As of this previous Sunday, Stephen is six months old. That means the dreaded doctor's appointment and all the "necessary" shots were today. It was supposed to be five shots, but they had one shot that was a combination of three, so it was reduced to three shots and an oral vaccination.

Age: 6 months
Weight: 16lbs, 11.5oz
Height: 27"
Head Circum: 17"

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He is above the median height, but below the median weight. So far, not a fat baby at all--taller and lighter than the average (his dad was a fat baby). Also, the doctor said he is far ahead of the normal schedule for development. He didn't even ask me if Stephen was crawling yet (which he is). He asked a battery of questions pertaining to development, but it was all stuff Stephen could do two months ago. "Can he grab things? Can he sit up for a second if you put him that position? Can he roll over both directions?" He can sit up from lying down in a matter of seconds and stay there for 20 minutes.

The shots generally make him take a good, long nap, which he has hopefully just started. Now I am doing laundry and starting to pack for our trip. I may not be able to bring my guitar because of space constraints (we will have both dogs in the car for the first leg of the trip), which wouldn't make me happy. We shall see.

Today is my parents' 31year wedding anniversary. Congrats, guys.

EDIT: He woke up and resumed screaming at 11, just an hour after going down.