Movin on up!

Vance is officially on the go! We can't put him down without him crawling away. He pulls himself up onto everything. He's taken quite a few falls too. Today I am going out to buy foam mats for the floor at the shop. He's fallen twice onto the concrete. We're also due for new toys, "big boy toys". Hopefully we can find some toys at Target or Wal-Mart. St. Joe is very limited on toy stores. If we need to, we can travel to KC to a Toys R Us.
Vance had his first boo boo he other day. He fell while standing at the baby gate and bumped his eye. He has a small cut just above his eye. He didn't cry much at all and it didn't bleed much either. So we've officially made it through his first boo boo. :)

Lucky # 7

Vance is 7 months old and continuing to amaze me at what he can do. He really starting to crawl around the floor. It started with him, of course, rocking on his hands and knees. But only a day or two later he was back on his belly dragging himself with his hands across the floor. no he's back on his hands and knees putting one knee in front of the other. He's not real quick about it yet, but I'm sure it won't be anytime at all before he figures out how to crawl all the way across the floor.

He's able to pull himself up on the side of the crib. We'll lay him down for bed and the next thing we hear is him playing in his crib, or should I say ON his crib. The other night I went in to check on him and there he was standing at the side of the crib wanting to be picked up. Chris and I had to move both the cribs' mattress's down so he can't fall out.

He's such a good eater. He loves his food. We still mix most everything with oatmeal cereal. He seems to eat it much better when it's thicker. His favorites are Pumpkin and Pears, Blueberry and Apples, and Corn and Sweet Potatoes. He is a hungry baby! He eats 2-3 jars 4 times a day. and still nurses 5-6 times a day. We've moved on to finger food. Gerber had these wheel looking things. I bought the apple flavor ones. He loves them. They are a bit messy, but Vance enjoys being messy. What little boy doesn't!

I bought a new DVD for Vance. It's part of the Baby Einstein collection. I can play it at the shop when he is playing on the floor. He likes to watch TV, so I figured I better get something worth watching. If you don't know about the Baby Einstein collection, it's great! We have a video at home that covers 5 different languages, and has toys on the screen that open and move. The new DVD cover 'things that go'. It's a neat way for him to start learning early.

Vance is taking most of his baths at the shop, it's a bit easier to do it there. I bought a plug for the tub here and fill it with bubble bath. Now that he can completely sit on his own, he has a lot more fun in the tub.