I'm not sure if it's been a while since my last post (you know since I have no concept of time), but I have lots to talk about so I figured I would drop you guys a line or two.. at least for as long as I can fight the urge to gnaw on the keyboard.

Recently I discovered this fun little thing in my mouth. I just love to stick my tongue out and flap it around. My Nonny sticks hers out when she is concentrating really hard, but I just do it cause it's fun. At least, that's what Mommy and Daddy thought. Turns out I have a brand new tooth! Mommy and Daddy couldn't tell because my tongue was always out , but one day we were all playing and I grinned really big and Mommy saw it. Everyone thinks it's the cutest little tooth ever.

  For the past couple of weeks I have been practicing sitting up by myself. At first I was much better at headbutting the floor, but I am pretty darn good at it now. Even baths are much more fun since I can sit like a big boy and splash around!! Now that I have mastered sitting up on my own I can focus all of my efforts on crawling!

I have been working on crawling, but man is it hard! I can get up on my hands and knees with ease, but figuring out what to do from there is the tricky part. Usually, I just lunge forward but the carpet is kinda rough on my soft baby skin. I guess I'll just have to stick with "commando crawling" for now.


What I'm about to say may alarm you, actually I have a few things to tell you that might alarm you, but don't worry it's really nothing to lose sleep over. A few weeks ago I had my very first ER visit because of a high temperature. I hadn't been feeling too well for a few days and finally my fever spiked and Daddy had to call my nurse and she said it was best to take me in. Everything was fine, but to make sure the nurses there took a chest xray to make sure my lungs looked ok. They looked great (just like my hair), but the contraption they stuffed me in to see my lungs was crazy looking. If you can pull yourself away from looking at pictures of me maybe you could google some pictures of that pediatric chest xray device (who knows what the technical name for it is).

Also, I had my first EEG last week! It was actually lots of fun and I got to play with a bunch of noisy toys.I had to have that done because within the last couple of months, on occasion, as Mommy or Daddy would be rocking  me to sleep I would start shaking (like I was having a mini-seizure), but they could always stop it by grabbing my arm (which is what my Dr had advised). Early last week I started shaking while I was awake and Mommy couldn't stop it by holding me. I was sent to a neurologist and after looking at my EEG results he said I looked like a healthy little boy. He even said I was more active than most babies he's seen! Mommy and Daddy will just have to keep an eye on me and we'll go see the Dr again in a few months.

Who knew a 7 month old could be so busy! You should all now that I am a very happy little boy. I'm almost always smiling and laughing! I like to talk really loudly and I do have a bit of a temper (which doesn't make for a good combo), but you don't see that very often. I am getting really big (and so is my natural mohawk) and you guys are going to be so surprised when you get to see me again (and I hope that's soon)! I miss you all very much, but I sense a nap in my near future. Sweet dreams.


Love,

Parker Bear