7 Month Pics

We can hardly believed that Trevor turned 7 months old. He is such a big boy now....eating his "baby crack" puffs all by himself, turning pages of his book, scooting - mostly backwards but puts forth a valiant effort stretching to reach items that he wants in front of him, feeling everything, open palm slapping skin, his highchair tray, books, you name it, laughing, smiling at everybody he meets, chatting (a lot of m and b sounds), and chewing on anything that fits in his mouth because those top front two teeth are peeking through.

This photo shoot was a bit challenging should we say. Trevor wasn't in the mood to be photographed, shocking huh? So, here's the sequence of how it went.

I'm warning you now, I don't want to do this Mommy:

I know you want a sitting up picture but I much prefer to lay on my side:

Or even lay on my tummy and show you how high I can hold up my head:

How's this? This good?

You really are boring me Mommy:

Back to my side, kinda on my back...if I pull on my onesie maybe I can be done?

If I give a really fake smile while kinda sitting up, kinda tipping over can I be done?

Well, I succeeded to have Mommy give me some blocks but I'm still not going to sit up, look at the camera, or smile.

This is as good as it's going to get Mommy:

Because now I'm really done:

And that folks is how we'll remember his 7 month onesie picture! :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Brian turned 35 yesterday and we celebrated by going to the Twins game. Well, we also went to Benhihana on Sunday night because everyone needs more than one day of celebrating! Before the game we ate dinner outside at Hard Rock Cafe, which was okay by Trevor standards. It was windy and very noisy but Trevor did okay. He ate his new rice crackers and applesauce-rice mix like a big boy and enjoyed playing with a box of crayons and the kiddie menu.

Then we headed into the game and found our seats. Trevor mostly people watched but did nap a bunch too. He is such a good baby and so flexible with his schedule.

As we were leaving the game a tad early (top of the 8th inning because it was already 10pm and way past his bedtime) we saw TC and of course had to have a picture with the Twins mascot.

When we got home, Trevor went to bed and Daddy opened his gifts and enjoyed his cake that Mommy surprised him with. Yum, cake :)

This One's For You Stacey!

We're glad Stacey wrote and suggested that we give Trevor a graham cracker (rather than just eating the graham cracker box)...he loved it although he was a little unsure of what to do at first!! YUM! Thanks Stacey!

We then purchased some rice crackers and he loved those just as much! He looks so happy here...and so proud!

Sam and Trevor's Day at the Petting Zoo

We took Trevor and our nephew Sam to a farm/petting zoo nearby (well, not really nearby put it was a nice scenic drive). It was fun to see the boys with the animals. Sam was not afraid at all, whereas Trevor was a little timid, not too sure what to think of having animals so up close.


He'd rather look from a distance.

Better yet, having a fence in between the animal and himself!

Sam really got into the animals, checking everything out.

Sam, most of all though, loved just hanging out with Uncle B.

We're sure glad we had the chance to take him on a special outing!

Definitely Related

Trevor is showing signs of loving graham crackers just as much as Mommy....who doesn't like graham crackers? At this point though he just loves the box. He had a death grip on it after he reached for it on top of the counter. Whatever floats your boat Trevor or whatever feels good on those chompers!

And just like Daddy, Trevor seems to enjoy outdoor music. We headed downtown on Thursday evening for music in the plaza and Trevor was one happy camper. He ate his rice and peas dinner like a big boy and then people watched and took in the tunes of GB Leighton.

Chompers

More chompers are coming in. Mommy could hardly believe it when Trevor smiled extra big today and she saw one of his top teeth poking through!!

Trevor Happenings

Trevor has been having a fun week with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins in town. On Wednesday we took them to our new favorite restaurant, Jax Café to celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary. They were just as surprised as we were the first time we went there when they saw their personalized matchbooks on the table!

Trevor did pretty good during the meal. He slept for the first 30 minutes or so and then was ready to eat his sweet peas. He found a comfy place to rest his big noggin' and wait for Mommy and Daddy to feed him:

When he was done eating he enjoyed looking through his 'Who Loves Baby' book. He's really into looking at the pictures of all of his family!

After that he spent some time walking around the restaurant with Grandpa H and guess what they found? A mirror! So they had some fun with that!

When we got home, Daddy opened his first little present to celebrate the countdown to his birthday on the 28th. He got some Coldstone creamery flavored jelly beans - YUM!

Mr. Trevor put on quite a show for Grandma and Grandpa Hillins. He lit up when seeing them and kept them entertained for hours. We bet they are tired campers from playing so much with him. He loved every second of having them here. Who has who wrapped around their little finger? :)

On Tuesdays and Thursdays in the summer, the puppet wagon comes to the park across the street from our house so Mommy and Trevor checked it out. It was pretty neat to see Trevor tracking the puppets so intently but he also really liked looking at all of the other kids that came to see the show too.

It seems that Trevor just keeps getting stronger. One morning he was playing in his high chair and he popped the tray right off, not an easy task. His teeth must really be hurting for him to muscle that off so that he could chew on it.

When Mommy tried to put it back on, Trevor wasn't happy....

...so you guessed it. Trevor got to continue to play with the tray :) Mommy is a softy!

OMG

OMG is all we can say when we look at this picture! Baby Trevor is definitely no longer a baby. Here he's standing all by himself, looking like he's ready to take a step! His look is priceless...he's so proud!!! Ah, we love him!!

Jumpy Jumpy

Trevor's new favorite thing to do is jumpy jumpy in his jumpy office courtesy of our friends the Flahertys. Check him out! Such a happy boy...and such a show off for Grandma and Grandpa Hillins!

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy had a special first father's day. He got to sleep in a little and then enjoyed a yummy breakfast before opening his gifts from Mommy and Trevor.

Do you like what I wrote Daddy?

Daddy and his two boys!

In the evening we had a BBQ at our house with both sides of the family. Here's Uncle Jim, one of Trevor's Godfathers, with Sam and Trevor. Hard to believe that Sam is 3 months older than Trevor!

Grandpa H with his four grandchildren:

Grandpa Steve with his two grandsons:

Lauren was into hitting the ball:

Brooke was all about Randle:

Leah was content cuddling with Mommy. She's already 3 and a half weeks old!

By the time we got around to take pictures Trevor wasn't having it :(

And he was really, really done when we tried to get a pic with both of his Grandpas!

We wondered if maybe he had another ear infection given his mood and other symptoms (runny nose, pulling at his ear, not napping well, clingy) but Mommy took him to the doctor today and doesn't have one. Woo hoo! But he does still have a red throat so the doctor took a culture for a strep test. Boy was Trevor not happy about having two swabs stuck down his throat. That was the reddest face Mommy had seen yet and that was even after he screamed at the doctor for sticking an instrument in his ear and a tongue depressor in his mouth. We hope Trevor feels better soon...but until then we are a-okay giving him all of the cuddles he needs.

Date Night for Mommy and Daddy

Saturday was a fun day. Mommy and Daddy spent lots of time with baby Trevor during the day before heading out for date night - dinner at a restaurant downtown that we hadn't yet been to and then a drink on the rooftop at Brit's. It was wonderful but of course we missed our little guy but he was in good hands with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins. Grandma Pauline gave him his dinner.

Trevor really is gumby. He scoots his way over to the chair, rolls under it, then gets mad when he is stuck underneath it. He can't wait until the day he can crawl out from such sticky situations!

Uh Oh!

We heard from some of you that you weren't getting your Trevor fix this week and we're sorry! We don't know where the week went!!! Last Sunday we went to the zoo with one of Brian's coworkers and his family and we all had a lot of fun! It was especially fun to see their 3 year old Kalan explore because we know soon Trevor will be doing the same! They all liked the fishies!

Daddy did some baby-wearing!

Mommy got some cuddles:

And Trevor got his first taste of "baby crack!" Natalie shared a few of her puffs. He knew right what to do...opened wide, gummed it up, and swallowed!

On Sunday night, Mommy and Daddy had a backyard BBQ while Trevor played on a blanket on the grass. He had a great time rolling around and showing Mommy and Daddy how much he liked his new crinkle paper. Crinkle, crinkle!

On Monday Trevor decided that he liked his music table wrong side up. We think this may be a sign of things to come. He may be a very destructive player!

Although he did like it on its side as well. This way he could open, shut, open, shut the flap.

On Tuesday, Mommy met a friend downtown so Trevor stopped into Daddy's work to say hello. He really liked his visiting pass....must have felt good on his teeth. Are new teeth coming in?

On Wednesday night, Sara's cousin Katie went to the Twins game with Sara, Brian, and their friend Jon who was in town on business.

Uncle Jim babysat Trevor until the Grandma and Grandpa Hillins could come over. Even Cody joined in on the fun.

Where are Trevor's Twins clothes you ask? Well, he did have on his new outfit that our friends the Vanyo's gave him....

....but literally 10 minutes after putting them on, poops up the back

On Thursday we headed down to Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky's house because Mommy had some appointments to go to. Severe weather hit including the tornado sirens going off, so we chilled in the storage room in the basement. Trevor didn't seem to mind. He's such a flexible baby. This was even past his bedtime!