You have officially turned SEVEN months. When I was little, my mom always said she was going to pick a brick on my head to stop me from growing. I understand now. I say the same thing to you.
In these pictures you look like a little boy to me. Gone is my newborn.
On New Year's Eve we went with the Stoners to the park for a picnic and pictures. It was a fun family day.
Emily took one of my very favorite pictures of the three of us.
The weather was in the 70's and gorgeous. I think you loved the fresh air just as much as we did!
But the BEST part of the day was putting you in the swing! You loved, loved, loved it. You giggled and smiled and had so much fun. It warmed my heart.
Hadley joined in on the swinging fun. You two were pretty cute!
In fact, you loved swinging so much that I have taken you to the park 4 or 5 times since then just to go swing. (Hopefully Dad will get your new Christmas swing hung soon.) I am addicted to your smiles.
We also take lots of pictures at the park :).
You weigh 18.6 pounds and are 26 1/2 inches long. I tried to carry you in the Baby Bjorn the other day and you were way too heavy.
Your hair still sticks straight up, refusing to lay down.
You love to play with your toys and hang out in your entertainment center. You like to sit up when playing, and are being much more bold when trying to reach for toys (reaching for things that are beyond your grasp and falling to get them). When I help you to sit up, you get SO proud of yourself when you finally push yourself up. I love that huge smile! One of your favorite things is to stand by the coffee table (we are there to spot you) and dig through the toy drawers. Your balance is good, but eventually you loose strength and will fall over. Still no crawling or scooting yet, but you will get into the "crawling position" with some help.
You are very independent and still haven't shown any "stranger danger." In fact, you seem to love to meet new people. I can't imagine a happier baby.
Making you smile and laugh is your parent's favorite hobby. Have I told you that you snort when you laugh hard? These things always work: peek-a-boo, clapping our hands and helping you to clap yours, tickling under your arms/toes/legs, dancing, making funny noises ("walka walka" or hissing like a snake), butterfly kisses, doing "stretches," blowing on your tummy, playing "rough" (flying in the air, being upside down for a second), spider fingers, singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," and many more.
NO ONE can make you laugh or smile like your dad. You light up when you see him.
Poor thing, at the beginning of last week you started to get a bad runny nose. You are cutting your top two front teeth (they have just poked through), so we knew it was from that. Unfortunately, it kept getting worse and was settling into your chest. We went to Dr. Harpavat, but there's not much you can do for a cold. Meanwhile you were hardly sleeping at night. You could hardly breathe and coughed constantly. After a week we took you back to Dr. Harpavat to learn that you had developed an ear infection.
Soooo.... cutting two teeth, runny nose that won't let you breathe, chest congestion with a cough, AND an ear infection? We feel so sorry for you. A sick baby is no fun.
And a sleepy baby that can't sleep is also no fun.
Oh, wait.... yes, even sick you are still lots of fun.
We love you.
Love,
Mom
Adorable pictures; we are missing him! Glad his teeth have come through. Maybe he'll feel better soon!
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