Rhys has hit the half year mark. Today we went to his checkup where he weighed in at 19 pounds (76th percentile), 26 inches (34th percentile), and a whopping 84th percentile for head circumference. And, as the doctor said, "he's all cheeks!" He has gone from a somewhat-subdued, always-sleeping baby to a cheerful, interactive little boy. He loves solids and is a champ at chewing with his toothless gums.
Sitting up at school (courtesy of Ms. LaSharrie)
Alyssa adores Rhys. She calls him "baby Rhys-y brother." Sometimes, when she is in her "two-year-old funk" that she goes in to at the drop of a hat lately, I can distract her with Rhys. She is sad if she doesn't get to kiss him goodbye in the morning when we drop him of in his classroom. If he is crying, she tries, and often succeeds at, soothing him with her antics and offers of toys. She was just thrilled to hold him. As you can see, he's almost as big as she is; soon they will be in the same size diapers (though hopefully not for long!). At her 2-year check-up, Alyssa was 5th percentile for height, 30th percentile for weight, and 95th for head circumference. The nurse practitioner called her "perfect." Rhys is still in that rapid growth phase that all of our well-fed (breast-fed) babies go through and is well over 17 pounds at just about 5 months. I think they're both perfect!
A few weeks ago we went over to Luis and Keri's house to make (and eat!) some fresh pasta. Kelly got to help out :)
Kelly helping feed the dough through the pasta machine
