Levi was 7 mo old 5/19/12

Finally getting to this post, and it's gonna be a quick one! Levi was 7 mo on 5/19/12, and he is getting cuter by the second! He's wild and crazy, and adorable and sweet! He rolls EVERYWHERE! He had looked like he was going to crawl a few times, and then decided against it. At his checkup he was just under 16 lbs, and that was a couple of weeks ago. He measured right around the 50th to 60th percentile for everything. I'll have to get my paper to get the real #s on here later. He's such a verbal baby too. He loves to just "talk" by making noises constantly. He likes the jumperoo, or the johnny-jump-up a lot. He's starting on cheerios and "mum-mums". He loves his baby cereal too! He nurses 5x per day, and eats cereal 3x per day. He's a hungry little man! He goes to bed around 7:30p, and wakes up around 7 or 7:30a. (I am still nursing him 1 more time around 9p). He adores his big sister Madilyn. He shows his love like a typical boy by pulling her hair, kicking her and squealing at her, or slobbering all over her face. :) He's typically happy unless he's hungry or tired. This sweet boy rarely cries. He's just very content. He still does not like to sit on his own. He CAN, don't get me wrong... he just doesn't want to. He will still aggressively FLING himself back... to the point where I either put something behind him, or sit behind him to practice sitting for fear that he will give himself a concussion. He's crazy! :) He prefers bananas still, to any and all food. LOVES bananas. He smacks his lips! :)
Well, I'll have to add more later, but that's it for now! My sweet boy is growing up too quickly, I can't keep up! :)
I'll be posting Madilyn's 3rd birthday stuff too.. about 1 1/2 mo behind! WOAH!

UPDATE: Levi was 15.62 lbs (10th percent) Head was 25th percent... and I had 43" written down... lol! That is DEFINITELY not what it was... and length was 26 1/2" (50th percent). Madilyn was 15 lbs at 6 months, and also was 26 1/2". :) Pretty close!

Fox News interview

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/17961149/investigators-under-diagnosing-lyme-disease

My Aunt was interviewed in a very eye opening interview about her Lyme's Disease. It's not even just in MN... I found a tick on Madilyn here in SC last summer. Be careful!

Levi's 6 months, and a bit more...

Levi was 6 mo old on April 19th. He is definitely my sweet little boy! He's so funny too. He loves to lay on his back and play and coo. He rolls all around the room, and doesn't sit still. He squirms and rolls and kicks constantly. I have a feeling that when he starts crawling, I'll be a very busy momma! He knows how to sit up, but it's a bit dangerous... he seems to be under the impression that when he's sitting up, if he throws his head back REALLY hard, he'll suddenly be standing up. Instead, of course, he just hits his head REALLY hard against the ground and gets boo-boos. :(  So... while practicing sitting up, I must either sit behind him, or put the bumbo behind him to prevent concussions and major head injuries. ;)

We have been in MN, so we have not had his 6 mo check up yet... I'm looking forward to see how much he weighs... he's feeling quite heavy lately!! I took the below picture on the 17th, 2 days before he turned 6 mo... because we took him to MN, and I didn't want to forget!

Our trip to MN was so fun! I sooo enjoyed getting to see all of my family, and my close friend Michelle. It was really relaxing, and I got to go to all of the places I really missed.

My friend Michelle in front of our past favorite hangout... which we both worked at.. Caribou Coffee!

Me and my kids with her sweet family.

Madi and Emma. Emma is 5... and about 4 feet tall! :)

Levi and my sweet Aunt Karri

Levi and my cousin Ethan

Levi and Gigi

Madi opening her birthday present from her Auntie Dawn and Uncle Paul. She got a Madeline doll and book!

She also got some cute window clings. They stayed on my aunts window while we were there... they are now on her bedroom window and she is always pulling them off and putting them back on her window.

My cousin Shari and Levi

Madi and Tim (my cousin Marie's husband) playing a game of checkers! :)

My old Caribou! This is where I worked @ 16... I didn't know any of the workers, but it was fun to go back.

My old house! Only lived here for 3 years before we moved south, but it was my favorite place.

Mall of America!

She's excited about rides!

Daddy and Madi are gonna ride the balloons!

Riding the Swiper cars

She didn't love them... 

but she did love the cookie!

and the train!

The roller coaster my husband went on.. straight up...

and straight back down! Crazy!

On the carousel!

my cousin Marie and Levi

Shari and I

Madi in the doggie beds :)

Kalli and Madi... she got a sucker, so she wouldn't put it down for a pic

Levi kept pulling Kalli's hair and glasses :)

some love for Auntie Karri

and Uncle Mark :)

Silly pic!

 Yup, that's a grape... :)

Levi and Marie

Levi with my cousins Kiersten and Marie

Levi checking out the fish at the "Sea Life" aquarium that we went to that's under the Mall of America.

Swinging at the park with Emma

They checked out the pond @ the park. One thing I LOVE about MN, NO FIRE ANTS! Madi got to run around and roll around in the grass, and I didn't have to freak out. She was in heaven!

Found a snail daddy! (Mommy was freaking out... sanitizing was done after this!)

Levi enjoying the sights :)

hmm... what, 19 years later... we look a bit different!

so sad to be saying goodbye to my sweet friend

Madi and daddy taking the "tram" down to the lake at my aunt and uncles house

Madi loved throwing rocks into the lake!

Madi and daddy spent a few evenings down there before bed time

Right before we headed out to the airport, Auntie Dawn took her down there too

Here they are riding back up the "tram" from spending time by the lake

Last pic I could fit on my card... in the airplane, heading home!

We had a great time! On the way home, we had a layover in D.C., and didn't get home till about12:45a... it took us a couple days to recover, and a couple more days to unpack! I'm thinking we're finally getting closer to our normal schedule. 

My sweet girl turned 3 on April 17th.... I'll have to put that in another post... that's WAY too many pictures to add onto here. :)

God bless!