duke at 6 months

Little Duke at 6 months:

-has rolled over once (back to front at 5 months) but not again since
-can sit up for several seconds on his own
-is sleeping 12 hrs straight through at night (FINALLY!!!!  He was waking up every 45 min- 1.5 hrs all night every night. He was still sleeping in our room and would normally end up in bed with me about 1/2 way through the night because I was so tired. I read something that said some babies don't sleep well near mommy, so into Caleb's room he went that night. He slept 6 hours straight, which he hadn't done in 3 months!  That was just 2 weeks ago. Who knew? I didn't. I kept each of the other 3 near my bed until they slept through the night.)
-is rather a quiet baby
-is super happy and cheerful all day long
-enjoys being on his tummy for short periods--still can't figure out how to not get stuck on that arm in order to roll to his back
-takes his two 1.5-2 hr naps happily, most days he goes down without even a peep
-spits up still, though not as much
-can burp like the best of 'em
-is teething
-between spit-up and drool, goes through at least 5-6 bibs a day
-loves to grab his toes/feet when I change his diaper
-has eaten oatmeal once, but his momma needs to get it together and try some more solids
-loves to jump in his play saucer/jumper--definitely his fave place to hang
-discovered over Christmas that when he bangs on things it makes a noise
-loves to chew on his wooden keys, wooden owl and his elephant toy
-would much rather stand in your lap than sit...though that's not really a 6-month thing, he's been doing that since 4 or 5 weeks
-wears 6-12 mos clothes
-weighs 16 lbs 7 oz (25-50th%)
-is 25 3/4 in. long (25th%)
-head is 44cm (50th%)
-is called "The Spit-Up Champ," "The Duke-ster," "Doogie/Dookey" (by Maisie), "Buddy" and of course just plain Duke
-has a lot of songs all his own, "Yankee Doodle Duke," "Skinamarinkaduke," "Dinka-dinka-duke," and of course the 50's classic "Duke Duke Duke..."
-has light blue eyes, fair skin and a fuzz of white-blonde hair growing in nicely now
-looks most like Maddie
-likes to chew on his tongue
-just started repeating syllables like da-da-da