7 months

Our little man is 7 months...can you believe it? Weight: 14 pounds 5 ounces = 2% for his age Height: 26" = 76% for his age

His "tricks" Say "Da Da" over and over.... Roll all over the place Circle around on his tummy Grab things, he especially likes his butterfly toy and his rings Go after his sister's toys (She's not too happy about this) Eats bananas, pears, apples, avocado, sweet potatoes and carrots (We are going to try peaches next) Eats "real food" three times a day and takes 6 bottles during the course of the day LOVES to smile and laugh Can do high-five Gets excited when he sees his sister

We are so lucky to have Cy in our lives and the relationship that he and Mollie have is awesome. We are very blessed!

Cy Man

Cy with his Godparents
One happy family
Big Boy! Holding his bottle!
Cy and Uncle Nick
Popsicle mouth
Chillin' at the beach

To say that Cy has had a big month is an understatement. In the past month he's done the following things:

• Took his first road trip to East Tennessee, Edisto Beach, Clemson and Columbia
• Met many new family members
• "Swam" in the Atlantic Ocean
• Slept in 6 different places in 4 weeks
• Drove through or visited 7 different states
• Started holding his bottle
• Started eating food. He eats cereal, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, avocados (I'm making his food) and carrots.
  
• Started saying "Da Da" (I was in denial at first but have accepted it now)
• Started scooting everywhere
• Learned how to high five
• Attended his first wedding (Uncle Nick and Aunt Lauren)
• and the best of all....he was Baptized!!

To say that Cy is blessed is an understatement. Many friends and family came into Knoxville for his Christening. His Texas set of Godparents, Christina and Jason, flew in with their 2 girls as did my parents. His Tennessee set of Godparents (actually it's more like one Tennessee and one South Carolina) are John's brother and sister, Nick and Liz. Even though Nick and Lauren were getting married the next weekend they were able to drive into Knoxville from Columbia, South Carolina to share this special day for our little guy. We had a wonderful day and enjoyed all the time we were able to spend with everyone.

However, we are home now and John is back in football and I'm winding down our summer. Mollie did so well during her first set of swimming lessons that we're going to go through the rest of August and into mid-September just to advance her a little more. She's doing so well! She can jump in from the side of the pool and swim to whomever is in the water with her. She can dive under and get up to 3 dive sticks at one time and LOVES being thrown up in the air and coming down without someone catching her. She'll then find that person and swim to them. It's amazing! She also became real involved in the summer reading program at the city library and finished 3 reading logs which equals 60 hours of reading during the summer. Every time we go past the library she gets all excited so I'm hoping that on the weekends we can keep taking her so she doesn't lose out on that excitement.