McCord is 7 Months Old...

...and looking more and more like his Daddy.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Here they are next to McCord's maple





McCord at Kindermusik with his friends

You're not too sure about all of this eating  business

Meet Little Bo aka: McCord

Hey Doe Doe and Aiya, do you recognize this outfit?



And finally, here's my trusty sewing buddy



Dear McCord,

We've had so much fun this past month watching you grow and learn. 

• One of your biggest accomplishments has been sitting up on your own - and oh! how proud you are of yourself - you can self-entertain sometimes for 30 minutes or so.  Your Daddy and I just love to watch you!  It is so fascinating to see you choose certain toys over others. 
• You, my baby who doesn't take naps, surprised us all and became a regular napper this week! This is still a new accomplishment, but you will sleep for 2 hours in the a.m. and 1 hour in the afternoon. 
• Your favorite time of day is definitely bathtime around 7 pm.  You get so excited when we walk up the stairs to start the routine, and your Daddy and I look forward to this happy moment every day. 
• We've also nicknamed you "our little pterodactyl" because you love to scream and shriek.  Most babies are cooing and babbling when happy, but no, not you - you are squealing with delight!
• Recently we've been introducing foods, and you've tried carrots, avocados and bananas.  So far you seem to like the avocados the most.
• We just started another class with Kindermusik this month - your favorite song last session was "Hello, Hello" and I can't wait to see what you enjoy this time. 
• You had your first sickness at 6 1/2 months.  It started out as a stomach bug that moved to a cold and bronchiolitis.
• This past month, you've really developed a fondness for Rocky.  Wherever Rocky goes, you want to see what he's doing.  One time I was scolding Rocky, and you thought it was so funny you started laughing! Of course that made me laugh.  So here we were rolling with laughter over something so silly. You can imagine, Rocky was so confused why I was telling him "no, no" and laughing at the same time!
• And finally, you are using sign language to communicate with us.  We've been checking out this book from the library so frequently that they won't let us check it out for a while.  So Doe Doe got it for you for Christmas, and at 6 1/2 months you did your first sign: MILK! Since then, you've attempted the signs for "eat" and "diaper change."  Other signs we're working on include "music," "sleep," "Daddy" (Bo made up his own sign for this important word), "more," and "Rocky/dog."