Seven Months Old!!

Sorry I'm late with this one!

Nate is just growing like a little weed!! He continues to amaze us every day with something new. He is so curious and wants to be a part of everything we do. Of course I have loved every phase so far, but he is just so much fun at this stage!

New things Nate is doing:

- Gets up on his hands and knees and wants to crawl so badly, but just can't figure out how to make himself go yet.

- Can sit by himself for long periods of time, but would rather be rolling from place to place.

- Can roll from one side of the room to the other in 1.6 seconds.

- Is into everything!! We can't leave him alone anymore.

- He talks nonstop. His new words are "dada" and "baba." He recognizes them when we say them and gets so excited.

- He loves to read. His favorite book is his black and white book called "Look Look." Most of all he likes to help turn the pages.

- He is drooling like an English bulldog but still no teeth on the horizon.

- He still has not met a stranger and smiles at everyone he meets. He is the happiest baby, even when he doesn't feel well.

- He was 21 1/2 pounds at the doctor this week and is outgrowing some of his new fall clothes. We are having a really hard time finding shoes for him because he has such fat little sausage feet.

He is currently a size 4.

- He is now an official thumb-sucker (right thumb only) and could care less about his paci.

- He hasn't met a food he didn't like, even broccoli!

- He is SOOO laid back, very unlike both of his parents. So not typical of a first child! He hardly takes naps but is rarely fussy if he doesn't nap.

We could not be more overjoyed and grateful for the chance to raise this little guy. He is such a blessing!!

I'm seven months old!!

He was terrified of his new tub at first, but this night we clapped and cheered when we put him in it and that was all it took. Now he loves it!



Nate's First Beach Trip!!

First of all, let's start with 6 month stats... Nate was 20 pounds (86th percentile) and 29 inches long (100th percentile!) We have a very big boy on our hands!! He is pretty much wearing 12 month clothes now and some of those are even too short. We can't afford to keep this kid in clothes!!

We went down to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Daphne, Alabama a couple weeks ago. We took Nate to the beach one afternoon and he LOVED it! He loved kicking the sand with his toes and was mesmerized by the waves. We couldn't get him to look at the camera because he was too busy playing in the water. We didn't stay very long because he realized he was hungry and started getting cranky. I can't wait to take him back next summer and watch him play in the sand and water.

Last weekend we took Nate and his cousins, Maggie Beth and Abby, to the pumpkin patch in their matching shirts to get pictures. We had so much fun watching the babies interact with each other. Nate was more interested in eating the hay than anything else! This will be the only time we will ever get them to sit still in one spot for pictures!

Nate sucking Maggie's thumb. He's not partial to his own thumb!

I could just eat him up!