the mirror and smiled and talked. We did this back and fourth a few times. It happened again today, but today he was looking with more intensity. Cute!
• His favorite toys right now are stacking cups. They are a variety of colors and they "nest" inside one another. He can bang them together, push them around, put them in his mouth. The possibilities are endless!
• Solid food is still challenging. We keep trying, but we're not pushing it too much. We know he'll eat when he's ready. Last night he KIND OF enjoyed a sweet potato.

Below are pictures from last weekend!