Happy half birthday to my little man

I thought time went fast when you have a child. But, time seems to go even faster once you have 2 children. The past 6 months have been such a mix of struggle and joy but they have led us to a great place in our family and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

The past month has brought an explosion of milestones for Mason. It was like he hit 5 months and decided "Ok, I'm a big boy now. Its time to have fun."
*He rolled belly to back for the first time and then 2 minutes later rolled back to belly for the first time. (May 15) He now uses rolling as his mode of transportation and rolls everywhere. He's trying really hard to army crawl and as soon as he learns to move his legs behind him he will be gone.
*Now that he can roll, he spends a lot more time playing on his belly. At first, he would scream when he rolled to his belly because he didn't like being there. But now I think he enjoys being more upright to play.
*He started sleeping on his belly. When he sleeps on his belly for a nap, it will often last 2 hours.
*First tooth (right central incisor) broke June 25, 2nd tooth (bottom left central incisor) followed on July 2
*First fishing trip
*First Independence Day
*Started solids July 8, still drinking 30 oz of milk per day. So far he has only eaten oatmeal and butternut squash, but he loves them both (after a few ugly faces at first)
*We gave him his first sippy cup to start practicing with and he got his first taste of water. Not a big fan for now.
*He has discovered he can suck on his toes while I change his diaper.
*He can sit tripod style for a few seconds and sit upright with his hips supported
*He's now sitting in the high chair straight up and loves to have the tray on to play with his toys
*He is starting to drop that 3rd nap, which would allow us to have a lot more freedom in the afternoon.
*His favorite toys are the mirror attached to his play mat and the teething butterfly.
*He loves textures and always trying to find something to rub in his hands or on his face.

A picture of the video monitor the first time I caught him sleeping on his belly

Rubbing the blanket in his hands and on his face

Splashing in the water table for this first time (picture taken by Aubrey on my phone, I was pretty impressed)

Exploring this new sippy cup thing