Goldfish, Guppies and My Little Shrimp

Today, Graham is 6 months old! SIX! MONTHS! 180 days! Half a year! Where the hell has the time gone? One minute, he was just a little, smooshy blob of baby, all yummy smelling and precious. Then I blinked, and he's a hefty, loud(!), adorable, goofy little BOY! The last six months have been both more rewarding and infinitely more challenging than I ever could have imagined. I wake each morning, not knowing what adventures this day is going to bring, and each evening I got to bed more enraptured by and more in love with this little man I call my son.

We spent the morning of Graham's half-birthday at his very first swim lesson! We went to the Birmingham YMCA, which is also where Graham's daddy learned to swim. My little fish certainly enjoyed his time in the pool, and I have to say, so did I (at least, I did, until I saw pictures of myself. Ugh. Perhaps I should be hitting the gym at the Y? Or maybe just not eating so many cookies? Hmmm....). We're reallly looking forward to the rest of our lessons!

No idea what he's in for....

Testing out the water....

Huh, it's kinda like a big bathtub...

Whoa! We're moving, Mom!!! I'm not so sure about this...

Hi Dad!

Swimming's pretty fun :-)