7 months is so fun!

Connor is now 7 months old and he's just such a fun little man....

....or big man weighing 19lbs 15oz on the 18th...still less than his Daddy at 7 months (and 2in taller).  He laughs and smiles on cue, I can distract him from tears just by smiling at him.  He's hilarious to watch play with his toys and even more so in the bathtub.  The newest adorable thing he does is stick his tongue in and out while he feels his teeth with it.  I can make him giggle for a few minutes straight which just makes me laugh and I feel like we're playing the "haha game".  Did anyone ever play that when they were younger?  It would still make me laugh if I did it now- you lay face up w/ your head on someone's stomach...then someone on yours and so on (with a few people) and you go around diong "ha" then the next person "haha" then the next "hahaha" and so on.  Sounds dump but by the 5th turn you're hysterically laughing.  That's what it's like when Connor starts laughing. 

He hasn't really progressed in the attempt to crawl- he still sits up long enough to reach for things and fall.  He's gotten better about not falling and pushing himself backup when he's almost down.  He's started to reach for higher things like the table and the top of the tub and kind of attempts to stand. 

As I said earlier I started making Connor's baby food.  I didn't know if I'd last long because at first it seemed time consuming, but it's really not bad and I'm actually enjoying it!  Greg & I loved to host mini parties- we used to do this a lot more before Connor.  I loved looking at fun new recipes (and old ones) for appetizers and party food and we'd spend a few hours making food.  Well we don't do that so much anymore, so making baby food is kind of my alternative.  So far I've made single fruits and veggies that we've frozen in ice cube trays- carrots, sweet potatos, apples, pears, peas, butternut squash, rutabaga, mango, strawberries, papaya, peaches; and then foods you can't freeze like bananas, avocado and melons.  We've also done a few mixed things that he hasn't tried yet but they're in the freezer and ready for the next 2 weeks- a chicken, sweet potato, apple meal and another with fish, leek, carrot and cheese.  Right now we have 11 ice cube trays in the freezer!  He seriously likes it all which is GREAT because I don't know what we'd do with a picky eater since neither of us are picky. 

Daddy's little monkey loves bananas!

We got 5 inches of snow about 2 weeks ago which was FABULOUS because Greg was off Monday and Tuesday for "snow days".  NC doesn't know how to handle snow and even people with SUVs were going 5mph with the first inch.  Here are a few pics of our snow day-

My parents and Glenna came last weekend to see us (or just Connor).  We tried a new meal- Hungarian Goulash.  It was AWESOME.  I recommend- we got the recipe from his boss' wife who found it on Wolfgang Puck.  We did our 1st new "Odd Thursdays" meal- a chicken chinese meal with red peppers, leek, parsnips, zucchini and a tiny bit of hoisen sauce.  It was delicious and we didn't even need rice with it.  We're trying a roast chicken this Thursday.  So far we're doing well with the new meal resolution- we've even done it more often that every other Thursday:)  Instead of trashing the unused leek and parsnip like I'd usually do in 2 weeks- we used it for Connor!  Another reason I love making baby food.

Connor playing with Auntie G and Putney wants the attention...of course.

My book reading resolution is going well- I finished the N.Sparks book on like the 9th and I've been deciding what to read next- I have a few to choose from and only a couple days to decide.  I'm leaning towards "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by the same guy as "Kite Runner".  Greg's recommendation- I wouldn't normally pick this kind of book (based in Afghanistan) but that's what this resolution is all about.  Another possibility is "The City of Fallen Angels" about Venice, Italy.  I'll let you know what I decide next blog...

Until then here's a cutie pic of our man at 7 months old:)  Love him!