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Happy 7 Months to Silas!

Well this is a bit late but Happy 7 Months to Silas! Silas had his 6 month appointment a couple of weeks late so just before he hit 7 Months, he stats were 16 lbs, 5 oz and 26.5 inches. The doctor keeps calling him a "little guy," but he seems right on target to us. In fact, it seems I can't keep up with his clothes at all and keep having to trade them out of his room. So thankful to have so many clothes and size options from the Nicholson family so that we never have to worry about running out to the store during growth spurts! Silas is all about playtime now. He loves to have tummy time, flip over lots, work his way from one side of a blanket to another, and play in his activity donut/jumper. He actually gets bored if you put him in his bouncy seat too long and just wants to sit up or play on the floor with some toys. He really likes balls so far and the roller in the activity jumper. He can sit up pretty well right now but isn't 100% steady just yet and will fall down sometimes. It's been really fun seeing his personality come out lately - lots of gurgling, smiling, and grabbing. What a happy joy!

Open Up! Food Time!

Now that Silas is six months, we've been trying out real food. He LOVES it! We have had no issues getting this big boy to open up and try new foods. He opens wide and whines for more usually. So far we've had brown rice cereal, bananas, and carrots. I'm even experimenting in baby food making (we'll see how it goes) this time around. So fun - growing, growing, growing boy yay!

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Declaration of Spring

Picnics = Spring, right? Well - we think so and declared that Spring must be here (maybe we are too hopeful - it was still in the 30s this morning) by picnicking in Freedom Park with the Nicholson clan last Saturday. It was so pretty and semi-warm out and regardless the kids loved the playground time, eating, and throwing leaves at our mimosas game. Wait - is that a game? LOVE these guys. So fun and so nice to be able to do these things on a whim with good friends. We are so blessed by Allison and Chad and Rigby.

Snow/Rain Mix Playdate

We had a snow/rain mix last Saturday so we thought it would give the perfect opportunity to stay inside and invite one of Tyndell's school friends, Maria, over to play! The girls had a great time playing dress up, dancing to music, wrestling in the catepillar tube, and eating popcorn. It was honestly Maria's idea b/c she came up to me at school the day before and was like - "hey - can I come over to play with Tyndell sometime?" I love how honest and upfront kids can be sometimes. So of course I thought of that the next morning when I looked at the weather. Thanks to Maria's parents for trusting us with their precious girl.

New South Freedom Weekend + Happy 6 Months to Silas!

The other weekend felt like we had finally come up for some air after many months of...well, losing and thinking we might lose those we love. Medical drama is mentally exhausting we have found. It had been a few weeks since our DE trip and Brandon's condition was doing much better since his transplant, so we all felt a little bit lighter. So instead of intense distraction, we opted for some family fun distraction and got out to see some of the Charlotte sights. On Saturday - it was Silas' SIX MONTH birthday! Can you believe it? Going so fast and growing so fast - so awesome and fun to experience. He is so so fun. It was raining, but regardless - we went to the 7th Street Market for salad and pizza and really really good chai and cake pops before hitting up the New South Museum, which is an attraction uptown that walks you through the history of Charlotte. I have to say - we were really impressed with this little museum and it was fun for all ages - Tyndell enjoyed the cotton making process, dressing up in "Belk's," pretending to get a shave in a barber shop, etc. I learned what that old Blazing Saddles reference to Randolph Scott, meant (Dad would be proud). On Sunday the weather was too good not to get outside so we headed to Freedom Park to burn some Tyndell energy at the playground and a walk around the pond. We are hoping to get out more and have more weekends like this coming up - there is a ton of fun stuff in Charlotte and we haven't even had a chance to really explore and experience any of it as we've been so busy and caught up in our own drama the past few months. Here's to a lighter remainder of 2013!