Happy Birthday Baker!

To Baker: Today you are a half year old! I can't believe that 6 months and 1 day ago you were not in our lives. Oh how life has changed since you got here. Words will never do justice to the love I feel for you. In fact, if I think too hard about it, I will cry every time.

You have been a sweet boy from day one. Those "newborn" days were not easy. We were unsure about the reasons you would cry and luckily got answers when you were diagnosed with pyloric stenosis. You were fixed up and now you are back to the happy baby you have always been. Your laugh is so contagious to us. We will act like idiots to keep you laughing. I love that you will let anyone hold you and smile and anyone that will talk to you. I almost always know exactly why you are crying now. You have made life easy on us, sweet boy. I don't want to take your sweet nature for granted.

You have some cool new tricks too! "Razzing" is the new fave. You will spit, spit, spit at us and try to make it as loud as you can. Rolling over is a new one too. Mommy & Daddy wondered if you ever would. Sitting up is getting better, but you still can't quite sit there without some support. Your legs are super strong though. You will stand in our laps for a long time without much help at all. We really like how you grab our faces when you look at us.

SOME of our nicknames for you include: Bud. D. Boyd (aka, Buddy Boy), Bubba, Bakington, Little Man, Buttons, Buggy, Bug Man, Man Man, Precious Angel Baby (ok, thats just me), and of course Baker Man. Yesterday someone called you "Baker's Dozen" which was funny. Your favorite toys are your lovey, musical seahorse, a spatula from the kitchen, exersaucer, jump N Go, and anything that will fit in your mouth. You still LOVE your paci.

You love to be tickled and I have a super cute video of it that will NOT upload for some reason. Sad day.

We love you little boy!