7 Months!

Little Levi turned seven months on July 5th!  We are officially into the second half of the first year of his life.  He just keeps growing and growing and we are so in love with him. 

Seven months means he is moving around!  The first part of the month brought lots of rolling..something he hadn't really done previously.  The middle of the month started his army crawling where he can pretty much scootch around to get what he wants.  We'll see if the end of the month brings about normal crawling with space between his belly and the floor.

He continues to make us laugh on a regular basis..always engaging us and wanting us to play with him.  He is definitely a people person and loves to get attention (hmm..which parent do you think that takes after??) from strangers or mom and dad.  Levi obviously brings us a lot of joy but I'm learning how much joy he can bring others as well.  I pray this is something that continues long into his life and something he can be intentional with later.  He really is such a sweet little  boy :).

Levi has done quite a bit of traveling for his short little life..including an airplane ride! We travelled to Virginia in June and then me and Levi road tripped it home to Illinois with Grandma and Grandpa for a week!  He also finally got to meet his Great Grandma and Grandpa Meeks!  We flew back from Peoria to Syracuse and he did great on the plane..what an answer to prayer!

So thankful to God for this little boy.

6 Months!

Well, today is the last day to get his 6 month pictures posted before he turns 7 months..bad mom!  I can't believe it was a month ago that we took these pictures!  Our little baby boy is half a year old and 2013 is halfway over!!!  Whew.

Is he not the sweetest little thing you've ever seen??  We are just smitten!

Levi continutes to be a content, cheerful little guy.  He sleeps well and talks a lot.  However, this little booger can pinch!  He started pinching primarily while nursing, but now pinches just about anything he can get his little fingers on..and he has quite the grip.  I think (hope) its just his way of exploring his surroundings.  

His 6 month birthday also brought on his first words: momomom!!  Well, I suppose "oh my" were his first words but we haven't heard those since their original debut.  Momomom we hear on a regular basis now :).  It has been really fun listening to him discover his voice (and screeches) and learn new sounds.  However, the poor kid sometimes says mom mom mom when we leave him in his crib for a nap..that sure tugs my little heart to go get him! 

 He continues to get stronger; he sits up really well on his own and generally enjoys his tummy time for a while.  We have to fight him in the bathtub to lay down for us because he's still too wobbly to sit in there but doesnt want to lay his head back on his bath sling.  He also officially rolled over for the first time just a few days before his 6 month birthday from his belly to his back!  I think he startled himself in doing it though and hasn't chosen to roll all the way again.

My little baby is turning into a little boy..losing his baby look.

Coordinating with Dad in his new monster PJ's!

Standing and excited about it!

 Muscle man shirts with Dad!

So thankful for this 6 month old blessing :)