Dear Teddy,

7 months old already? Man, time flies when you're having fun. And, boy are we having fun with you these days!! You seem to have the most fun trying to eat things that are a) electronic, b) Dad's or my face/fingers/hair/elbow, or c) otherwise inedible. You also enjoy standing. Just standing - with no where to move to or nothing to do but just stand for standing's sake. Except for when you decide letting go of my fingers and dive-bombing me face first would be fun. You think that is exceptionally fun.

You still are not a crawling baby, but you are thisclose. You can get on all fours and rock back and forth. You've been known to scoot your self backwards and sweep our floors with your tummy. You discovered the handle on our TV stand the other day, and I'm thinking I may need to get on that spring cleaning "baby-proofing" job soon.

Sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, pears, carrots and squash remain as your favorite foods. We've ventured into the world of finger foods, but you're still not convinced. Maybe it's the whole I-don't-have-teeth thing that is getting in your way...

We're still trying to secure your first house, but we're hoping you'll have some mud weeds grass to play in soon. Of course there have been many more groggy mornings and oddly colored poopy diapers and talks about how "we sit on our bottoms in the tub" or "this is not for eating, this is for ___."  But watching you explore and grow and laugh?

Well shucks, that's the most fun I've had in a long while, little man.
Love,
Mom