Diane is sitting here next to me and said her title would have been "Seven and a half month update". My title is cooler because it makes you wonder, what the hell is he talking about now and makes you want to read on. Or you might think, Chris is drunk again, can't imagine how Diane puts up with him....Unfortunately, I'm not drunk and can't remeber the last time I was. Maybe I was so drunk that I cant remember anything about the last time I was drunk.
Mia and Wes are having their very first bbq and party the first Saturday of August. They wanted to throw me and the wife a birthday party. I'm told, repeatedly, that I am really old now since I'm turning 40 on the first. I dont feel that old, except for the two bad knees, failing eyesight, growing belly and occasional sore back. So, be sure to send me presents so I can enjoy them before I kick the bucket. If you want to come to the party, consider yourself invited. The festvities start at 2. No telling what fun and games the old lady has planned since she wont tell me what they are. I'm not sure why she is afraid of telling me since I probably wont remember what she said anyway.
I originally was going to title this "The answer is No". Since the kids are almost 8 months old, 7.5 is more accurate, there are lots of almost changes going on. Are the kids crawling yet, No. Do the kids have teeth, No. Are they pulling themselves up onto furniture, No. Have we figured out what is wrong with Wes, No. But there just werent enough nos to go around. Wes is almost crawling, he gets up on all fours and rocks back and fourth. Mia just tends to lay there looking adorable. Occasionally she will push herself up on her hands and sit there smiling. She has the greatest laugh, it is fun to listen to. Both kids are sitting up on their own. Wes can sit for a long time, Mia only for a short amount of time. Solid foods are on the menu and have been expanding the list of things they eat, not necessarily enjoy. So far they are eating: cereal, banannas, pears (which got threw up), squash, sweet potatos, carrots, peas (both hate them), prunes (which Mia loves to spit out at mom) and apples. Wes' favorite toy is the Jumperoo, he will spend lots of time playing in it and jumping up and down. Mia is just starting to warm up to it. It was really funny to see her when we first bought it since she just barely peeked out the top and couldnt touch the ground. She just sat there with her hands down by her side and cried. Both kids are starting to teeth. You can see the bumps where the bottom front two teeth are supposed to come in. They are both starting to get really chatty in their own little language.
Wes had another round of tests last week at the hospital. He had a ph probe and upper endoscopy performed to try and figure out the cause of his episodes. The results all came back normal. This wasnt really surprising because over about a two week period, he started acting a lot better while eating and we didnt have any reflux reactions while he was off his medicine for the 5 days prior to his tests. We are planning on taking him off his medicine and just hope he finally outgrew whatever it was. The doctors say 90% of kids grow out of GERD between 6 and 12 months of age. So far, so good without the medicine. He is eating well and hasnt shown any signs of having a breathing problem.
Oh, I bet you are wondering about the title still. It comes from what Mia likes best. He favorite thing to play with is the tags on anything around her. She will take some fun toy and turn it around until she finds the tag and then just grab a hold of it and feel it and play with it. You would think this would be something that just grabs her attention for a very short while, but that isnt the case. She will play with it for a long time.
Here are a few recent pictures we took.
