7 months!

Anderson is 7 months! This is crazy. He just seems so old. He really is becoming more of a person each day and I love it! I have so many great pics of him thanks to Aunt Manda who set up a photo shoot in GG's yard. 2 truths: she is talented and the boy is cute. (When do I stop saying how cute my son is? I mean, I know I am always going to think it but there is a point where I can't really say it outloud. If my students' parents went around talking about how cute their kids are, I would think they are total freaks. Like a year? 2 years?) Anyway, the above smile happened when Brandon stopped by after work. I guess myself, Aunt Manda & Noni just weren't enough.

He used to be the same size as his bear.

Anderson at 7 months: (it's too much to read, scroll to video)

What he LOVES:

-Crawling.Everywhere. Fast.

-Pulling up on everything He LOVES the dishwasher & the backs of couches & chairs, but his favorite is climbing Brandon on the floor. He is also getting much better at learning to sit from standing. For awhile he just plopped backwards/sideways/forward & would inevitably get hurt. It is fun to watch him figure things out! He is also in the very beginning stages of cruising!

-Sleeping. At night from about 6:45-5:30 or so...thank you, "crying it out"!! We are still working on the scheduled nap thing.

-Watermelon in the net thing, mum mums & yogurt

-Consignment sale toys. Oh wait, that's me.

-The sisters. While Chloe & Gabbi annoy me on a daily basis, Anderson loves to watch them wrestle, play & bark. Right now he is playing with a spoon basically sitting on Gabbi & she is just kind of there, keeping an eye out. Chloe, in true form, just starting barking from the other room (too lazy to actually come in here).

Not his favorites:

-People who are not his mom. Really! That is not just a shout out to myself (maybe). A teensy bit of stranger anxiety has set making him very aware of people.

-Taking time to eat. He is still not super interested in the bottle & sometimes doesn't really care for food either. There is just too much to do to waste time eating. I'm pretty sure he does not get this trait from me.

-Sitting in his exersaucer. Or anywhere really. He still loves to play with the toys on it, he just doesn't want to be in it. I'm pretty sure he does get this trait from me.

This video requires you to turn the volume of your computer off or you might be scarred. Seriously, the extent of my tone deafness is very apparent. But, he is hilarious. He has recently started "dancing" whenever there is music or we sing some terrible song.