7 months 2 weeks

Baby Soup! YUM!

Wow! Congrats to all the new mommies and babies out there: Rachel and Leo, Christie and Maddox, and Angela and her little angel! Everyone's story is unique and all we can hope for are healthy babies no matter how easy or hard that road is. I can't wait to meet my cousin/nephew Maddox. I'm sick and can't go visit till I'm well but I can't wait to meet him.

Adrian's such a big boy and I can't believe it because if feels like he was just a newborn! Now he's trying to figure out crawling. He can scoot onto his knees and rock, propell himself backwards away from his toys (?), and move from sitting forward into crawling then SPLAT position! He doesn't cry when he falls backwards or forwards or sideways but he also has pretty good balance and doesn't fall much. I always hope that babies don't skip a step such as 'crawling' or whatever b/c in my experience they tend to be super clumsy! Maybe that's what happened to me.

He also loves standing and holding on, he's pretty good at it and is so strong!

He is becoming so intentional with his social interactions. He leans forward for snuggles and rubs his face to mine. I've gotten a few big open mouth kisses on the cheek! He loves looking at himself in the mirror as well as playing with other babies such as Ashden at childcare. Ashden showed him how to stick out his tongue! I guess today he was getting kisses from Madalynn at childcare and was cracking up for a long time! She's 3 and loves playing with him. He usually laughs at her games.
Adrian Found His Tongue! Now he can't stop feeling his tooth with it and chewing on it. He makes lots of new faces that I've never seen before.

On another note, he's been sick and fussy. We've both been sick. Also whenever he's bored and not being held, he lifts his arms and makes the most sad pathetic 'I'm going to cry with real tears if you don't pick me up now' face when you look at him. If you turn away and are busy in another room, he just moans. He's so dramatic! I have no idea where he gets it. He's moving into the separation/stranger anxiety stage but only gets anxious when he's tired. Otherwise still easy going!

On Dec 11th and 12th I had that training in Denver for work so Adrian got to hang out all day Thur with Aunt Christie and Aunt Doreen!!! And Friday he hung out all day with Aunt Doreen!! He had an absolutely wonderful 'spoiled' one-on-one time!!! The training was interesting: ADHD and Disorders. I was sick with an extreme sore throat, cough, and congested...still hasn't gone away. I feel bad for Adrian who has the same thing. I wonder if it could be strep but who knows. It better be gone before xmas vacation!

Adrian in Aunt Doreen's Nursery!

Adrian has also added a few things to his diet! Broccoli, Spinach, Cheerios broken in half! He's practicing using his pincer grasp and putting them in his mouth. Today was the first time he was consistently successful. His faves are still avocado and yogurt! He likes all his fruits and vegies so far-as long as they're the right texture.