Catching up with Cole

We had a great visit with David's little cousin Cole at Aunt Lauren's! David and Cole got dressed in matching outfits and had a grand old time hanging on the floor :)  Here are some of my favorite shots. We can't wait to watch the 2 of them grow up together :) 

                 

                 

Hi Cole!

David is now a champ at eating solid foods. Here he is gobbling up some sweet potatoes. He still loves holding the spoon himself, but he's getting a lot better at actually eating the food vs. just spitting it back out/playing with it with his hands :) And if he really likes what's on the menu (still just one serving of cereal at school and one fruit or veggie at night), he'll grow super impatient waiting for us to fill up the spoon for the next mouthful, and lean forward all the way in his chair with his mouth open reaching for the spoon.. super cute :)

David has taken to having giggle outbreaks every so often. Here's a video of him and daddy hanging out on the couch :)

And here are a few other shots just hanging around...

helping mommy with the wash

hanging with pops & big bro franklin

Franklin seems to be enjoying David's company more and more now too (versus just wanting to lick him!). He comes into the nursery every morning when he hears that David's awake, and sits next to us while David nurses, looking for him to say hi :) and just like Franklin puts his head on our laps to get a nice petting of the ears, he snuggles up with David in bed & on the couch now too. David loves watching Franklin, and talks and laughs at him all the time. They're going to be thick as thieves some day we just know :)

In other news, David is almost completely out of his 6m clothes - all the arms are about 2" too short! He's teething a lot, but we haven't seen a full tooth pop through yet... any day we're sure! And we're back to sleeping through the night! (his bout of bronchitis really threw us off our schedule for a few weeks)  And he rolled over from his back to his belly too! And is doing great at sitting up.. he still falls over, but does it so much more gracefully now and most of the time just rolls onto his stomach and hangs out, like he's ready to crawl away :)

David's also interacting more and more with his surroundings. He picks things up and knows what they are & what they're supposed to do now too (pacifier, squeaky toys, etc.). It's really amazing to see all the developmental changes every week.. he's developing quite a personality too - he's playful, goofy and inquisitive, and is just all around a fun-loving little guy. 

And finally, here he is doing my favorite new trick of peek-a-boo with a blanket (he pulls it down and peeks his head up just so his eyes peek out to look at you) :)