6 months old and on the move

Lars is 6 months old today! A half year just flew by. We are quite busy these days, with so much to explore. Lars loves to get around by rolling and scooting, and does quite well. He is good at grabbing toys (or anything really) and putting them in his mouth. Everything must go into his mouth for inspection!
This past week we started feeding him small amounts of food outside of his usual diet of breast milk, and has done great (still rocking the breast milk, though...and hope to continue for at least another half a year. We are very blessed in this way!).
Lars loves to laugh and converse. His favorite sound to say is, "ma ma ma ma ma." He's working on "da da" and "pa pa" as well (in addition to a whole multitude of squeals, roars, and other fun sounds).
We continue to be amazed at how quickly he learns, and look forward each day to what new skill he will develop.
His 6 month doctor appointment isn't until after Easter, so no stats here today (but will post when we have them).
Here is our monthly photo adventure, with his Steelers shirt he's growing into, and blue blanket that came home with us when he was born. This child does not sit still! Too much to do! Places to go, etc :)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Lars tried his first food today: avocado! He did great. Steve got a cute video of it, which I may or may not post here another time. Until then, here are a couple of pictures:

Spring!

So gorgeous outside today. Sunny and 50. Tomorrow is supposed to reach the low 60s. We went for a family walk around campus.

Goals

In honor of it being March, my goal for this week is to get Lars out for a walk each day. He likes the fresh air, and seems to prefer napping outside in his stroller, than being cooped up inside. I enjoy the change of scenery as well.
So far, so good!
Here we are on campus (still in the 30s and breezy, so put the canopy up)...also took a panoramic shot: