Scrub-a-dub-dub

Had to break out the camera tonight to get some shots in the tub. We took out the seat in the baby tub about a month and a half ago, when he could sit on his own. And now he loves playing, splashing the water and banging his cups on the edge of the tub. 

 Tonight when I put him in the tub, he promptly reached over to the edge and got the washcloth and dunked it in the water so he could chew on it. 

 He sometimes gets baths in the mornings if we are a day or two behind on bathtime. He hangs out in the water while I get ready. 

 Love this one!

 I have to give plenty redirection when he tries to stand up on his own. Mostly, though, he just sits up on his knees and tries to look over the edge of the tub. 

 He is so much fun. All.the.time!

Love this boy!

Fun with Friends

We had friends over for some burgers and chicken on Sunday. Our friends Meghan and Aaron have a little boy, Hayden, that is just three days older than Andrew. They are getting to the age now where they kind of play with each other. 

 And by playing, I mean climbing on each other and slobbering all over the other. :) haha

 They actually played well for a little bit and then both passed out for long naps. 

 I think Andrew has learned to climb on other kids because the kids at daycare climb on him!

We had a great time just eating and chatting with friends. 

SEVEN Months Old

How do I even have a SEVEN month old?!?

(look at that belly!) 

 And a fast-growing one at that! He has started scooting and is babbling more and more. I look at early pictures of him, when we brought him home from the hospital, and I cannot believe the changes and growth that has happened in 7 short months. I love this little boy more than words can even say.

 Here are some stats. They aren't terribly accurate since we haven't been to the doctor this month (thank goodness).

Weight: 15 lbs

Height: hopefully he's grown an inch :)

Diapers: size 2

Clothes: 3-6 mo, 6 mo

Activities: scooting, banging on everything, talking

Has two teeth

Such a big boy! We love watching you grow and develop your own little personality. I don't want time to go any faster but I do enjoy watching you learn new things. You have done so much in the past month that I can't imagine what you are going to do in the coming weeks. 

We love you booger!

Happy Father's Day

I put the pictures on this post and then realized that I don't have a picture of Brian and Andrew. Bad mommy/photographer. 

We went to Waxahachie for Father's Day weekend and had a great visit. It was a little stressful, as usual, planning the visit but once we got there it was really great. We got to see everyone and Nonnie and Papa got to spend a good bit of time with Andrew. 

 We went to my uncles house for fajitas on Saturday and really just hung out the whole weekend. It was pretty relaxing. I got to take nice, long naps. :)  

 On Sunday, we had a family gathering at Brian's house with some yummy ham and my fave, green bean casserole. Then we hit the road back to Kyle. It was a good trip home. 

We got a four generation picture on Saturday. While I wasn't wearing any make-up, I think it turned out good.

New toy

I brought out my pan and a wooden spoon and it was the best thing ever! :) He knew exactly what to do. He started drumming away. I actually got this out because he was starting to bang toys in the tub and I thought he would have fun with this. The pan in the picture makes a really loud, high-pitched noise so we traded it out for a plastic container. It was much better on all of our ears.

Please see napping Brian in the background :)

 This little booger has started sitting up, eating solids, cut two teeth and started scooting all within about a three week period. He is just growing too fast. At his doctor's appointment, they said to expect crawling before 9 months. I know these milestones but it hit me that we were close to that! 

 I love, love, love watching him learn new things. And he is so much fun right now. He is all boy and cannot sit still. He loves to crawl on you and "ba,ba,ba,ba" all day long. 

 He just cracks me up. He blows zerberts on my legs when I'm in the floor playing with him. That is our favorite thing to do, get on the floor and just play. 

 He always wants to be where we are so he's usually hanging out in the kitchen or on my hip while I'm making bottles. 

 We had a few rough nights last week because of his teeth. As you can see from these pictures, he is chewing on everything, mostly his fingers. His teeth were really bothering him but seem to be better.

 Love his facial expressions! We got his 6 month pictures done with JCP again and they turned out great. Even better is that I only spent $14 on them. For studio pictures, JCP really does a great job. They have been perfect for Andrew's milestone birthdays.

We have a scooter!

We have an army crawler, scooter, whatever you want to call it. This guy is on the move!

 He gets that left arm in the army crawl position and uses the right one to help move along. 

 He started out going after the dog toys and the remote but now he's exploring every corner and dusty crevice in this house :) 

 He doesn't stay still for long but it is so fun when he just pops up in the kitchen. 

He is growing so fast!