We got back into New Orleans on Sunday and boy do I have a lot of pictures and little updates. I am going to start with Chance's 6 month check up and then back date entries with pictures of our trip as I can. Chance went for his well baby check up on Monday. He was still tired from our plane flight on Sunday so he was a little more cranky than usual but still very good. When the Dr. came into the room Chance imediately started talking. She said that he has learned that from us because when a new person enters a room you usually say something to them "Hi" or "How are you?" so that he is talking when someone enters a room means he is watching and learning from us. The Dr. checked his eyes and ears and heart and all came up good. He kept trying to grab her stethescope so she played with him and watched him transfer it between his hands. He also tried to eat the paper on the examining table then turned over and got up on his hands and knees but he didn't go anywhere. I also sat him up so she could see how well he sits up now. She said that he was smart and very alert and aware for his age. She also said that with him this active now we are really going to have to babyproof and watch him to keep him safe. He weighs 20 pounds 11 ounces and he is 28 inches long. He is in the 90th percentile for height and between the 75th and 90th percentile for weight. He also got three shots. He cried when the nurse pricked him but then was ok after I picked him up. His next appointment is October 18th. He doesn't get any shots then he just goes back for a well-baby check up. He slept quite a bit today which is what he usually does after his shots. The nurse said his legs (where they gave him the shots) might hurt a little more after this set of shots and they do seem to be bothering him a little but other than that and a lot of sleep he is doing just fine. The doctor also said a couple other things. His tooth that was there for a couple weeks and then gone again may have been a tooth or sometimes when the teeth are trying to pop through babies will get little cysts on their gums that are white and can look like a tooth if you have never seen one coming through before. But not to worry about it and we don't even think about his teeth until he is 14 months old, if they aren't coming in by then we will look into it. I told her that Chance is starting to pull up on things and he isn't really crawling yet, she said that some babies skip crawling altogether and that he may become so intent on pulling up that he loses interest ing crawling and skips it. We'll just have to see.

On another note, today we went to this little shop that resells baby items, they mostly have clothes but we were in the market for a high chair and I thought I would check there first. I got this wonderful high chair for $34.99. It is like new and fits Chance perfectly. It fit in the Mini and so I got it. I also got a couple outfits because they were having a 50% off sale and who can pass up a thing like that. Now I just need to take in some of Chance's clothes that don't fit anymore to sell to them and we will be even. In this last picture Rosco was licking Chance's toes.