Simon- 6 & 7 months

I kept putting off Simon's 6 month post, thinking I would get to it eventually.... well, here I am and I can't remember diddly squat about him at 6 months.

Let's see...

I did remember to take his pictures on time.

And I'm pretty sure he slept 11 straight hours for the 1st time that month... and that was a 1, maybe 2, time occurrence.

Tried really hard to drop the 4th nap, and when he did it made his bedtime really early, ~6 pm.

He started solids. Tasted rice and oatmeal cereal, sweet potatoes, peas, apple sauce, carrots, avocado, and bananas.... and liked them all... good eater.

Ate about 2 meals a day.

Sat by himself.

Huh, I guess I did remember some things.

Well child visit

27 1/2 inches

19 pounds

7 months...

2 bottom teeth appeared. Unfortunately, not at the same time. It was rough.

He started this awful grunt and arching back routine and would wake up screaming at night. I'm guessing it was from the teething ??? It has since disappeared and he's much happier.

Only food I've added to his menu is butternut squash.

3 meals a day.

Says "beh" and "gah"

Keeping the 3 naps.

By the end of this month (once we got back from the beach), I'm no longer feeding him at night and he goes between 6:30ish pm and I roll out of bed at 6am.

Wakes up a lot happier these days.

Gets up on hands and knees and rocks... but can't figure out the crawling thing, much to his dismay.

Does a real good plank.

Scoots backwards and swivels to get what he wants.

Trying to drink water from a sippy cup.

 I took these pictures right before naptime... I should have known better.

Whenever you hand him a stuffed animal when he's tired, he immediately sucks on his thumb.

Had a hard time getting "comfortable". :) 

 Took the lovey away so he would sit still.

Tried to get a pic of him on his hands and knees, but he was finished.

Arboretum

One day at the end of June, we met our friends at the Arboretum.

I usually avoid the Arboretum in the summer, but it was supposed to be in the lower 90s. Too bad the humidity almost sufficated us!

I was excited to see the Chihuly exhibit.

Climbing around waiting on our friends. 

 Brinley, Ava, and MG



We brought the kids' swimsuits so they could cool off in the frog fountains. 

 And had a picnic lunch.



 Eating grass will give you a grass 'stache.



 Simon and Connor ...

...and their little bud, Cason- who they can't wait to meet in October!

At one point there was a perfect storm- Henry whining, MG not quite making it to the potty, and Simon's exhausted self screaming his head off, but we survived and enjoyed our time with our friends. 

Random June

We haven't had anything we've had to do or anywhere we've had to be, so we've really enjoyed hanging around our house.... and with the lower temps than last summer, we've gotten to play outside without dying of a heat stroke.

Got caught eating monkey grass while playing hide and go seek.

Loves his PlayMobil men 

Margaret Gray loves her Baby Simon... when he's not pulling her hair.

I'm actually trying to figure out a little about my camera. My friend, Vaune, is very patiently guiding me along the way.

Simon's the perfect subject to practice on since he's not moving yet.

My dear godson, Charlie, had the best Shoe Party when he turned 2!

Speaking of shoes, MG has been rockin' Henry's boots. She's worn his cowboy boots (that are 3 sizes too big) on several outings... I'm learning to pick my battles concerning her wardrobe.

Loves his stomp rocket.... even though he was quite distraught when it didn't go to the moon.

 Cassie, I want Simon's montly pics as good as Jacob's.... practicing. fail.

These 2 will not leave me when feeding Simon. They're supposed to be quiet when in the room... 

 Side note- these 2 have developed their own uniform this summer.... Henry= Josh Hamilton shirt (nothing new) and MG= clothing, optional.

More practicing...

Margaret Gray basically started potty training herself. I fought it, then decided to go ahead and embrace it... easier to do it now than when Simon's on the move. She's doing ok.

 

The Bigs entertained themselves one afternoon for quite some time with this couch cushion and life jackets.

Popsciles with sweet friends

An art "lesson"... learning to draw flowers

Someone was a little frustrated

 Water fun

Painting the driveway

One of my favorite things about our little house are the summer sunsets- love the orange glow.... crazy to think this is our last summer here.

You know what Blogger??- it's crazy that I can upload all these pictures, but somehow have
"exceeded upload quota" when trying to add tiny pics to the sidebar.... and you want me to pay you monthly??? Hmmm.... fishy.