I know it is sad when my last post was Rex's 5 month birthday and this is his 6 month post. Oops. I guess not much has been going on in our household. 
6 months old finds little Rex grabbing for everything and putting it in his mouth. He loves to roll and will roll all the way across the room to get where he wants to go. He also inchworm crawls by mashing his face into the carpet and pushing himself forward with his feet. He eats like a champ and has lately been very into his biter biscuits. He still isn't the great at sitting up, it is more accurately called slumping over.
6 months old finds little Rex grabbing for everything and putting it in his mouth. He loves to roll and will roll all the way across the room to get where he wants to go. He also inchworm crawls by mashing his face into the carpet and pushing himself forward with his feet. He eats like a champ and has lately been very into his biter biscuits. He still isn't the great at sitting up, it is more accurately called slumping over.He lost his contact 3 times this past month. Grrrr. Fortunately we found it right away twice, this past Sunday it was lost for good. Hopefully losing the contact this often will not become a regular occurance. He also introduced me to the misery that is thrush. I'm not sure how he felt, but it was the most painful thing I've ever experienced.
Happy 6 months Rexy! We love you.
(Doesn't it look like he's saying a prayer??? Either that or saying "I'm done with pictures now.")
He also had his first and second and third ear infection! We have our fingers crossed that he got it out of his system and that we aren't in line for another set of tubes! He's tried all sorts of baby food and the only one he doesn't like is green beans. He spends a lot of time in his jumper and really loves it there.
No new updates on his eye, except he's realized he really doesn't like that patch after all. He gets upset when we put it on and then again when we take it off and he'll try to pull at it quite a bit while he's wearing it. We try to patch him as early as possible to get it over with and he seems to be less resistant first thing in the morning. We head back to Duke on the 23rd to have his vision re-evaluated. I doubt we'll have to stop patching him, but I'd really love for at least a reduction in the time he wears it.
I think as he's gotten older he's starting to look a lot more like Tyler, although he definately has some of Abraham's characteristics too (those dimples!)
Then we had the opening of the pajamas. I gave up trying to make my own, I had to face reality that I suck at making pajamas.
A little story reading before bed. 
After Santa had arrived...
Tyler could have opened his 
Abraham on the other hand, was an old pro. He was so happy about everything and wanted to show each gift to everyone. It was really fun to watch him.
The boys were thrilled that they got their own package of juice that they could drink whenever they wanted. Isn't it the 
Abraham decided Tyler was moving too slow and needed some help.
Then came the removal of toys from boxes and the exploration of new toys. Abraham really wanted this 
It was really fun this year to watch the boys give each other gifts. Abraham was so excited to give Tyler his Thomas books. Isn't it fun to see them just as excited about giving as 
My very talented mother made the boys these awesome hooded towels. Tyler couldn't wait to take a bath and try his out!
Rex slept through most of the festivities of the morning. When he woke up the other boys were more than happy to open his presents for him. Biter biscuits, yum!
This is what my mom made for Ken (she made them for all the men). He LOVED it and wore it around all morning. It's the Christmas mugger!
Later in the day Abraham told me he was doing a project and not to look. He was working on it for quite awhile. When he was finally done and I could look, our tree had been redecorated. The picture really doesn't do it justice. He'd put almost any present he possibly could on the tree. 
The Justice League of America, Thomas Trains, play tools, and Imaginext characters...it was too funny. 
We also had a family from our ward over to decorate Gingerbread (okay, they are made of graham crackers) Houses. 
Everyone had a lot of fun decorating and eating.
The difference between Tyler and Abraham's houses makes me laugh. Tyler ate his fill of candy instead of decorating and ended up with a very empty house.
When I told Abraham it was almost time to finish he began dumping candy on his house by the handfuls. He wanted as much on there as he could possibly manage.
Merry Christmas!! (a Christmas morning post is coming....)
He is so happy and mellow. He is content 95% of the time.
What a blessing Rex is in our home!
