David James Is Six Months Old!

David's six-month photos were delayed by a week because we were all so sick, and photos of him with red-rimmed eyes, a vacant stare, and drippy face would be too pathetic.

Almost to the day of his six months birthday, David sprouted not one, but two, bottom teeth!

David now sits up to play for several minutes (fewer than five), which means we're entering the easiest and most blissful period of babyhood: when the baby can be sat upright, surrounded by toys, and left to his own content for significant stretches of time without being mobile or getting into mischief.

Due to the illness, we're starting back at Square One with trying to get David on some kind of sleep routine. When he was so sick, he was sleeping 14 to 15 hours overnight and couldn't stay awake longer than one hour during the day, so took innumerable naps. I knew he was healthy again when he began waking for the day at 4:00 a.m. again, bright and chipper!

He hasn't started eating solids yet, but now that he's well, maybe I will offer them this month. I'm pretty slow about solid foods.

We all love David and it is becoming a faint memory to think of our family before he came along!