7 months

dear gavin,
you are the light of my life. you have grown, learned, and changed so much since the day we took you home from the hospital; what an awesome privilege that i have to get to be with you every day to watch your little capabilities unfold.

at seven months, you love bananas. LOVE them. to the point of getting a spoon full and leaning forward with your mouth dropped open for the next bite. another thing you just can't get enough of are gerber bites. it's so fun introducing you to new foods! you can also sit up for an extended period -- all by yourself! what a little man! you can roll from front to back and then back again and while you're not crawling just yet, i have a feeling it's not too long before you're well on your way to scooting around the house. you can recognize people and sometimes you don't like it too much when mama or daddy leave the room. (this you let us know by protesting... loudly!) i love that you can reach your hands up when you want to be picked up and i love your wonderful belly laugh. you are such a happy child. we feel so blessed to have been gifted with a child who posses such a cheerful disposition.

you're an easy going baby and mama does not, for a single second, take that for granted. 95% of the time, you go down for naps and bed like a dream. the other 5%? ah well, we're all allowed to have bad days. :) a few weeks ago, you took your first international flight (across the pacific!) to visit grandma and grandpa and you handled it like a champ. such a good baby boy.

my sweet gavin, i love you so much. you're seven months and i feel such pride for you and for the little person you continue to grow to be. i look forward to what the next few months will bring as we close out your first year.

love you forever,
mama