time for patio tea

Our new patio furniture has arrived! A few pictures of our big splurge . . . . any and all visitors are welcome! We can do tea on the patio!

Still planning to do a few more things to the back porch and backyard, including hanging bamboo blinds and landscaping.

Picture from this evening . . . this is the face of "I've been up since 5:15 am and have slept for a little over 1 hr all day long" . . . fun stuff

some of my favorite things . . .

Lots of favorites lately (and not so favorite things, too) . . . mr. personality!

Being held by my grandma's . . .


my toys . . .

NO SOCKS!! definitely not the socks . . .

rolling over . . .

sucking on my fruit mesh toy . . .

hugging my new orange stuffed animal . . .

clapping & patty-cake . . .

the kitty . . . now if I was just a little faster . . .

holding my beach ball with one hand (quite the skill!) . . .

and last, but definitely not least, I love attention!! . . .

Two-fers

Two teeth have officially made their debut through Grey's lower gums. This, of course, has been associated with much drooling and chewing on everything! He will be 8 months on Tuesday, the 9th, and we can't believe how much he has changed! and what a personality! A few pictures from the past month . . . (7 month old pictures) . . .

Thanks, Aunt Becca, for my new tie shirts . . . I look so dashing in them . . .

Good picture of the new teeth . . .

It's easy to be happy with so many toys!

Trying on mom's new work hat . . . looking good! ready for work in the OR!

At Grey's 7 month appt (for shots, poor baby!), he weighed 18 lb 11 oz! He is quickly outgrowing the clothes we have for him. It is shocking how much (new) baby clothes cost and how quickly they are outgrown! Carter's 9 month stuff doesn't even fit him anymore! So we now have a paucity of 12-18 month clothes, and I am hoping to rectify this with some baby consignment shopping - why spend a fortune for clothes that are going to be drooled on, puked on, pooped on, and then outgrown in a few months? lets be sensible here! (although, we went to Old Navy yesterday and they really do have some super cute baby clothes!! that's how they lure you in!)