Six months old and loving life!

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It's official, I'm an over achiever! Daddy took me to my six-month check up and I weighed in at 20 lbs. 9 oz. (90 percentile) and was 28 3/4 inches (95 percentile) tall! The fun ended there though because then they poked me like five times and even made Daddy shed a tear or two because I was so upset. Mommy and I get to go on an airplane in a week to go to South America to visit her friends and do a rotation at a hospital there. 
Other updates in my life, I rolled over (finally)! I still love my toes and I can even get them in my mouth now. I have been eating solid foods, like homemade sweet potatoes and carrots, and lots of oatmeal. You can see highlights of the last few weeks in the video below (~3 minutes).
Grandma and Grandpa Pastorius were in town for a couple nights before they headed to the white sand beaches of Oahu.  We had fun going for walks in the "cold" Seattle weather (30 degrees) and eating home cooked food and, of course, lots of smiles and laughs.
We started our nanny share a few weeks ago and I really like my new friend, Elliot. He's a few months younger than I am and he sleeps a lot but we have fun with our nanny, Annie. She takes us on walks to the park and we swing in the baby swings. I love when she plays with the puppets and sings us songs. I've been sleeping 10-12 hours every night and I only take two naps during the day. Life is good. More next time from Peru!

(Click on the image above to see the 3-minute video of "Theo loves to laugh," an update of what Theo's been up to at 6 months.)

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