Food, Teeth, and Deeper Still

Since I last blogged, Micah turned 6 months old. At his 6 month check-up, he weighed 17 lbs and was 27 inches. He is getting so big. He is eating well these days. He loves his baby food, especially fruit. Applesauce of any kind seems to be his favorite. He is even beginning to like green beans and peas. We started giving him a sippie cup, but he mainly just chews on it like everything else these days. He is teething, and we can't wait for those little teeth to pop through.

Last weekend, I took Micah to his first women's conference. We went with Mom and several thousand other women. The conference featured Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer, the 3 top women's speakers. It was incredible. Travis Cottrell lead the worship, and as always it was wonderful. It is so awesome to be in a worship service like that. I felt like I had had a spiritual workout after the first few songs. I loved it! The theme of the conference was Deeper Still, and I walked away knowing that I need to be continually going deeper in my relationship with God.

Check out the pics of our last few weeks. I take so many pictures of Micah that he has started smiling as soon as I point the camera at him. He is so cute! The other cute boy is my nephew Hayden. The Creeches are so lucky to have such cute boys!!!

A Few More Firsts

This week Micah started sitting by himself. It has been amazing to watch him develop this skill. He started just sitting between our legs or sitting up on our laps. He has been sitting up in the high chair quite well, but still wasn't able to balance himself enough to sit up on the floor by himself, until this week. I kept telling Wes that he was close to being able to do it, but he didn't believe me. So Wednesday, I was sitting on the floor in the youth room with Micah and Sasha, one of our youth. I wanted to show Sasha how close he was to doing it by himself, and then he sat there all by himself. I couldn't get Wesley's attention fast enough for him to see it, so he missed it. We have been practicing everyday, and everyday his balance gets better and better.

Another first, Micah drank out of a cup for the first time. Of course it was sweet tea, he is a southern boy after all. I have been giving him a few drinks of sweet tea with a straw. But last night he grabbed for my glass, so I let him have it. It was so cute, and he didn't want to let go.

Other Micah updates: He is a growing boy, around 16 lbs and 26 inches. He is outgrowing his carseat and is ready for the next size clothes, at least in his pajamas. He seems to get longer everyday and his feet are growing so much that the footed pajamas squish his toes. He has also learned to roll from his tummy back to his back, which helps him during the night to sleep more comfortably, resulting in sleeping through the night (Yea!!!!!!). I also think I may see some teeth down in his gums, so that toothless grin may not last much longer. He will be 6 months this Friday. Where has the time gone? He is such a wonderful boy. He is playful and fun, loves his Mommy and Daddy, and is so cute (everyone thinks so). We love our little boy, and thank God everyday for our very special gift. We love being Micah's parents!