Ian is HALF A YEAR old!!

Ian likes to help Momma with laundry!!
It's sort of hard to tell in this picture, but EVERY time Ian is laying down, he'll strain his ab muscles to try to sit up.
Sitting by himself is his favorite position to be in.
Here, Ian enjoys a Halloween card from Grandpa and Grandma ...
...and one from Grammy and Papa. He also really appreciated all of the phone calls (and singing!) for his half-year birthday!
For Ian's six month birthday, he celebrated with HALF a bowl of bananas and HALF a bowl of sweet potatoes. Yummy! He now has also sampled avocado, green beans, carrots, peas, summer squash, zucchini, and (of course) rice cereal. He LOVES eating!
Our six-month gift to Ian was a Jumperoo. We found a great deal on Craig's List. He hasn't quite gotten the hang of jumping yet but really enjoys walking in place.
Last week, Ian went on his first park swing at our subdivision playground.
He seemed to think it was pretty fun!
There was even an artist in the park (five-year-old Lilly) who captured the momentous occasion in sketch form. As you can tell, Ian is now nearly the same size as Momma!