December was crazy with my job, an insane travel schedule, and of course the holidays -- and for some reason I just can't seem to find the time to sit down and make any updates. Plus, I've gotten sucked into Facebook and a lot of my Internet time has been cannibalized by this habit-forming social networking site. But don't get me wrong, there is a lot to update for Mason and Ike, as they have just passed the 6-month mark. This blog is back off life support so keep checking back frequently.
Back to Mason and Ike. They're doing everything that a normal 6-month-old does...and then some. They are rolling over with ease, sitting up, starting to crawl, laughing, sleeping better, eating solid foods and, of course, delivering some very potent poops. Their personalities are really starting to develop. Ike is the outspoken and volatile 'stuntman,' never at a loss for smiles, laughs, shrieks and cries and always trying to push his body to the brink of what is physically possible (and impossible) for a baby of his age to do. Naturally, his favorite activity is jumping up and down in the bouncey seat until we have to take him out to rest his legs. He's also mastered rolling over in the boppy seat and pushing himself out onto the floor. If that isn't enough, he recently put a scare into us when he crawled backwards all the way off of our king bed onto the floor. But instead of tears, this acrobatic feat elicited laughter from Ike.
Mason is still the picture of chill. She is more content to sit back and observe things than to be the life of the party. Though she is a capable up-and-coming crawler, her favorite physical activity is laying on her back, grabbing her feet and shoving them into her mouth. Unlike her brother, she loves to go to bed at night and regularly sleeps through the night (though her 'talkative' hours seem to be in the middle of the night when she thinks nobody is listening). Ike still has his tendencies to wake up in the middle of the night and whine or cry for no reason until he is reaffirmed by a rub on the stomach or pacifier. As a result, Brooks and I still have to trade off night shifts, meaning peaceful nights' sleeps are still few and far between.
It's definitetly worth the sacrifice.
Personally, I'm ready to get back to a normal schedule. The past month for me has been consumed with business trips to Chicago, Orlando, New Orleans and Los Angeles. Each time I come home Mason and Ike look they've grown up way too fast. I want to be there for every single second!
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