{"id":1532,"date":"2011-03-16T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:10:10","slug":"happy-half-birthday-pooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Happy Half-Birthday, Pooks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emrick is 6 months, also .5 years, also 181 days, also 25 weeks and 6 days old today! Can you believe it? Our little Pookie is growing up so fast. And he gets noticeably stronger and more coordinated every week. He is not quite crawling yet, but he has learned to scoot on his belly (though sometimes he forgets he knows how to do this), and he rotates like a pro! I think crawling is not too far away. When he is on the floor and a toy is just out of reach, he gets pretty ticked off! He kicks his legs and lets out a deep, guttural yell. And then he either pushes himself forward on his belly, or more amusingly, puts his forehead on the floor, lifts his hips high in the air and comes down again, somehow winding up closer to the toy. It looks like a break-dance move!<\/p>\n

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A few weeks ago we made a family trip to Ikea. Before leaving, we visited the “As is” section, where we found that darling little chair Emrick is sitting in. The merchandise in the as-is section usually has mild to moderate damage, but this chair did not have a single flaw that we could find. Maybe it’s missing something, like a cushion perhaps? I don’t know, but it’s super cute and at $4.99 it proved to be an irresistible purchase. I know Emrick is a little<\/em> small for it now, but by the time he’s a year (or two) \u00a0old, I’ll bet he’ll be getting into that chair all by himself. Just like a real boy! In the meantime, we’re just practicing. Yesterday is the first time I put him in that chair, and at first he just looked curious, like in the two pictures above.<\/p>\n

But then he quickly became indifferent and moved from there to being visibly… un-thrilled.<\/p>\n

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Emrick weighs 16.5 pounds and is 24.5 inches long. He has brown hair with blue eyes. He likes binkies, tickles, and long walks on the beach.<\/p>\n

Come on, Pookie. Give us a smile…<\/p>\n

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That’s our boy! We love you, Emrick Braden Sorensen. Here’s to the next 100 half-birthdays we hope to spend with you!<\/p>\n

With kisses and squeezes,<\/p>\n

Mom and Dad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emrick is 6 months, also .5 years, also 181 days, also 25 weeks and 6 days old today! Can you believe it? Our little Pookie is growing up so fast. And he gets noticeably stronger and more coordinated every week. He is not quite crawling yet, but he has learned to scoot on his belly … <\/p>\n

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