7 Months!

Zoe is 7 months old!

It's safe to say she's perfected the smile.

For those of you who don't get to visit regularly, you're missing a lot of silliness.

Zoe is quite playful and talkative.

She's great with her hands and, when on her stomach, can even scootch backwards...a little.

Baby proofers come next week. 

The best part of my week day is coming home to this:

Zoe and Mommy at the top of the stairs with big smiles.

Zoe knows how to give hugs now and Lori and I ask for them about a thousand times a day.

Unfortunately, Zoe is still working on her kisses.

She's eating like a champ.  

Here she is eating bananas and apples (mixed with a little cereal) and doing her Dracula impression.

 She loves eating real food twice a day.

But you better not keep her waiting...

Daddy, less camera, more Banana.

Fine.  Want to take my picture...?

...I'll feed myself.

 Lori and Zoe still go on walks every day.

They love to see horses and puppies...

But sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming and we need a nap.

Fell asleep with Mommy's hat string in her mouth.  For 45 minutes.

And today Zoe wanted to do her Hunter S. Thompson impression 

so we went for a walk in the stroller.

At night we take baths.

Zoe thinks her rubber ducky is the one.  He makes bathtime lots of...money fun.

Zoe keeps growing, too.

      On the left is Zoe's foot at 7 weeks (stopping at the 2nd knuckle of Lori's pinky finger) and on the right at 7 months (now slightly out of focus).  We hope Zoe will gain focus as she gets older.

Zoe also loves to laugh. 

You can hear it here!

We will leave you this week with some 7-month out-takes.

See you next week!