Snapshot of Lucas at 7 Months

Since a few days after he was born and we realized he would seem to grow from one night to the next morning, I've been asking Lucas to please stop getting so big so fast. His mama needs him to just stay right where he is so I can enjoy every moment. I plead and beg, but he continues to ignore my request.

This kid is looking way too much like a toddler these days. It breaks my heart.

The only consolation is that he keeps getting more and more fun. So here's what Lucas is like at 7 months:

• He's happy. This kid is generally smiling.
• He loves to talk. He's always saying "da da da da" in a squeaky, high-pitched voice. He's proficient at b sounds, l sounds and m sounds (mostly reserved for when he's unhappy). He also discovered he can yell, and he loves to do it in places that echo (like the hallway or elevator). 
• He is eating solid foods. He loves squash, sweet potatoes, carrots and fruits. He wants to eat whatever we're eating and will smile and coo to try to convince us to give him some.
• He's rolling back to front, front to back. He can sit without support, is getting close to sitting up on his own and loves to rock. He's ready to be on the move and has started wriggling/rolling all over the living room. He pushes up on his hands and is looking like he's going to crawl soon.
• He LOVES his dad, and tries to wait up at night for Daniel to get home from work or class. He beams when Dad walks through the door.
• He thinks is fun to mouth Mom and Dad's faces. Maybe he's trying to kiss us? Or maybe he's just trying to give us a taste of what he goes through all day long with us mushing him. He'll also grab our faces with his hands and push his face up against ours to give us Eskimo kisses.
• He loves to snuggle and giggle with Mom before nap time. 
• He recently discovered technology. He always wants to push the keys on the laptop, the buttons on the remote and touch the iPad. 
• His dream is that we would just let him play with those power cords (to the laptop, lamps, phone chargers) that he loves so much. (Remember what happened to the Griswold's cat in the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? These are the kinds of things that go through your head as a mother!)
• He weighs 20 lbs and has two teeth.
• His favorite things (sure to bring a smile at any time): singing "Wheels on the Bus," the sound a duck makes, and doing "Pat-a-Cake."

Here are some recent photos at the park:

 And a couple videos (promise to ignore the horrendous rendition of "Wheels on the Bus"):