6 month well-baby and Texas Christmas

We took Caden to his 6th month well-baby appointment yesterday. He is doing great! The doctor was impressed with how well he sits by himself and how well he interacts with everyone. The doctor even sat on the exam table with him while she did his exam and let him play with her stethoscope. He loves grabbing and biting everything. He laughed and squealed for her. Caden now weighs 20 lbs 6 oz (95% percentile), is 27.2 inches tall (75% percentile), and his head head circumference is 44.5 cm. He has always been a big baby and his growth rate is to be expected since he was in the womb. I think it is amazing that the growth rate of a baby can be traced to the development in the mother's womb. Of course most people just measure the growth rate after the birth.

Caden got 6 shots, 5 needles and 1 oral. We ended up getting him the flu and H1N1. We were really torn on whether or not to let him get those but the doctor convinced us. She said it was our decision but she highly recommended it. She said the flu and H1N1 can be fatal to infants and young children. If he were to catch the flu or H1N1 then he would most likely spend at least several days in the hospital, sometimes more. Depending on the severity it could be life threatening. Collin and I discussed it and decided the risk of him getting it and being hospitalized outweighed the risk for a reaction. Since Collin and I both have had both vaccinations and did not have a reaction we thought it would be pretty safe for Caden. It is just a lot of shots for a baby. Overall he did great. He didn't cry as much as he did at his 4 month appointment. It seems like he only cried for a minute or so.

Last night we went to our friend's Dave and Juniper's house for a Texas themed Christmas party. The Tex-Mex food was great and there were probably 30+ people or so. We met a lot of new people and had a great time.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Caden doing his daily push-ups

Caden serenading us with his "microphone"