Gabe's 6 Months Old (Well, at least he was in October)

On October 15, Gabe officially turned 6 months. This is what he looked like on that day:

 And this is how much he was loved that day (and every day before and every day since):

 On the 19th, we took him to the doctor for his check-up. Here are his stats:

Weight: 17.33 Pounds (45.59 percentile)

Height/Length: 26.75 inches (53.7 percentile)

Head Circumference: 17.5 inches (81.29 percentile)

So how does he compare to his siblings?

Michael at 6 months: 

Weight: 13.89 pounds (1.66 percentile)

Height/Length: 28 inches (89.78 percentile 

[he must have just had a growth spurt, because he's never been at that percentage before or since])

Head Circumference: 17.32 (51.78 percentile)

Rachel at 6 months:

Weight: 14.51 pounds (16.85 percentile)

Height/length: 25.5 inches (26.53 percentile)

Head Circumference: 17 inches (73.17 percentile)

On the 16th, we decided that maybe we should try feeding him solids, at least at dinner. It's amazing how NOT in a hurry we were for this stage since I'm not nursing him. Here he is trying peas for the first time:

Mostly, he liked them okay, once he got used to having this foreign stuff in his mouth. Gabe is such a blessing in our lives. He is our most mellow and most chubby baby. We can't get enough of this guy,