I have no forgotten....

I have not forgotten about this blog, though it may seem like it. I will post this weekend along with some pictures. The camera that all the pictures are on is at my parents. I will have a lot of catching up to do! Thanks for being patient. :)

It's been too long

It has been quite a while since I have last written. I'm so sorry. I have let time get away from me. My last post was on what changes I saw coming our way in the near future, and some of them have happened! Gage is now sitting up completely on his own and enjoys it!! We went through a time when he could sit up but hated to do so. When we would put him in the position, he would just sit there and cry at us. So it has been a relief that he now enjoys sitting up and can play with lots more toys now. We aren't crawling yet, but I feel like we aren't far away from it. He can get himself in the crawling position and will rock himself back and forth. We have also made a lot of changes with his eating. He now only nurses 3 times a day and eats 3 meals a day of baby food. He expresses to me with no problems what foods he does like and doesn't like. He's not partial to peas or garden vegetables, which both have a somewhat bitter taste (yes, I've tried them). He of course loves any fruit. He didn't like when I made my own mashed bananas though. A video of that is up above. It's quite funny.  He also enjoys his snack puffs. He has fed himself those one time and has come so close many other times. I have also posted some pictures below. I will post back in a couple of weeks after his dr's appointment. Unless, of course, something fabulous happens that I feel like I need to post before then. :)

Taking a big boy bath

Playing with his favorite toy

Preview of big changes

Enjoying bath time in the sink :)

Chowing down on some squash...his bib says Tater Tot for those who were wondering

Had a fun play date with Aiden Wade

Playing with his new toy from Lolli and Pop

Styling a 6 month outfit

Takes after mommy, and loves to read

Gage has been growing and learning so much! He still hasn't hit any big milestones, but he has shown us that he will be very soon. He is beginning to rock,and almost picked his knee up the other day. So crawling is just around the corner. As excited as I am for that to happen, I know it will be a never ending chase for me from then until he's like 5! Haha! If I'm lucky :) He also has been sitting up a little bit more. He has the capability of sitting up on his own, but is just very lazy and refuses to. Anytime we put him in the sitting position, he throws his back forward to make his body move to a reclining/laying down position. It's humorous at times, and frustrating at times. He could play with his toys so much easier if he would just sit up. He is also now eating baby food. He likes most of what he's tried so far. He wasn't too keen on the carrots though. His favorite veggie so far has been peas, and his favorite fruit has been apples. One of the biggest things that I am so excited about is his growth. We are now in 6-9 month clothes and he is almost 8 months. Now, some of you who don't know his whole story, don't know why this is such a great thing. But he started out in preemies, and lived in newborns for months, and then moved to 3-6 months. I am very excited that some 6 month clothes are fitting him somewhat snug. I can't wait to see how fast he starts growing...he has alot of catching up to do!! Just wanted to update everyone and post a few new pictures. They are all from my phone, so I'm sorry if some turn out a little grainy.