6 months

We are coming up on 6 months with our sweetest little Sterling and oh my heart.

The 'inexpressible and glorious joy' we have in our Maker is manifested through this little joy of mine. 

Sterling is sitting up.

Rolling and tumbling all over.

Putting everything in his mouth.

Talking over anyone in the room.

Will jump until the day he sees Heaven.

Loves to stand and can stand for a moment by himself holding on to something.

Smiles at everyone like they are his inexpressible joy.

Loves me the most.

Thinks the dogs are the funniest thing.

Does the sweetest belly laugh at nothing at all.

Loves to splash all the water out of the tub.

Loves to take showers and dip his head in the water stream.

Loves to be out in the rain.

Loves to be outside more than anything.

Is grabbing everything in reach.

Says 'mumum' (i know he is addressing me...)

Engages better than most adults.

Loves to be naked.

Eats his toes and talks all the while.

Is starting to love shaking rattles.

Is so wonderful in the car.

Can be happy as ever despite robbing him of all his naps and taking him all around.

Is the sweetest to bring anywhere.

Can hold his own bottle.

Will go down without any soothing from me for the most part (goodbye lullabies)

Wakes up chatting and squawking.

Kicks and smiles every time I come for him.

In his first 6 months, Sterling has...

Flown to Maine twice.

Driven to Florida and back.

Been on a boat multiple times. 

Taken a ferry to stay on an Island.

Flown to New York for a wedding.

Has assisted in his cousin Pippa's birth.

Been to Ikea and slept the entire time.

Is building a tiny house.

Currently Sterling is not...

Sleeping very well. 

But I forgive him because he is this cute.