Seven Months!

Tomorrow will mark 7 months from the day we met our son! In some ways it is hard to believe it has been so long, and yet he fits in so well it seems like he has always been here! We have been having a wonderful first summer as a family! Last weekend we took our first little family vacation to the Traverse City area. We went to Horse Show by the Bay on Saturday to support one of our favorite animal rescue groups, CANTER, which was holding a benefit auction and dinner. We then took Christopher to see his first drive-in movie! He played on the playground and "drove" our truck while we waited for the show. We watched Toy Story 3 (I give it two thumbs up). On Sunday we toured Mission Point, waded out into the ridiculously warm water, and enjoyed some delicious ice cream. We all had a blast! Now that we are home and settled again, it is back to work. We are busily readying the house and yard to have a big party for Christopher when our adoption is finalized. We are just waiting on a court date and are excited to get things completed. Here are some things we have learned about our little man in the last 7 months:

*He is one healthy eater! He LOVES pretty much every healthy food you put in front of him (even the ones we won't eat!) He has even spit out a cookie in exchange for a piece of broccoli! His favorites include blueberries carrots and green beans.

*He loves the water! He has a blast playing in the pool and splashing in his water table. He doesn't mind being wet head to toe while swimming (but try to wash his face and hands, and he is not such a happy camper, lol)

*He FINALLY sleeps through the night! It took 6 1/2 months to get to this point! He now has a projector that shines moons and stars on his ceiling and has a blankie and a stuffed monkey that he takes to bed with him. When he wakes up at night he finds them in the bed, looks up at the stars, and just goes back to sleep. I still don't sleep through the night though, since every time he stirs I am sitting up watching him on the monitor! :o)

*He doesn't talk much (yet) but seems to understand most of what we say to him.

*He has the most infectious giggle!! He loves to be chased and tickled and I could listen to the resulting giggle all day!

*He LOVES pillows and regularly wants on our bed to he can roll, hide and play in them. I think he would love one of those bouncy houses full of pillows....dream come true!

*He is quite the entertainer and loves to dance! We go to a Kindermusik class once a week and he loves to entertain with his groovy moves! The bigger the audience the better!

*He has an inguinal hernia that needs to be surgically corrected (we see the surgeon this week). It turns out his Michael Jackson impression is not just little boy curiosity....glad we pointed that one out to the pediatrician! Poor little guy!

I can't wait to update the blog with photos from our court date....hopefully it will be soon! Here are a few photos from our first vacations as a family!!