7 months old

Ethan turned 7 months old yesterday, and again, we can hardly believe that so much time has passed so quickly.  He is so much fun now, and his smile is almost constant, even though he seems to be teething again, and his gums seem to drive him crazy at times.  Besides gnawing on anything in reach, he loves playing with toys on the floor.  His new favorite game is to knock down the nesting cup towers that Tyson and I build for him.  His daddy has also taught him to "fake cough," and he loves to do that, especially when he is trying to get our attention. His other new trick is rolling over in his crib when he is fighting sleep; he's been rolling over on the floor for some time now, but has just recently realized that he can do it in his crib too.  We have gotten some great shots on the video monitor of him, rolling over, pushing up and then staring into the camera with a look that says, "uh-oh, busted!"

Here are a couple of recent videos of him showing off.

He slept until 8:15 this am; we were both all smiles!

I love it when Mommy and Daddy play in the floor with me!

We are continuing to try new foods, and today we tried yogurt for the first time; I literally could not get it into his mouth fast enough!!

Mmmm, yogurt!!

Is this a look of satisfaction, or what?

It's also that time of year to think about Christmas cards... I decided (for some unknown reason) that Saturday, was the day for it.  Weather was supposed to be nice, it seemed like a great idea-WRONG!  First of all, Ethan only took a 30 minute morning nap, and was almost asleep again in the car by the time we got him ready, (with 3 changes of clothing), and got to the location, for what I envisioned would be a perfect photo opportunity-WRONG again!  It was really hotter than Tyson or I thought it would be, so we were both sweating as we lugged everything around.  Ethan was so distracted by passing cars, he rarely looked at the camera or smiled, and as you'll see in the pictures, by the time we were in outfit #4, he was really tired and over the whole thing.  I think my trying to put a turtleneck (that refused to go over his head) on him, may have been the last straw...  Anyway, here are a few pics from the colossal fail of our 1st Christmas card attempt with Ethan.

Well, this pic is actually from last week, at home, when I decided that indoor pics would not do...

Ha, you think you're going to get a great photo....

Now these balls, I like...

Maybe I'll try out some of the other ornaments on the tree at home...

Did Daddy just say I look like a girl in this outfit?????

Cheeks are red, not sure if it's from sunburn or the turtleneck attempt...

Well, we didn't have the experience I had envisioned, but, it was an experience, and one we learned from, and we did get a couple of usable pics for the cards.  Ethan really was a trooper, as usual.  I can learn a lot from his sweet nature and laid-back personality, and his ability to bring joy to most any situation.  We continue feel so blessed that he is our son, and know that this Christmas will be an extra-special one!