I love Sully's swing. It was a gift from my sister. It was one of the few places as a newborn that he would sleep without us holding him.

Sully at about 2 weeks old

It was the one I picked out when Shaun and I went to register for Sully, waddling around Babies R Us picking out everything he would be using shortly.

Sully loves the swing too. He still has a good time in it.

Maybe too good of a time.

He can get out of the belt, pop the lap bar off, and do stuff like this.

Due to my little daredevil, the swing has officially been retired.

6 months

I know its a little late but better late then never. (Even if we are one week shy of his 7 month mark.)

This 6th month has seen Sully's first Halloween. He was an angry elephant.

The pictures from the day he turned 6 months aren't wonderful because he wouldn't stay still - but I guess that would be a perfect way to sum up month six. He's always on the go, a little whirlwind of energy that never seems to slow down - even in his sleep. If you're asking yourself why I posted a picture of my couch, it would be because it was suppose to be of Sully, but he crawled out of frame before the camera had a chance to shoot.


Month 6 has brought crawling & raspberries. Sully learned how to raspberry his lips this month. He can also babble with sounds that sound more like syllables and vowel sounds than infant coos and ahhs. He can close down his "baby laptop" (that sounds ridiculous I know) when it says Bye-Bye.


He tries to stand on anything he gets his hands on and loves to chase his dogs around the house.


This month we also started Mommy and me classes. He has been on his second Vegas trip and likes to help change his diaper, much to my dismay. Its not that I don't appreciate the help, I just don't appreciate poop hands as much as he does I guess.

If this sounds a little redundant at times from other posts its probably because it is. I do these monthly "The day he turned" .. such and such age because I'm putting him together a digital scrapbook for his first year, much like the one I put together of the first 9 months I was pregnant up till his birth day. Its easier for me to go back and grab these ones then it is to fish stuff out - so bear with me at times!

Sully Monster - you're keeping me on my toes!

The half year mark

I never really understood what people meant when they would say to be careful how quickly time will past you once you have a child. I sit here amazed that it's already been 6 months and a couple weeks since Sully graced us with his presence.

He had his 6 month checkup and officially weighed in at 18 pounds and 12 ounces (a lot less than I thought he would) and was 28 & 3/4 inches tall. He's in the 80th and 95th-100th percentiles still. He wasn't too happy with the nurse after the shots and for the first time I got upset during the process. I think its because he's old enough to be aware whats happening now, and it really sucks when he's screaming and crying and clawing at my arms to be picked up.

He's also officially crawling - EVERYWHERE. I'm actually headed to Babies R Us today to pick up some gates because he is into everything. I'm hoping it buys us a little bit of time. He's also using anything he can find to lift himself up onto his feet. I think by Christmas we'll have a walking Sully on our hands. God help us.

We had a nice time in Vegas visiting with Shaun's Dad and step-mom and step-brother Matt. Sully was a trooper during the drive. We got smart and left the night before we were due to check out so he would just sleep the whole ride home. He had fun visiting with his Grandpa and Grandma, and showing them everything he can do now. He was so proud of his two teeth and showed them off every chance he could get.

We had a fun Halloween. Our street had a block party for all the kids and later in the evening a bunch of our friends and their kids came over to hang out around the fire pit for a bit. Sully was an elephant, and none to happy about it. Maybe next year he'll be a little more excited about it.

Sully and I have also been going to Mommy and Me Music classes at my work every Tuesday. He's been going through this shy phase all of a sudden, so the first class he just screamed through. The second one he sat on my lap and watched everyone - even ventured out onto the rug with the other babies and few times. I'm hoping this week will be a little better yet. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that he would be such a cuddly, needy child. I'm not that way AT ALL, and never was as a baby or child. Shaun was pretty independent as well from the stories I hear. Its not that I mind it - I know as soon as he starts walking he's going to take off and never look back, so I am enjoying this phase while we have it.

Sleeping is still proving to be a bear. We've been letting him CIO, but he's stubborn as all hell. One night he screamed for almost 3 hours. We keep asking ourselves when this is suppose to get better or catch on. But we're doing it, with some modifications as we go along - figuring what works out best for us.

Pictures will follow soon!