Six Months Old

Jalen is so excited to be a half a year old! At 19 lb, 11 oz, he is in the 75th percentile for weight, and at 28 1/4 inches, this tall guy is in the 90th percentile. He is sitting up on his own now, and has learned lots of other new tricks, too -- he loves to reach into his toy box and pull out toys on his own, turn on his crib aquarium by himself (sometimes with his head in the middle of the night) and pull -- hair, ears, necklaces, whatever he can get his hands on. His other interests are jumping in his jumperoo, watching Nana chase Poika (especially when Jalen gets to go along for the ride) and splashing wildly in the tub. What a multifaceted boy he has become!

Becoming a Boy

Jalen's development has taken off in the last couple weeks. He is finding that there are many benefits to growing up, including getting to go to his first Mets game. Unfortunately it is not a memorable year for the Mets and Jalen showed his displeasure by falling asleep. The good news is that this lucky charm helped bring a rare Mets win.

There are also signs of being able to sit up on his own, which meant that Jalen was able to get his first ride on the playground swings in Union Square.