6 months old

Ok, so how can you not have a Happy Birthday when you wake up to a little fellow as cute as this! When baby goat was born 6 months ago I was able to recognize that he was born on my half birthday but it was such a special day to have a little growing guy to "share" my birthday with today. We had to head to the doctor today for our 6 month checkup but we did a quick photo shoot before our appointment as vaccines to not make a happy baby shoot later. Speaking of photo shoots - I only have my point and click camera. Just imagine how cute baby goat would be with a REAL camera!
The doctors appt went quite well. It is even more apparent that we now have a healthy normal baby and not a preemie. He's grown very well and is right between 4-6 months on all his developments but mostly in the 5 and 6 month spots (he is 4.5 months adjusted age).

He was taken off his "fortified" formula and is now just on normal breastmilk. Afterall he's now 16lbs 13oz in the 40% percentile for 6 month olds! His length is 26 in (30%) and his head is the 50% which makes me glad I didn't have to give birth normally. (Just imagine what it would be if he was compared with other 4.5 month olds)

We still deal with reflux but he eats well and we got the go ahead to start rice cereal. I feel like now we are on the cusp of major changes in baby goat. His ability to move around is improving daily and he is just happy and discovering the world. He is now enthralled with the cats. And just about anything he sees.

If he could, he would taste the whole world in order to learn more about it. If he can find a way to get it in his mouth now it is there. I think that a fine crust of baby drool covers most of the toys we own at the moment.

For his "birthday" we had to get a little gift so we have baby goat's first piano. Unfortunately it is composed of a root, third, tritone and octave so it makes it a bit atonal really. Still he is fascinated by it and I'm sure once he figures out that the keys make the sounds he'll love it more.
I had a great day - despite the baby shots. We had lunch at a Mediterranean place nearby and pizza and cheescake for dinner. Clearly the diet starts tomorrow! Baby goat and Mr. Goat "went to Jared" for my gift and I have a lovely mom/child pendant now. My facebook wall was filled with lovely messages and my tivo was full of enjoyable shows. Now the baby is sleeping and hopefully the shots won't make him wake up. But I think I can call my birthday, and his, a success! (30 for 30 coming soon)