7 Months

7 Months

• He is so close to crawling, but still hasn't coordinated his hands and feet yet. He gets up on his hands and knees and pushes himself to get where he wants to go. He can move across an entire room!

• He loves to hear his own voice. He is making a lot of new sounds here lately!
• He has so much fun playing on the floor with a few toys. Now that he can sit up really well, he is enjoying lots of floor time.

• He likes eating sweet potatoes and squash. We are trying new solid foods with caution!
  
• He is such a smiley boy! It is getting easier and easier to make him smile.

• He can sit in a highchair now.
  
• He is still showing signs of teething, but I still don't see any teeth. ***UPDATE: I just felt his first tooth tonight (07/26)!
  
• He took his first airplane ride to Nebraska to see my family. He did great in the airplane. We may have a future traveler on our hands!

• He helped surprise his grandma on her 50th birthday! She didn't know we were coming to Nebraska so it was a big surprise she she arrived at her surprise party and we were all there!
  

• He laughs when we play silly games with him! His laugh is one of the sweetest sounds! When I hear it, I can't help but thank God for giving him to us.

• He loves to be around other kids! He was so happy playing with all of his cousins in Nebraska. We miss them so much!

• He had so much fun hanging out with his Uncle Trinity in Nebraska. Judah loved looking at all of his deer!
  

• He went on his first work trip with daddy to Atlanta, GA. He got to meet several of Nathan's clients and and all of them thought he looked just like Nathan (I agree!).

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• Judah's health has been great this month! Praise God for a baby who enjoys eating again!!!
  

Completing Him Challenge: My Husband Rocks

I am still making this challenge a priority, but I have fallen behind on telling you all about it.

Two weeks ago the Marriage challenge was: Admire Your Husband. If you are a blogger write a post all about your husband and what you admire in him and then show it to him! He will smile!

I struggled writing this post because I felt like I couldn't write a "quick post" that adequately explains how much I admire my husband. I quickly realized that nothing I could write could adequately praise my husband. Showing him love and admiration is something I need to do daily!!! One little blog post just isn't enough. In an effort to manage my time, I am just going to share with you 10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY HUSBAND.


1- He prays for me and and Judah daily! He loves God and wants us to love Him too!

2- He is a hands-on daddy! He gets so much joy from playing with and caring for Judah. He will comfort Judah in the wee hours of the morning and still wake up happy! He is always telling me how much fun he has with me and Judah. I am so thankful that he feels this way.

3- He works hard so that I can be a stay at home mom. He values me being a homemaker! He has a passion for raising children and is willing to "sacrifice" some of the things we thought we wanted in life!

4- He can have fun anywhere! He has just as much fun at home as he does on a beach vacation.

5- He is honest and loyal!

6- He strives to let me know how much he loves and appreciates me. The other day, a package arrived on the door step with my name on it. I was shocked to see my name (Nathan buys and sells stuff on ebay on the side so I am used to getting packages daily, but they always have his name on them) so I opened it quickly. Inside was a heart shaped necklace and a letter thanking me for taking care of him and Judah. He had ordered the necklace and had it shipped to our house so that I would get the package during the day while I was caring for Judah!

7- He is a great financial manager. Nathan is so smart when it comes to buying and selling on ebay, investing, budgeting, and finding deals on everything (He is known as a deal finder!)! He always impresses me with his latest deal!

8- He enjoys spending time with the kids from LVM! He loves to wrestle with them or teach them something practical. Whether the kids are cutting grass or swimming with him, they are having fun!

9- He loves his family! It is so awesome to hear him talk about his granddaddy being a "real man" and the tenderness of his grandmother. He admires each one of his family members.

10- In his very nature, he encourages me daily! He comes home happy and chooses not to worry. He is a steady man! He is not easily angered and is quick to forgive! He shows me the kind of love God spoke of in 1 Corinthians 13:3-5.