7 months old and mobile!

Hi everyone! Sorry this is a little late but Mommy and Daddy have been busy trying to get me to sit still! The month started off great! We were very busy visiting a lot of people this month. We went and visited Adriana and Joe and I got to go swimming in their pool! I had so much fun and I can’t wait to do it again next year.

Daddy and his family threw Nanna a surprise 75th Birthday Party at Uncle Kyle’s. Nanna was really surprised and was very happy. I was a little cranky that day because of my one fang coming in (luckily the other one just came in on the other side so now I don’t look that silly!) but I still had a good time. We also went to Nanna’s house a couple of times and I always have a good time there. This last time I was really a happy baby and I was giggling and bouncing and making all sorts of funny sounds for everyone. I also went to Julianna’s 2nd birthday party. Mommy and Daddy gave me a little ice cream and I can’t wait for my birthday in February. Uncle Brian and Aunt Nicole had us and Grammy and Pop-Pop over and I really liked playing in their house. I really liked their Yorkie, Snoop. He is soooo cute. I think I like his toys better than Chrissie and Roxie’s.

Speaking of toys I need to give a shout out to my Uncle Brian. He sent me a soccer ball rattle and a soccer ball that I can kick around. His note said that since I started moving Mommy should start training me so I can go kicking with them. Although, for me to go with them that would entail them going themselves. So, Uncle Brian, whenever you’re free, Mommy’s ready to go.

I also celebrated my first Labor Day with a picnic at Grammy and Pop-Pop’s. It was loads of fun. All of Mommy’s family was there (except for the Marylanders) but it was still fun. I got to spend a lot of time with ‘Aunt Anne’ and Julianna. Mommy tried to get our pictures, but as she was trying to get us to smile, she’d let the camera drop so most of them are just of our heads! Silly Mommy! It was great to see everyone again and I can’t wait until our next family get together. 

I have to say the biggest accomplishment for me this month is definately my crawling skills. I started “army crawling” about 2 weeks ago and let me tell you, I’m fast! Just this past week I’ve ventured onto my knees a couple of times and I’m thinking if I get that down, I’ll be even faster. Oh, and get this, this past Sunday, while Daddy was sitting on the couch and I was sitting on the floor right below him and I grabbed onto the sofa and pulled myself up to a standing position. I was so proud…Mommy couldn’t stop laughing and Daddy looked like a dear in headlights! I have a feeling Mommy won’t be laughing for long though! I can pull myself up onto my bouncer and then back off again. They should have made my middle name “daredevil” because if its dangerous I won’t stop until I try it, no matter how many times Mommy and Daddy take me away from things. If it looks interesting, I’m there – especially the tv cabinet and putting the dog’s ears in my mouth.

On the 11th (my seventh month “birthday”) Mommy gave me a Gerber cookie and it was gooooooood! Mommy noticed that I would gum my food in my mouth when she would feed me, and with my crawling skills excelling everyday, Mommy thought that she’d let me try it and I’m glad that she did! I love those cookies so much that I cry whenever they take it away from me. I had one on Saturday night when Grammy and Grandpop came over for dinner and I got it down to two little pieces, but I kept on dropping them down into my chair, but it was ok, because I’d find them a little later and continue to knaw on them. They are some good cookies.

That’s about it for this month, Daddy has a lot of new pictures posted on Flickr, and be sure to check out my first crawling video below, it’s a little dark and I barely move, but it was only the beginning! Also, don’t forget to go vote for me at the Lehigh Valley Mall. Voting is open until September 26th. It costs $1 and it supports the March of Dimes, a great cause. Also, Dr. Christina Lee is sponsoring it and our family owes a lot to her help. So please, go out and support this beautiful cause because babies are awesome!

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