Seven Months

At 7 months old, this little guy is developing quite the personality! He's such a happy boy! He has mastered the skill of rolling and uses it as a mode of transportation. We are still waiting for his first tooth to pop through, but anticipate that it will be any day now! He's becoming vocal and we're anxious to hear what that first word will be. He's doing a great job eating, but it really starting to fight "baby food" so were transitioning him to table food. No doctor appointment this month, but he is still trending on the  long and lean side!

Happy Easter!

Mason had been asking for days if the Easter bunny was going to leave him eggs in our backyard. He was so excited to find some there on Easter morning. He was so anxious to wake up his brother so that they could follow the bunny's footprints to the eggs and to their baskets. He was a great big brother and helped Maddon look through his basket. Then we got ready to head to Grandma's to hunt for more eggs before going to brunch at Cog Hill.

Bunny prints led the way to the eggs and baskets

The bunny filled them up!

Looking through his basket

Helping Maddon

Someone got some new shades!

Watching big bro get eggs

Hunting for eggs

Seeing what was inside

Brotherly love

More eggs at Gram's

Relaxing at Grandma's

Posing by the bunny

He wasn't too sure about the grass

A few attempts at Maddon pics (he wasn't very cooperative)

If you give a baby a chocolate bunny...

Egg Hunts & Egg Coloring

This year we were able to attend the same two egg hunts that we did last year. Mason was so excited to go and even explained to Maddon that next year he can get eggs too! The first one went well. He even won two free kids meals at Texas Roadhouse (Daddy was excited about that too!). We went to Red Robin for lunch after the first hunt and then went to the festivities at church! We went out to dinner to celebrate Daddy's birthday and capped off the night by coloring eggs. We gave Mason a little more freedom this year with them. He actually impressed me with his neatness. I was afraid we were going to have a multi-colored kitchen when we were done!

After the first egg hunt

Free kids meals!

Trying out the instruments at the School of Rock tent

Family selfie!

Chillin' at Red Robin

Church egg hunt

at dinner

Coloring eggs

A special birthday egg for Daddy

Six Months

Maddon has officially been with us for half of a year and it's really hard to remember life before him! He is happy little guy who is growing so fast! He is going a great job sitting independently. He will just sit and play with toys for quite awhile. He hasn't yet mastered rolling from back to belly, but is super close. The doctor said that his motor skills are excellent and he is super strong so we shouldn't worry that he's not rolling yet. He has dropped a feeding and now has breast milk four times a day. We are increasing his solids to three times a day and are introducing meats to him, although so far he isn't a fan! He is still long and slender, but is gaining weight appropriately. He now weighs 16 lbs. 11 oz. (30th percentile), is 27.5 inches long (81st percentile) and has a head circumference of 17 inches.

Six months!

A few of his six month photos (he still doesn't like smiling for a camera)

Heading to the park

At the doctor

Swinging with big bro