Update - long overdue!!

Am I actually sitting down to blog?? Finally, yes! Kent is a totally different kid now that he's 8 months old. 

Let's have a quick recap:

From 6 to 7 months, there was much prepping, packing and very few pictures from my camera. It took a lot of effort to finish up the year, pack the house, say goodbyes and spend time with my parents who stayed with us a nice 10 days. 99% of the interesting pictures are in my Dad's possession. Fatigue pretty much sums up June, but we had fun with family too! A special shout out to my parents and father-in-law who did amazing work packing up the container and cleaning when it was crunch time.

Matt and I went to our friends' wedding while my parents looked after Kent.

Then, on his 7 month birthday, we drove to western NY to my in-laws for the summer. The drive was long, but he did alright. We've done so much with the family, aside from the every day routine of playing at home with toys and cousins, going on walks, taking naps and eating together. Let's see, Kent celebrated Emily's birthday,

we enjoyed Kent's first 4th of July parade (which started at his bedtime, so he slept),

he went to his first zoo - okay, he might have slept 3/4 of the time, but it counts!

he tried out a swing for the first time,

he met great-grandparents and Aunt Val and Uncle Ben and cousin Bo,

he went blueberry picking,

he experienced bubbles,

he tried several new veggies and fruits,

he went to the Erie Lake beach,

he got a cold and the snot continued for a good 3 weeks!

he splashed at a water park,

he went to Michigan through Canada to spend a week with these wonderful people!!

 he got lots of kisses from his cousins,

he started sleeping on his belly without waking up and crying about it, and even started sleeping with his butt in the air,

he has lots to say - ga ga, da da, etc...

he is working on his music skills, 

he has finally started army crawling with a knee crawl every once and a while!

Our little man is growing up so fast, impressing us every day. We just love him and we're SO thankful for the opportunity to be with ALL of our family members this summer.