6 month appt

So for Cole's 6 month appointment yesterday he got more shots (yuck) and had to have blood drawn to check for anemia. He is not anemic, which I'm thankful for, as I have anemic tendencies. He got a clean bill of health. YEA! He weighed 22 lbs and 14 oz and was 29 in long. He's in the 95% for height and well above 95% for weight. Still, Dr. Burns was fine with it because he is in proportion. He's not fat, he's just big. :)
The reactions I get from people who are just finding out he's only 6 months old are hilarious. We went to College Station this weekend (more on that later) and when we walked into Aggieland Outfitters, there was this obviously very outgoing girl working there who just fawned all over him. (Everyone fawned all over him all weekend...I'm not a proud mom AT ALL! :)) When the inevitable question of "how old is he" was asked and I answered "six months old yesterday," she literally yelled, "SHUT UP!!!! He is so big!!!" It was really pretty funny.
What I love most is how smiley and happy he was this weekend around all the new people he met. He really did very well on the ride down and back and at all the restaurants we went to, which is what I was hoping for. On the other hand, getting him to sleep was HORRIBLE. He just did not want to sleep, and then he would get so exhausted and would fight even harder because he was so tired. I think, if there was any hope for Scott (who we stayed with) to ever want kids, we might have caused him to postpone it indefinitely. Sorry Tina! There was just so much going on, he didn't want to miss anything. It was wearing me out!
But, all in all I'd say we had a pretty good weekend. We didn't get to do a lot of the things we wanted to do, but there's always next trip. We didn't get to take him to campus, which was one of the main things I wanted to do. There was construction in the way and he was being fussy, etc. etc.
This trip was also supposed to be a barometer to see if we wanted to drive to Florida on spring break. Not so sure that trip will be taking place. We'll see. But, as of now, I'm not rushing off to book that trip. :)