Life on Lofty Lane: Cameron's Half Birthday!

Today Cameron is 6 months old!! The end of October has arrived much faster than I feel it should! It has been a fun month for little man. I have posted updates on his cranial stuff, but we are hoping that he will be finished with that in a couple of weeks... fingers crossed! We had a lot of fun this month with the activities I posted about before. Cameron has been practicing sitting up and is getting stronger and better balanced.

His appointment this morning with the pediatrician went well. He got several shots, which upset him, but he calmed down pretty quickly. It is always hard watching your kids get shots since you know they hurt, but you can't explain to them why they are getting them. Here are his measurements from his appointment:

Weight: 19lbs 6oz (75-90%) --> He has gained 10 pounds since birth. :)
Height: 28 inches (90%)
Head: 45 cm (75%)

These measurements are more like a 9 month old. Here are some other fun updates:

Cam got his first tooth yesterday! It is a sharp little thing!
He is getting stronger and stronger... if he gets a hold of your hair you better watch it!
We can give him baby food now, but I think we will start this after our vacation. I am excited to do this with him and think I will try carrots first!
He is still drinking 4 bottles a day with just over 8 ounces in each ( 1 TBSP of Oatmeal cereal now).
He is starting to hold his own bottle when you feed him!
He naps 3 times a day: 9:30-11, 1:30-3, and 5:30-6:30 usually. Bedtime is 8:30 and now he sleeps until 5:30 or 6 and needs a diaper change and then sleeps until 7:30-8. For a while he was sleeping straight to 7...
Cam wears size 3 diapers and is wearing 6-12 month clothes or 9 month clothes. I am glad the weather is cooler now because he has lots of long sleeved things and lots of pants!
He sleeps on his stomach now pretty much all the time...sometimes on his side.
He reaches for you now too and actually reaches for anything he think he can get a hold of. He just wants to explore everything.
Lots of babbling sounds... recently there has been the "babababa" sound.
He still doesn't rely on a pacifier too much... just for naptime or bedtime. And then he doesn't keep it in a good chunk of the time.
His skin rash continues to pop up in different places. I guess I will take my mom's advice and see a dermatologist. :) Maybe they will give us something to clear it up. It doesn't seem to bother him, which is so surprising since it looks like it would.

We have a few videos from earlier this month:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-l8wh_iMYc ---> Emerson tickling Cameron and giving him a hug.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysk48zsdilE ---> Cameron was gabbing... probably telling us his teeth were hurting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUT5UoevKIU --->Cameron laughing... he was laughing a lot before we got the video camera out, but I got him to giggle some more. :) I sound like a real goober making the silly sounds... the things you do with babies!

Here are some pictures!