7 Months

* Loves to take baths

* Smiles when he sees us brush our teeth

* Gets frustrated because he can't crawl

* Gets on his knees and rocks back and forth

* Likes to dance/watch mom dance

* Loves the mirror

Valentine's Weekend

Here are some of the happenings at our place this weekend.

Eric gave me a homemade card from my scrapbook supplies. I can just picture him using my paper cutter and heart puncher to carefully decorate my card. Inside the card was 8 slips of paper which were 4 free sleep-in passes and 4 free nights of bottle washing. I was laughing at his gift but am actually really excited to use them. Those passes are like gold.

We've been hooked on the Wii and here is Blake's Mii. Notice the mouth.

My friend Lydia came to visit for the weekend. We went downtown and went to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Bean. We ate lunch at a cafe and had Garrett's popcorn. We tried the caramel cheese combination since I'd heard such great things about it. Not sure that I'm a fan. Maybe it takes some getting used to. Anyone like it?

Can you see me?

Swings

Check Out My Booty

Look what I made! Thanks to the ever talented LuAnn for teaching me how to do it. I've only ever been able to knit a scarf but am now moving on to other things. After I do a few more booties I'll attempt a hat. So fun!

Great Day

Today was great. Eric got up with Blake at the early hour of 5:10 so that I could sleep in. I took a shift and then went back to bed for a two hour nap. I haven't felt so good in a long time.

The weather today was amazing. It was about 50 degrees and I felt in heaven. I went running outside along Lake Michigan with a couple of buddies. (We are going to run a half marathon in May.) We ran toward the city and it was all so beautiful with the sun shining, blue water to the right, and city buildings up ahead. It felt so good to be outside and I realized how much I have missed it. Blake hardly knows what "outside" is because he is always bundled and covered when we go. Eric took Blake for a walk along the lake as well.

We had saved up all of our Christmas money and today we spent it on a Wii! We are so excited to play and I feel like I'm five years old. Eric is hooking it up right now. And to my sisters out there: If you were here I would let you play it. I would let you have a turn. I would not hog it and make you watch me play. I'm sorry!