7 Months

My baby is 7 months old today! Wow! What a sweet, precious, fun boy he is!! Here are some updates...
- His first tooth broke through today (I felt it while he was chewing on my chin)
- He's sitting up pretty well on his own, though he has a tough time rebalancing if he gets off kilter, so I can't leave him on his own yet
- He loves playing on his tummy, and he's scooting a little (primitive crawl) to get to toys, though most of the time to get something, he'll roll to it
- He's babbling a lot, and his favorite syllabyl is "bah"
- He's eating a good variety of foods, including rice cereal, vegetables, fruits, and meat/veg/fruit mixtures
- He's outgrown his bouncer seat--after seeing him pull himself up on the toybar and then try to get out the side (almost toppling over), I decided we better retire it
- He wakes up happy in the morning now. He'll often lay in bed and coo a while (10 minutes or so) before letting us know he wants to be fed (aka fussing)
- I had to move the jumperoo up the next height, and he's just loving bouncing around in it. His legs are getting awfully strong from all of that exercise

Grandmom has been in town this past week for a visit, and she and Isaiah have had lots of QT. It was nice for Isaiah to have so much one-on-one time during the week, and she helped out a lot around the house so we could have more quality time with him in the evenings. We'll miss you, Gmom!

6 months & Anniversary in Hot Springs

On June 25, Isaiah turned 6 months old and our marriage turned 5 years old. We celebrated by going to Hot Springs, Arkansas for the weekend (also the last weekend before starting my internship). We had a nice time but quickly realized that vacations are so very different with young ones along--flexibility is definitely the key, it seems. Here are a few pictures from the trip...

Checking out the Fordyce Bath-house below...part of the national park...

On a riverboat ride on Lake Hamilton--beautiful!

Updates on Isaiah in recent weeks--he loves his feet, no teeth yet but one is about to pop through on the bottom, he loves all food except green peas and he shows a lot of interest in our food/drinks, he is often very vocal (especially in quiet places--restaurants, etc), really good hand-eye coordination, he loves, loves, LOVES Frankie, he naps better during the day when at home but not so much at daycare, and he's sleeping through the night like a champ. At his 6 month appointment, he weighed 16lb 8 oz (50th%), his length was 27in (75th%), and his head circumference was 50-75th%.

Isaiah has been sick the past couple of days, and it's been really challenging with me now working full-time with very little flexibility. It's breaking my heart to see him so little each day, and I'm torn with feelings of guilt, missing him, worry, etc. This is one major adjustment. We know we'll get through it with God's help, but we definitely would appreciate your prayers as we transition.