After some minor protests, a little more coaxing and silly faces from the brothers, we got what I think are the best pictures so far! Thank you to Jaime for such patience and great photos.
At 7 Months Ethan...
- Crawling! Aaaa!! He swivels on his belly for direction, scoots up on his knees, and launches himself forward like a seal. He is so proud of himself and suddenly into everything! The days of laying him on the floor outside my bathroom and taking a shower are over. Yipes!
- His favorite "toy" is Brooklynn. He loves to eat her headband, steal her toys, and literally crawl all over her. She tolerates it some days and squawks at him others.
- Is still not interested in eating solids. I have tried everything--mixing cereal with my milk, sweet baby food, bait-and-switch with toys, etc. Nothin' doin'! He shudders, spits, and sometime gags. The only thing he'll eat besides milk is those little rice puff snacks-- don't know whether he likes them because they're "toys" to him, if he likes more texture, or if he's just "mr. independent" and insists on feeding himself.
- Fits into 0-3 month clothes width-wise, and 6 month clothes length-wise. He's long and skinny. Although his cheeks are filling out, he still has no butt. He is just tipping the scales at 12 lbs and wears size 1 diapers.
- Giggles, likes to be tossed in the air, and is easy and fun to tickle. Just yesterday he crawled over the top of Brooklynn and she got ahold of his feet, which of course she began to chew on, and Ethan could not keep back the giggles from her tickly mouth!
- Still has no teeth, though he's been drooling for months now. We often call him the slimer. By the end of the day he's usually wet down to his belly-button.
- His favorite things to chew on, besides his sister and his own feet, seem to be paper products. If he sees a paper airplane, box of tissues, diaper (clean or dirty!), or box of wipes on the floor, he has an instant target.
- Still flirts and will go to just about anyone. The ladies at church love him!
- Still wakes up at least once a night. Someday....*sigh*
- Loves his older brothers. Whenever he's crying I can ask Jake to make him happy and Ethan will usually be laughing within minutes. I often see him watching Jake and Bray run around in the house and can just imagine him taking notes!
- Is still a happy lump. She occassionally rolls to get somewhere, but mostly stays in one place and just plays. You've never met a more mellow sweet baby. She only squawks when she gets stuck in a corner, when being mauled by her brother, or is hungry or dirty. She loves to play with her toes, kick her feet until her socks come off, and chew on anything within reach!
- Loves to growl, squeal, grunt, and giggle and has the most expressive little brown eyes. Even the pediatrician at her last appointment commented on her sparkly countenance-- if only she could speak, I wonder what she would say!
- Is beginning to eat solids, but is still picky and figuring it out. Banana seems to be a winner?
- Is only just fitting into 6 month clothes, and like her brother is tiny for her age. She's has fluffly little buns, chunky thighs, and sweet cheeks, but still looks like a little pixie next to her contemporaries. She is only a half-pound heavier than her brother and is in size 2 diapers now.
- Is soooo fun to dress up! I never thought I would get so excited about baby clothes and the color pink, but it seriously makes my heart happy! I squeal every time she starts fitting into the next size of cute little outfits and mourn those that she is so quickly outgrowing. I love the headbands, bows, socks, accessories, etc. I know it's a little ridiculous, but I don't care! Yay for girls!
- Loves to paly peek-a-boo with a towel or blanket. You can tell she is so proud of herself for pulling that thing off of her face! Jacob loves to play with her and does this game like a pro!
- Still has no teeth but seems to be complaining and has some promising lumpy gums. She's not nearly as much of a drooler as Ethan is though. I guess we'll see!
- Loves her binky, loves to snuggle, and enjoys her mobile. Unlike her brother, who spits the binky and will keep himself awake as long as there's something to see and room to wiggle, she falls asleep fairly easily and almost always naps whenever we drive somewhere. Nighttime is still inconsistent though. Last night she did 7 hours--yay! The night before... was up 3 times. arg! Hoping it's just the teeth.
- Always has to look at whoever is holding her. It's almost as if she's checking to be sure you're still there. She turns and smiles, then goes back to whatever she was looking at. Last night, Jason was doing his famous baby-calming game of lay-next-to-me-and-watch-me-throw-this-ball. Stops a crying baby it its tracks every time! It was extra cute with Brooklynn though, because between every toss, she would turn her head towards him, they would look at eachother, and then she'd flip her head back up to see the next toss-- toss, heads together, smile at daddy, heads up, toss! Adorable!
- Loves her brothers. Even when they're mauling her she puts up with it fairly well and sometimes even rewards them with a laugh. We love our baby doll!
