precious...

then and now

I always heard people say "Wait until he's mobile..." And I remember thinking, 'Oh whatever, it can't be that different'.

OH, WAS I EVER MISTAKEN..!

Here's Banks' brain talking-



Then: "I'll just sit here on the floor, chew on some toys, maybe poop and watch a little TV..."
Now: "Sure, I'll sit on the floor, but why would I do that when I can crawl over to the TV, stand up against it and bang on the screen with my fists - as if I'm trying to get it's attention (this probably occurs at least 10 times a day, btw).


Then: "Hmm. I think I'll just lay here and go to sleep - with the assistance of a few pats on the bottom."
Now: "Why in God's name would I want to just lay here and go to sleep when I can pull myself up, stand against the railing and smack my hands against it continuously - like it's a TV!"



Then: "What stairwell?"
Now: "Wow, look at that cool thing! I think I'll try to climb it, and what do you know - I've made it up 9 stairs already."


Then: "How sweet of these people to pour water over me and clean my body so kindly while I chill out before bed."
Now: "OMG! I can stand up in this thing! AND... lean way over the sides! Or, try to turn on the hot water faucet! Who needs sleep?"


Then: "That's ok that you are putting me in my diaper and pj's, they'll be so warm and cozy when I sleep."
Now: "I don't want those things anywhere near my body. I am going to immediately roll over (on my changing table), screech super loud and flail my arms in the air until Daddy lets me sleep with just my diaper on (like he did the other night)."

OHHH Banks!!! You are wilder than I ever imagined, but "they" did say "boys will be boys" and you are ALL boy!

Love you forever :)

sleepover

Banks stayed overnight at my parent's house last Friday. He had a ball. It was his first sleepover and night away from us. It was great (although we missed him). My mom said he got up at 5:30 Saturday morning and this is how is outfit looked when she picked him up out of the crib (how on earth did he get his legs and arms out)?














This is how Banks loves to start off his crawling. NICE!! He also pulled himself up to a standing position with the help of the couch.

look who's crawling

banks has finally figured out how to crawl. he hasn't gone too far yet but is at least getting the concept down. now that he is "mobile" we are definitely in for it. here's a little video of him going for the remote.

pics, pics and more pics

Sorry it's been so long since I posted, but with the depressing job market and the economy in shambles, I haven't been very upbeat. Now, we are both (Chuck and I) applying for jobs so we can survive. It's been hard on me even thinking about not being with Banks all day long. But, you gotta do what you gotta do. And hope for the best that something comes along and I won't have to work. God, are you reading this? - hope so :)

But, I guess y'all still need updates and pics of the cute little baby. So here goes it -

• You are 7 months (and a few days) old
• You now have 2 teeth on the bottom middle!
  
• You are crazier than ever. You still squeal - A LOT - but there's LOTS more ba ba and da da in between the squealing
• Today you went from lying on the floor to sitting straight up - all by yourself - and continued doing that all day long, even when Mommy put you in the bed for a nap. I walked in to see why you were still awake, and there you were in the corner just sitting up looking around
• You crawled about 4 feet today
• You love to stand up - all the time - and you are pulling up on things now
• You love all things fruit & vegetables - basically anything that goes into your mouth you will eat, including puffs
• It is virtually impossible to put your diaper on now because everytime I go to lay you down to start the changing process you immediately roll over to a crawling position ready to go
• You love the swimming pool - thank goodness
  
• Everytime your daddy walks by while you are on the floor playing you make this grunting noise - basically summoning him over to pick you up because you know he will

Banks' first trip to the pool
He loved every second of it. Chuck brought that bathing suit home for me (picked it out all by himself) because he knew how worried I was about getting into my pre-pregnancy bikini. How sweet. Not that you'll be seeing a full body shot of the suit anytime soon.




This is how he sits in the highchair now, with his foot/leg over the tray


Banks and his friend Ethan - look at Ethan smiling for the camera. Not Banks, he just stared at the little red light


Thanks cousin Jeannie for my new hat (and the ton of clothes you are letting me use)


Banks and I took a road-trip to Charleston to visit Harper. He did really well and we had so much fun visiting them. I brought Addie back with me to stay with Mom and Dad and she was such a hoot. This is what I heard from the backseat - "Ga, Ga - i want another starburst please", "Ga, Ga - Banks is sleeping", "Ga, Ga - I want to watch the fairy part of the DVD again", "Ga, Ga - when do we get to see the donkey, when will we be at chuck's house?"

Harper (Starburst - Addie's nickname for her), Addie and Banks


Sitting in Addie's anywhere chair




This is Addie's doll jog stroller - what a hoot they were. Banks just laughed and laughed at Addie. Even when she wasn't looking at her he would laugh at her


Our first professional photoshoot (we got taken to the cleaners here) - $9.95 my butt
Photographer - "do you want to change his outfit?"
Us - "No thanks, we are only buying a couple, why on earth would we need another outfit"
Photographer - "Oh ok (while looking at our bag with multiple outfits)"
Us - "Now lets take a couple of shots by the beach"
It just went on and on until we had two million shots of him in the same outfit.
Now we have two million pics of him. Y'all all know what you will be getting for Christmas for the next two years

i am going to post again...

as soon as banks takes a nap. now that he knows how to sit up from a laying down position, that's all he wants to do when i put him in his crib. i went in to see what all the fuss was about and he was just sitting up in the corner. i swear it just never gets any easier.