6 mos old, sitting up, & the ocean

Kaua turned six months old on Thursday, May 27. Can you believe it? He is half a year old, and half way to turning 1 year old. OMG, I have so much planning to do for his birthday party!!

But the coolest news is 3 days later, on May 30, he sat up on his own for the first time! Well, we had been working on it for about 1 week now. He'd sit up, but only for a few seconds at a time before toppling over. But on that day, I sat him up and stood behind him to catch him, and he didn't fall...well, not for very long. I told DH to come help me watch him while I grabbed the camera and video camera and recorded away. He lasted about 20 something seconds before listing to the side! That's awesome!

I know that crawling is just a few days if not a couple weeks away now. He is already pulling himself around while on his tummy, sort of inching his way towards something, and he sure knows how to roll himself around. You can set him down somewhere, and he sure as heck will not be in that spot in a few minutes. He's so much more exploratory -- always wanting to look around and touch things. Whenever I carry him, my necklaces, earrings, and hair are fair game, so of course, I've been sans jewlery and putting my hair up. He's becoming stranger fearful, but will warm up to strangers if we sit and talk for a while.

And two days ago, on June 1, we took him to the beach where he took his first dip in the ocean! We have taken him to the beach before, but the water/weathe wasn't always the greatest, but now that its summer, it's beach city! He was reluctant at first, you could tell he was unfamiliar with the sensation of being surrounded by water (I dont give him baths, just showers), and the temperature of the water was new (he's only been in warm water), but eventually, after he realized he could splash with his hands he loosened up a little. I dont think I'd call him overly joyed and laughing, but he definitely tolerated it for a while. I had my flip video camera to capture the moment, but of course, i ran out of batteries, just as soon as we get him into the water. But, I did have my regular camera and captured some of those kodak moments for you to see.
On the job front, unfortunately, my firm cannot afford me. Thus, I'm now in a hunt for a new job while this firm figures out its finances (regardless whether they could afford me, I'd been thinking of looking for a new job anyways). But sadly, that puts our house hunt on hold and hence more living with my mom and squished together in 1 room. =( DH and I really miss our old home with all that room and privacy!