Mi chiquito:

I've let way too many days get away without writing to you! You're practically a different person from a month and a half ago. For starters, you're a whole half year old!! You've more than doubled your birth weight (almost 20lbs!), can sit up unassisted (although you still have turtle like crisis where you've fallen and you can't get up from time to time), have started eating stuff other than milk AND your FIRST TOOTH is starting to pop out!! I can't handle it.

Seems like everyday brings a new first for you. Let's do some recapping a la foto mode:

first kangaroo hop

first time sitting in a high chair! (a little bit of a premature attempt..)

(ain't that the truth??)

first time pretending to live in an ikea model apartment

first time passing out while at the blue's fest (first 4th of july!)

first time on a slide! don't worry, you survived.

first baby birthday party (happy birthday mateo!!). and first time attempting to swing at a pinata. well, kind of.

first time in a pool.

first hammock yawn..

.. and nap.

first time completing a 5K run! superheros, yeah!

Also, day after your first haircut. miss those locks.

first time i saw you sit up all on your own for more than a few seconds!! oh you made my heart melt.

pretty sure this is the first time you've worn a cap backwards.

first time butt naked in public! sorry, we just had to.

first emergency room visit. we were NOT this happy the entire time. lesson learned: no eggs for baby you.

first spinach mustach! hello solids.

first buddah bath in the back yard.

first time being offered up as a snack to a T-rex by your papa.

first adorable sunglass pic.

And finally, in this series: 

Your first lake swim on Mt. Hood! beautiful day. beautiful boys.

So excited to keep having firsts with you. No one does them better.

Love you. So much.

Mom