Kids, they keep growing.

Where do I begin? I'll start with Landon first.

Landon you are now 7 months and 1 week old. You are sweet, fearless, and strong. You love to cuddle and give bear hugs, especially when you're sleeping. You have a smile that lights up the room, just like your sister's. Your laugh is infectious. I love hearing you laugh. You and Leela already have a special connection. Nobody can make you laugh as easily as your sister. Sometimes all it takes it just a smile from her, and you're giggling all over the place. You two certainly have a special bond with each other. I love that you both love each other already. If there is anything I am sure of it is this - I know you will take care of each other through life and that gives me peace.

Landon, you are so strong. Just in the past week, you've learned to sit up on your own and pull yourself up into a standing position. You are also working on crawling. Right now you get up on both knees and push off with your feet. Your mind is ahead of your body. Once your body catches up, I am going to be in for it. I see it in your eyes. You will be running circles around me. I only pray I can keep up. You like to be carried around the house on my right hip. Part of the reason is you love me so much you don't want to be separated from me (remember this when you're a teenager and wanting to leave the nest), and part of it is I am your fastest mode of transportation. Right now I'm watching you sitting straight up on the floor, lifting up a sippy cup full of water with your left hand and bringing it up to your mouth with ease. You are now passing it to your right hand and chewing up the spout. I'm still waiting for you to cut your first tooth.You started solids a couple of months ago. You didn't care for any of the vegetables, of course. You move your head away from anything green. Your absolute favorite is fresh pureed peaches. You like to grab at whatever we're eating.  I cut up some puffs and you love mashing away at them. Your sister loves to eat your leftovers. She also loves to feed you. You're a big boy at 20lbs.

You did quite a bit of cooing when you were around 2-3 months. You started saying "mama" at 5 months, but only when you were in distress. You then started working on "dada." Now you will say "bao bao" when you want to be picked up. Crying is still your main form of communication, of course. You know how to pull at my heart strings for sure. Oh, the drama! You scrunch your face up, pout your lips, and give me a big "ooo!" before you start wailing. The tears flow ever so freely. This usually happens when you see me leave you. You also don't like it when someone takes a toy out of your hands. Your mad cry can be ear piercing. You do have a pretty deep voice for a baby, though. The grunting is all boy.

Like your sister, you don't like to sleep alone. You sleep best cuddled up with me, and so it has been since day one. Now that you are older, we hope you will take to your crib better. That is what we'll be working on now, after we lower the crib mattress.