6 Months

Has it really been 6 months already?!

My little Cool Dude is 6 months old today! He'll go in for his well baby check-up on Weds. He's starting to try and talk, Chris is sure he's been saying 'Da-da' the last couple days. Of course, Chris is the only one who's heard it! He loves his exersaucer, and holding onto his feet. He has mastered rolling onto his tummy, but seems to have forgotten how to roll onto his back.
Finally, as of about 2 weeks ago, he no longer requires to be swaddled when he sleeps. He often starts off on his back, but always ends up sleeping on his tummy. We still really haven't found a type of baby food he doesn't like, though he's not a big fan of squash. He is extremely particular about the temperature of his bottles. He likes them hot, much hotter than most people would attempt to give to a baby, but he won't drink it if it's even a couple degrees too cold.
I think he's working on his first tooth and quite possibly his first ear infection too (that part remains to be verified by the doctor on Weds unless symptoms worsen before then).
He reaches out for toys hanging above him now, reaches for Chris and I as we walk past him in the exersaucer, actively plays with his toys (pushing, flipping, pulling, and 'talking' to them). He has recently become aware of the big furry member of our family (our dog) and seems intrigued by him.
He can scoot across the floor, but is nowhere near picking himself up and crawling yet. He likes to stand, prefers sitting up to laying back, but is not strong enough to do that on his own. Not to mention he's often distracted by his feet and so the focus turns to eating his feet over sitting up.
He's a great sleeper, great eater, a happy baby and the best snuggler once he stops worrying about what there is to see behind him. (For the record, there's always something to be seen behind him!)