7th Month in a Nutshell

I don't know if 7 months is a hard age for all kids (and/or parents) but it was for us. It started out with teething, then some separation anxiety, then refusing to eat, all of which led to no sleeping for anyone! Just when I thought, it's not possible to be any more exhausted--Chance figured out how to crawl. It's interesting because he so desperately wanted to get around on his own, but now when he realizes he's crawled away from me he dislikes that too.
Overall, I hope 8 months old is a little easier on everyone. My hope is that with his maturity he'll decide eating and sleeping are okay!!


Finally, got Chance to eat a little something. Although, he was a lot more interested in spitting and sputtering than actually eating. It was very comical, but what a mess!


Jon was in town and off on a weekend! Wahoo!! We celebrated by all going to a Christmas tree lighting nearby. It was great fun to spend the day with my boys! Of course we had to leave before they lit the tree, but we sure enjoyed all the music and fun!


My friend Timara from nursing school came to town! It was wonderful visiting and catching up with her!

First Halloween!

Our lil' Tiger on his first Halloween. He was pretty grumpy before the big event, but once he saw all the people and fun costumes he was grrrreat!





Mommy and Daddy with their Tiger!




Chance's friend Lochlan the Leprachaun from next door. The first of many fun Halloweens to come for these two! We are so blessed to have such great neighbors around us!


Our neighbor dressed up as a witch. We thought Chance might be afraid of her, but no, he laughed.


Overall, the night was a lot of fun! After Chance went to bed, Jon and I sat out on the porch with a blanket and hot chocolate and passed out candy to the masses. And of course I was already scooping out costumes I liked for Chance next year.