The Uphues Update: 7 Months Old

Marshall turned 7 months old yesterday, boy has time flown by! October was a crazy month for us, so I completely missed posting an update for his 6 month bday, sorry. So we'll catch you up on all his likes and dislikes this time around.

Marshall is the light of our lives! He's just a wonderful, extremely happy baby. Creighton and I know that we are very blessed, thank you Lord!

It is so much fun to see how much of the world Marshall is taking in these days! Gone are the days of the poker face when he meets people, he's warming up much faster to give everyone a big smile. But he still doesn't laugh when he's really happy unless you are tickling him, then he can't control himself. No first words yet, but we swear sometimes it sounds like he's saying "hi" back to us!

Likes

looking in the mirror - vanity smurf loves to see himself in the mirror!
toys - he loves to sit on his blanket and play with a surrounding toy or 2.
"Schwacking" things - he's all boy! he's gotten the right arm "pump" down when he's got a toy in his hand
moving - crawling, rolling...if he's determined, he's going to get there. Unfortunately his target is usually Maggie or shoes
solid food - he loves it all, there hasn't been a single thing he doesn't like thus far. He's eating 3 meals a day and so far he's eaten: rice cereal, sweet potatoes, squash, green peas, green beans, carrots, applesauce, bananas, pears and peaches. Next to try are oatmeal, prunes and little finger foods.
sleep - he still sleeps 12 hours a night with two 2-hour naps a day...daddy is extremely jealous!

Dislikes

nasal aspirator - just gets fightin' mad
falling backwards - when he's sitting, he can catch himself when he falls to the side, but backwards is a whole other story
slow service - sitting in his high chair and mommy isn't fast enough with bringing his food

His Stats - from his 6 month check-up, he's mainly wearing 9 month or 6-12 month stuff.