BIG NEWS :: I can sit up on my own!
Aren't I so grown? This has changed playtime forever and has made things much more hands free for Mom. It isn't without its dangers, though. I have taken many a tumble, but am confident in claiming this milestone, regardless of the occasional clumsiness.
Speaking of clumsiness...
Continuing with my amazing mobility, I really am all over the place. I am still rolling like a champ—I can cover some serious ground now!
With my new moves, I am also becoming increasingly destructive. So much so that I've heard talk of "babyproofing" around these parts...
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| Crime Scene: Joshua Haddon Pugh vs. the Flowers |
As the resident wiggle worm, I also make bath time a little difficult these days [somebody has to make things interesting around here!].
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| Who me? Difficult? |
I don't know if you would call this "pulling up," but I definitely know how to get around. When T came to visit while Mom and Dad celebrated Dad's birthday [post on that coming soon], I was showing off my standing skills.
Dad has dubbed the ottoman as my first pulpit :) Speaking of preaching, check out some of my new vocal skills...
In the past week or so, my babbling has begun to sound more like words. I can do da-da-da-da, ma-ma-ma-ma, ya-ya-ya-ya, ee-ee-ee-ee, and countless other impressive phrases. They think I don't know what I'm saying, but it's really that they don't know what I'm saying. It's perfectly cognizable [yes, cognizable] to me.
You may have noticed it in the videos above, but I'm also making a new face these days. I usually scrunch my nose when I smile, but now I'm just scrunching my nose and opening my mouth really wide. It's usually accompanied by some form of grunt or gasp. Mom has dubbed it my "stanky face." I'm not sure why, everything I do is cute...
Awesome, right? Derek Zoolander's "Blue Steel" ain't got nothin' on me...
I still love to eat and am pretty willing to try whatever Mom feeds me. I recently was introduced to garbanzo beans because we were advised that I need more iron in my diet [apparently all babies do— thanks, Aunt Lauren]. I was thoroughly disgusted, but still ate them. I did for a couple of days, but now I'm not having them. Mom made a ton, so she's trying to mix them with other things to mask that grainy texture. I humor her and eat these new concoctions— she tries so hard...
I'm also eating without my clothes on. Apparently a lot of the food I eat stains my clothes, so my Mom wised up and removes all that before I grub. Don't worry folks, I still have my diaper on.
Still no teeth yet, but I'm definitely chewing on everything. Maybe one day they'll decide to appear. I'm not sure how excited I'll be about that...
Another new thing came in month seven...
A babysitter! Meet Regina. She's pretty awesome. She comes over every week to hang out with Mom [I'm always excited about Tuesday afternoons!], but this was the first time I got to be with just her. Other than when the grandparents are here, Mom and Dad had never gone out without me. They went to dinner to celebrate some silly lovey dovey holiday in February. I think I behaved well enough to prove myself worthy of being left behind again.
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| Family pic before they headed out for date night. |
I will grab anything—that includes your nose [or hair, or beard, or mouth....]
Well friends, I think that covers the highlights. I'm still waiting for my 7 month photo shoot. Mom needs to get with it. I don't know why she thinks she's so busy. She hasn't seen nothin' yet ;)
I shall return with number 8—it will be here before you know it!
Love,
Haddon
I just watched through these videos with James, and Ella's comment for Haddon's last video: "That's kinda cute. That's cute." :)
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience with James and keeping Luke little boys scream and growl a lot at this age. Very loudly. This was the point it became really hard to take James to the church service. Haddon Pugh is such a cutie.