if the shoe fits?: Swimming, Play Date, Sleepover, Oh My!

I meant to post this earlier in the week but time got away from me...

Alex sure had a full weekend last week!

He went to his first swimming lesson on Saturday morning. It's a parent/child class & I don't know if it should really be called a "swimming" lesson so much as a "just get used to the water" lesson. Ha! It was fun. We tried to blow bubbles (Alex was more interested in drinking the water), we put our ears in the water, we tried to scoop the water by reaching for a toy, we spun around, we laid on our backs & we did "Humpty Dumpty" by sitting the kids on the edge of the pool & then lifting them up & into the water. I didn't get any pics this time because I was on my own (Michael was golfing). I'm talented but not talented enough to hold my child in water & take pictures! It's a seven week class, so there's still hope...
He had another play date with Annie. They were so interested in each other & loved playing together! Ok, not really. They mainly played around each other but both seemed to enjoy it. J And here's the big news of the day: Alex got his first tooth! I had a feeling it would be coming soon because he's been chomping on his hands even more than usual, been extra drooly & a little clingier lately. Well, my friend Alisa was letting him try drinking from a cup with a straw & felt his little tooth while she was trying to get the straw positioned correctly in his mouth. I didn't even realize it had popped through overnight! Sure enough, I looked in his mouth & I saw a little sliver of white. Crazy! I hope he handles getting the rest of his teeth as well. It was nice & uneventful. I posted a few weeks ago about Annie's birthday & Alex trying to impress her with his crawling. Well once again, he tried to get her attention. Alisa's parents' house has two stairs leading into the kitchen. Annie climbed up them & not to be outdone, Alex crawled right over & climbed up the stairs like he does it all the time. Little stinker! I'm glad we don't have stairs in our house to tempt him. J
He had his first sleepover at Papaw & Mo's (Michael's parents). He did really well & had so much fun! He even slept later than he usually does for us (of course!)
He turned seven months old on Sunday. I can hardly believe it. The last month has really flown by! And a lot has changed - he's crawling for real, he pulls up on everything, he goes all night without eating (and sleeps all night!), he got a haircut, he got a tooth... The list could go on & on. Maybe it's just because it's fresh in my mind but I swear he's developed more in the last month than previous months. I feel like I say it all the time but he needs to SLOW DOWN.

Trying to get a good seven month photo...