Seven Months

Louis is seven months old today. I usually try not to ramble on about him all the time, so we'll stick mostly to pics. His favorite toys are mardi gras beads and cords of any kind. Basically he loves anything that could be a choking hazard (as shown in the picture above). He's also a great roller and scooter. Not captured in the picture above is his fall from the hotel bed shortly after this picture was taken. His parents are slow learners. Luckily he seems to be made of some kind of rubbery material that bounces unharmed off of walls and tile floors.
He also really likes being outside. We go for walks almost everyday, rain or shine. He of course likes nice days better (like the beautiful almost 70 degree weather we had on Thursday above), but doesn't complain when we walk in wind, rain or even snow.

He's also learned the very important task of feeding himself Cheerios. This is great for all of us, because now he doesn't have to scream everytime he wants one put in his mouth. This makes mealtimes better for all.

He loves to play with whatever is on the ground around him. Shoes (with shoelaces- kind of the same fixation he has with cords), books, clothes, and whatever else we are negligent putting away.

Unfortunately, we've discovered he is not the best traveler. He has to have someone sit with him in the back or else he gets lonely. And he doesn't sleep well in hotels at all. Our recent trip to Freeport, ME proved this way to well. Luckily, he is still very happy and cute as we drag him around all day long.

On top of all of that learning, he now puts himself to sleep at night, eats baby food like a piglet, has two teeth and loves to pull our hair when he is happy. He's doing pretty good for having to deal with us as parents.