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7 months!

7 Month highlights
17lbs 10oz

On the move
Holy buckets is this kid moving. He went from rocking on his hands and knees this month to a slow army crawl to a now very efficient army crawl. So efficent in fact that he is now after anything that isn't a toy. Curtains, cords, Ryan's dead plant (thanks to kitty and now Patrick), the fireplace, the cable box, cat food, dust bunnies and anything that looks interesting. He also like to stand as often as possible and has figured out that if he crawls to mom or dad and whimpers, we'll stand him up. He has even stood on his own for a couple of seconds. Did I mention that we are really not ready for this yet? Ready or not, here he comes!

Smiles
Patrick has a new smile now. It includes one very cute little tooth that sprouted this month. It also comes with the funniest giggles. These giggles don't even need prompting from mom, dad or Aunt Allison turning him upside down. Sometimes we'll leave the room and hear this funny little giggle just to turn around and see that one-tooth grin and hear another giggle. It is the best!

Messy food
I'm not a big fan of sticky, icky things. I don't mind dust bunnies and all out dirt, but sticky food on a sticky face with icky fingers I do not like. Patrick has finally figured out food. He tried last month, but just wasn't real interested. Now he sticks his little toothed mouth out for more. On the menu? Carrots, sweet potatoes, cereal, pears, applesauce and his newest just the past couple of days... Cheerios. He is working on his pincer grasp although he doesn't get it quite yet. He mostly gets lucky with a fist full of cheerios towards his mouth. This morning he even tried drinking water from a sippy cup. He gets that their is something in there that he wants and he can hold it, but holding and drinking are still tough for him.

Diapers, clothes and gettin' naked
Patrick isn't a big fan of clothes being put on or coming off. He does still love being naked though! He is such a rolly polly on the changing table. I've pretty much given up and just change him on the floor now. He is wearing some 12mo clothes but mostly still 6-9mo. He is a funny kid, he'll wear 6-9mo pants and 12mo tops. Built just like Ryan and I.

Well, sorry so late on this updated post. Better late then never!

Wednesday Faces

Ok, I am still trying to get through our prof pics to find some for our Christmas card.

These ones didn't make the cut but still crack me up. They could be such pretty pictures, but then I get a boy who does this with his face. Oh my...

and this... although I am coming to love this little face!

Ouch!

Patrick,

Mommy is not a teether, chew toy, sock or anything that requires you to bite down with your new little sharp tooth.

thanks.

1st Tooth

Here is the first picture evidence of Patrick's first tooth! He is hanging upside down if you are wondering why the picture is upside down.
and a closer look...


You can also see his nasty eczema on his arm.

Sneak Preview

We had our Christmas photos taken last weekend by Erin Dunn at Fine Exposures. It was fun to see how another photographer worked. I am fortunate to know a number of great photographers in town! It was a great learning experience and to finally have some pictures of our family together was really great as well. I'll save the best for our Christmas card, but here is a a shot of just Patrick from the day.

Trip to the Dr.

Patrick made a little trip to the Dr. with daddy today. He has had a nasty looking rash on his arm that just wasn't getting better. Turns out that we have a case of eczema. So some over the counter cream should help. While there, they measured his head again. As reported by Ryan.."our son is dumb again". Apparently his head is only in the 75% now. go figure. I think they really need to have a better way to measure heads. I have heard from so many parents that their babies jumped or dropped notches. oh well, I wasn't worried about it, just think it is crazy that they can't get it right!

Update:
Got more news on this. apparently he was measured for height again as well and went from 10% to 36%... someone really needs to double check how they are measureing babies!! Guess he isn't as short as projected.