SEVEN Months!

         

June was a busy, happy month!

• You caught a little stomach bug and threw up for the first time. :( 
• Your dad took his first national medical board exam!
• You got to meet your GG Carol! 
• We celebrated Dad's 32nd Birthday!
• We took our first family vacation & you did AWESOME in the car!
• We had a big dinner with lots of family to celebrate Great Grandmom's 90th birthday!
• You LOVE the ocean! 
• We celebrated Father's Day!
• You got your first 2 teeth!
• Mommy and Daddy celebrated our 9th Wedding Anniversary! 

You absolutely love water- the ocean, the bath, the pool. You are a crazy splasher and squeal with delight! Now that you are crawling all over (and very fast!) you love chasing Molly. Your idea of "playing" with her is usually pulling her hair, an ear, or her tail. Poor Molly, she gets pestered, yet she is so gentle and loving with you and will just lay there and lick your toes, which makes you laugh. You've been able to play with a few friends this month and you love other babies. You love cruising on tile floors in your walker. You are making more noises and exploring your voice-- still grunting, blowing raspberries, fake coughing, and babbling, and you're getting a lot better at forming simple syllable sounds like ma-ma, da-da, ba-ba. You love attention. You laugh a lot. You like being tickled. Your head is ticklish and it's the cutest thing I have ever seen. You are FULL of energy, always on the go, exploring something new, and you've gotten so great at pulling up on things so you can stand up. You aren't standing on your own yet, but I don't think it will be too long. We are trying new foods and so far you don't seem to be very picky... especially when people sneak you ice cream when Mommy isn't looking! Also, we drove all the way to New Jersey and back (4 days total) and you were a DREAM. I never thought you would be so happy and content riding in the car for so long. I'm so proud of you, big guy!

Some of my favorite pictures from this past month: