7 months

I am a little late on this but Preston turned 7 months old on the 8th. I can't believe how the time has flown and all the joy he has brought to our home. I thought I would let you know some of the things that he does.

1. Babbles..............a lot

2. Scoots on his back

3. When we say "where's Maddie" he looks for her till he finds her

4. Loves to throw things

5. Drops things on the floor and waits for us to pick it up and then drops it again(fun little game)

6. Rolls all over the house

7. Screams and loves it when we scream back

8. Trys to imitate our mouth movements

9. Likes to blow bubbles with his food(his dad encourages this way to much)

10. Sits up on his own

11. Digs in the sand box with his shovel

12. Unplugs the plug in his bathtub

13. Turns the water on in the sink when I'm not looking

14.Plays with my hair while he is eating(I love it)

15.Stands on his own for a few seconds

16. Shakes his head NO

17. Gives hugs

18. Puts his arms around our neck and tries to eat us

Getting back to his happy self..........finally:)

Preston is starting to get better. I knew he must be really sick because he didn't even want our dog Maddie around. He would cry when she came by him. He sure was sick and it was so hard to know how he was feeling sometimes. He would just cry and cry and everything I offered he rejected. I really missed all his smiles and laughs. Today he was feeling better so we got outside and had some fun together.

So sick

I ended up taking Preston in to the doctors today for his cold because I thought it may be more than that. It ended up that he just has the nasty cold that everyone else has been getting. Craig and I agree that this is the hardest part about being a parent. It is so sad to see your little one so sick and there is only so much that you can do for him. I hope none of your little ones get this!!!

I didn't get any sleep last night because I ended up sleeping on the recliner with him so he could be elevated. I watched our two neighbor girls from 6:50-4:30 today as well. Whewwwwwwwwww.................what a day!

Wheel barrel

Preston woke up sick this morning around 5 and let me tell you, it would break your heart to see him and hear him cough. He coughs so hard that it has made him vomit 3 times already. He has a fever and his nose is running. The little lymph node on the back of his neck is swollen as well. I cried this morning when he was coughing. His face gets all red and his eyes start to water. He is riding in the new wheel barrel Craig got today to help take his mind off of it for a little while.

Craig's first bike and now Preston's

Craig just got his very first bike fixed up for Preston when he gets old enough to ride. Isn't it cute? Mom K said that Craig was a little terror on it and I can only imagine that Preston will be too.

Keith you better get Mason one so they can ride together. Wouldn't it be fun if they could race together:)

Time with Daddy

Craig has been putting a ton of 12 hour shifts the last few weeks and it is nice to finally have some time to spend with him. Preston gets really excited when his Daddy can play with him. Aren't they really starting to look alike?

Playing on the grass

Preston and I spent the afternoon outside yesterday. The weather was in the 60's which was nice for a change. Preston loves the feel of the grass so he kept pulling the blanket toward him so he could touch it. He had fun watching Maddie run around and bark at everything.