This is Important

Concerned about the status of today's economy, Gordon Lee has a very serious message he would like to convey to the general public.

Gordon Lee says "Mama"

Fun

If there is one word I can use to describe Gordon Lee, it is fun! He is almost always having fun and I have so much fun watching him!  The older he gets, the less he cries.  And when he does cry, it is usually for a very specific reason such as being tired or hungry.  Below are some pictures of him having fun with various things!

He LOVES this frog chair that we got him for Christmas.  But he isn't interested in sitting in it; he likes to tackle it.

He is consistently proud of himself whenever he pulls himself up to stand.  And he especially likes to peek at you from behind something.

Whenever he has been actively playing (crawling around, trying to walk, etc.), he then wants to sit in my lap and play.  I think it is his way of winding down.

In this next picture, he is getting near the point where he is about to sit in my lap, but he is making sure I'm nearby while demonstrating the height of fashion.

Like I said, he is just so much fun! In the video, he is taking 1 step.  That is his new skill he is practicing.  He likes to pull himself up on that brown ottoman, slowly let go of it, and try a few steps.  He made 4 the other day.

Entertainment

Gordon Lee has many ways of entertaining himself! He's pretty good at finding whatever there is around him that can be played with (including many things he is not supposed to have).  
Here, he is blowing raspberries on a ball and having a blast.  He did this for a good 30 minutes.

He has also found his diaper to be very entertaining.

This next one is just entertaining to me.  Gordon Lee says "mmmm" when he takes a bite.

Marching into 8 Months on the 8th!

Gordon Lee is 8 months old today, and I'll just share all of the photos from today! Like I said previously, it is getting hard to take a picture of him. :)

 After this picture, he reached up and pulled the sticky note down. This was the 2nd sticky note.  So, I decided to put it somewhere else.

Then, I just took it away altogether.

In these following two pictures, I'm looking a lot like Jack Nicholson on the cover of The Shining, but Gordon Lee is cute.  He was happy to see me today.

Smile for the Camera

Here are a few pictures I have taken of Gordon Lee recently where I have managed to get him looking at the camera without yet trying to grab it. :)

To the Kitchen and Beyond!!

Getting a decent picture of Gordon Lee hasn't been such an easy task recently.  This is the view I have of him most of the time.

He just wants to move move move all the time! That's good because it keeps me pretty active. :) But he has recently learned that he can venture beyond the living room, and that there all sorts of places in the house to explore.  Oh my! He particularly likes finding his way into the kitchen because of the cabinets that are at his level, but he also goes for the bathroom, dining room, stairs..basically anywhere that is not the living room.

Unless I can be very quick to snap a picture, he comes at me with full speed the instant he sees a camera.

On top of all of that, he is basically constantly "talking" now.  He loves making little high-pitched sounds as well as going "ba ba ba bbbbb" or "ma ma ma mmm" the majority of the time. 

Last night, he was making his way out of the living room toward the trash can when I proclaimed, "Gordon Lee, you cannot get into the trash can" to which he appropriately replied, "Uh huh." No joke.  We just erupted in laughter after that.  

There isn't a dull moment in our house now (unless it is nap time)!