4.17.09 - 7 months already!!??

Today Cristian is 7 months old!!!!! Wow, these days have passed us by so quickly. I remember being pregnant this time last year...and it seems like yesterday! :)

Cristian is so wonderful...he's just so active and fun! He smiles and laughs so much. And he thinks his Papi is the funniest thing ever b/c he cracks up at him every single time he sees him! LOL! I have tons of pics to upload and will get them up soon. There's so much great stuff to update on with Cristian...I just have to find a minute to get it all organized so I can post about it.

We had a nice Easter and Cristian got not one, but two Easter baskets! Grandma Annie and Papa David got him a big ole basket filled with lots of goodies and then Jose and I got him a basket filled with a couple new toys. Cathy got him the cutest Duckie that he really likes to chew on! LOL We didn't get to take pics with the Easter bunny this year, but we will next year and I'm sure Cristian will scream in delight! LOL And we didn't get to do an egg hunt but we did get some really cute pics of Cristian with some bunny ears and some plastic eggs as props! I'll post them soon. We went to Mama and Papa Moon's for Easter lunch and had a nice time and during this Easter celebration we also remembered the sacrifice that was made on our behalf and gloried the fact that the Lord is Risen and the tomb is empty...how wonderful is that! :) We hope you all had a great Easter, too.

Now...here we go with 7 things we love about Cristian at 7 mths...

*His gorgeous smiles and laughter - when Jose and I walk in the door from work he sees me and then immediately looks for Jose...and when their eyes lock Cristian immediately bursts out laughing! I think its b/c Jose looks so silly...lol, j/k! :)

*His sweet kisses - I have taught Cristian to give me kisses. They are open mouthed and very sloppy and wet but they are still kisses! It's precious...I kiss him sooo much I think he learned by example...but if I tell him "Dame un besito/Give me a kiss" a few times he'll open that mouth and plant a big wet one on me! I love it!! xoxoxox

*Cristian is just like me in so many ways...when I was little I loved when my Mom cleaned my ears with a Q-tip...and sure enough Cristian is the same way. Jose and my Mom are witnesses to this...after his bath we put him on the changing table and lotion him up and put on his pj's and comb his hair and clean his nose and ears. When I get that Q-tip out he will just lay there and as soon as I start to clean the inside ever so gently he'll close his eyes and make this face like "Ahhhh...." It's too darn cute!! I have to try to get a pic.

*He's just started reaching for people when you're holding him and its the best thing ever. For instance Jose will be holding him and he'll say go with Mami and I'll hold my hands out and he'll come to me!

*Cristian is fairly easy to get ready for bed - after his bath he knows its time for his bottle and Jose and I take turns feeding him and lately he's been a little fussy with Papi at bedtime and so I take over and he calms down. He's already showing that preference for Mami and Papi...some nights he wants one of us more than the other. :)

*I love waking up with Cristian! He's such a happy baby...and he usually wakes up around the same time each day and on the weekends I love waking up and hearing him talking on the monitor. I give him a few minutes to stretch and roll around and then I go get him. As soon as he sees me he starts smiling and moving all around...its the best feeling to greet him each day and just cover him in hugs and kisses!!

Ok - that's 7 so I'll keep it at that. But for the record...there's so many wonderful things about Mr. Cristian!! He's started talking up a storm now and his first official word is "Da-Da" Jose is in hog heaven!!!! It's so cute to hear Cristian call his Papi...he says "Da, da, da, da, da..." over and over!!! :) And his first tooth is about to be completely out...it's the bottom left one. I'm already missing the gummy smile...but that one tooth is pretty cute too! :)