Growth Milestone-6 months

Daniel had his 6 month checkup last week and he is growing up to be such a big boy. He eats fruit, vegetables, and cereal everyday. He loves sweet peas. This milestone is traditionally called "The Social Butterfly" milestone and that he is. Daniel smiles and talks (babbles) all day long. He is sitting up on his own for 3-5 minutes at a time but then he gets tired or reaches for something and that's over.

So the stats from the doctor last week were 26 1/4 inches long and 15 lbs. 12.6 oz.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Daniel!

Daniel celebrated his 6 month birthday with family last weekend. We had lots of fun and he was full of smiles. He managed to get a little bit of icing in his mouth before mommy intervened.

Daniel's First Beach Trip

We decided to take Daniel to the beach for the very first time and our first family vacation the last week of July. We went to Myrtle Beach, SC with our very dear friends and neighbors, the Priest family.

We had such a great time. Daniel was definitely the classic beach baby with his cool shades and hat. He wasn't a big fan of the ocean but he did great on the beach all day. He loves the pool so every afternoon after lunch we spent some time in the pool splashing around. Here are a few pics from the trip.

Fun Lunch Date with the girls and Nolan!

Last weekend Daniel and I were able to visit with some of my dear old friends/Kappa Delta sorority sisters from college and their kids over lunch in Charlotte. We had such a great time. It was so nice to see everyone and Daniel loved everyone.

I'm a Baby Einstein!

Daniel loves his Baby Einstein jumper. He plays in it several times a day.

Happy Fourth of July!

This weekend was an exciting one for the Kirkman Trio. We had our first vacation as a family. We decided to head to the Lake for the weekend. Daniel loved the water and had a blast riding in his "motor boat" as Dad calls it. Here are a few pics and a video from the weekend. Our little water baby is such a ham for the camera.

He is growing up so fast!

It has been a while since I have posted an update on Daniel. He is doing great and growing so fast. He is almost 5 months old and is changing everyday.
















He eats oatmeal cereal twice a day.

He sits up in his Bumbo and plays with all of his toys.

He laughs out loud at everything (he is such a happy baby). He has started teething so we are dealing with that, but all in all, he is doing great. It is so amazing to us how he has already developed his own little personality.