SIX MONTHS!

Half a YEAR with Ronin??!?!? (on November 15th, 2021) I can't believe how fast time goes. I'm really starting to understand the saying, "The days are long but the years are short." I love being a mom, but I sure wish time would slow down. I love seeing Ronin grow and discover, but I wish he would curl up in a ball on my chest and sleep still. I cherish the moments in the middle of the night after I feed him when he is so sleepy and I can just snuggle him. I love him so much. Here are the highlights of the month-

-Can roll over from back to tummy (he taught himself and he does this all the time. He doesn't quite know how to get back to his back all the time, so his new thing is rolling over to his tummy and then screaming until we roll him back. It's real fun at 4:00 AM!)
-Can reach for things and has the motions down for crawling, though we aren't there just yet
-Can laugh and smile, and does this constantly, even if he's sad
-Is ticklish and is starting to understand what that means! His tummy is the most ticklish, especially when daddy rubs his beard on it
-discovered his toes and always grabs them
-kicks super hard when he is in his bouncer chair, or in the bath, and especially loves when he splashes mama and daddy
-loves his dinosaur teething ring, although we haven't seen any teeth yet
-always grabs mamas hand when night nursing
-discovering his voice more and more by screaming, babbling, and laughing

Please, please stop growing little Ronin💚