6 months old!! (Last week, that is ;))

This month for Ruston has been all about the personality. He's becoming such a charming little fella. (Not that he wasn't before, of course!) He'll look at you and smile super big, then turn his head really quick and bury his face to hide. He squeals when he gets excited and just laughs and laughs. He's started to smile and act happy when Danny and I get home in the evenings. It just makes my day for him to look at me and then grin. He'll lean toward you and just fall into your arms. He can follow and locate a voice really well. He strains his neck around to look at you if he thinks you're doing something interesting behind him.

Toys are becoming interesting now. He'll grab them and bang or shake them like crazy. If he sees one he wants, he'll stretch out until he gets it. Big boy "doesn't need" our help when it comes to holding his things. He wants to hold his own bottle and spoon. He can get his pappy himself. And he wants to drink from our glasses, not his bottle! :)

Everything still goes straight into the mouth. Even his feet. :)

The biggest deal this month has been getting him some help for his acid reflux. This poor guy has been screaming at night for MONTHS. We mentioned it to the pediatrician, but he didn't seem to worried about it. We decided to take him back again, specifically for this problem, and luckily he thought it was severe enough to offer some help. Little buddy now takes 5.5 mLs of prilosec each day. It has definitely made a difference in the amount he spits up and the awful tummy aches he was getting at night. He still doesn't sleep worth a dern, but we're ready to work on that now. Before, we couldn't do the "cry it out" technique - he was crying because he was in pain. :( So we couldn't just leave him. But now that the tummy aches are gone, we're ready to get it started. Sorry in advance to the neighbors - you might hear some screaming!! :)