Orlando Softball Tournament

We enjoyed a family vacation to Orlando for a softball tournament with the Tilted Kilt. Katie, Koa, and I really enjoy cheering on Joey's tournament team--they are so much fun to watch! The weather turned cold and Koa stayed bundled up and in the Moby wrap--such a difference from super hot and sitting in the baby bathtub to stay cool!

First Teeth & Sitting

Well, six months brings sitting and teeth. Koa is now happy to sit and play with his toys. He is enjoying his new view of the world! We also took a lovely picture of his new teeth. :)

Costume Contest

I loaded "Koa-Bear" up and took him to the mall to meet up with his friends for the costume contest. After waiting in line for hours, Koa fell asleep and decided to be a "hibernating bear." It was fun to see everyone--Layla was Tinkerbell, Gaine was a garden nome, and Britton was a pirate. They were all adorable!

Shake Portraits--Koa 6 mo

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6 Months

Koa had a great doctor's appointment this week. He is 27 inches long (74%), 17 lbs. 8 oz (47%) and has two teeth! Dr. Minick asked us if he had any teeth and we told him no...I have been checking his gums periodically for redness/swelling and nothing. We had just looked in there the other day and there weren't any signs of teeth. Low and behold, when Dr. Minick looked, there were two little teeth that had cut through the bottom of his gums! Joey and I were so surprised!! Now that we think about it, he would not take his hands out of his mouth during his 6 month photo shoot just two days earlier. He was probably cutting them either during the photo shoot or that night! Crazy!!

Speaking of pictures, we will be getting Koa's 6 month pictures in a few days and I will be sure to upload them on here. Kimo and Naia were wonderful with Koa and took some great pictures! Can't wait to share them!!

Dinner Parties and Pumpkins

Koa has started scooting across the floor as you can see here:

Our friend, Vanessa had a surprise birthday party at Salt Rock Grill. Koa got all dressed up in his party outfit and headed out to celebrate. Happy Birthday, Vanessa! It was fun seeing everyone--even Alyssa flew in for the occasion! We took Koa to find his pumpkin. I'm sure he thought his parents went crazy when they made him put on this bear costume and sit with these strange orange things. He was too busy trying to figure it all out to smile! Koa's new pajamas make him look like a bank robber. He demanded ONE MILLLLLION DOLLARS!!!

Lots of Videos

Koa is such a happy boy--especially when he wakes up. He has been sleeping about 11-12 hours a night. When he wakes up, we hear his sweet little voice from his room just babbling away. Here is what we see when we go in to get him:

Watching Koa try different foods has been entertaining for Joey and me. So far, he has enjoyed rice cereal, oat cereal, and pears. Here are the pictures from the green bean debut. They were not his favorite, but since he has tried them, he has enjoyed sweet potatoes and bananas. He will now eat his green beans without the yuck face!


Koa is starting to scoot. His favorite toy is his turtle as you can see in this video!

It has been fun watching Koa become aware of his surroundings--especially the dogs. He really gets a kick out of them. I will hear him laugh and look up to see him staring at the dogs, laughing. They seem to like him, too. I know they like his toys as they are constantly wanting to play with them. Kimo spins the alphabet wheel so it will light up and sing to him!

This is what grading papers looks like this year:

Our favorite naps:

Koa is getting better and better at sitting up: