and now, he's 7 months!!

What Oliver's like at 7 months...
He still sucks his thumb -- and it is ADORABLE (esp. when he does it in his sleep)
He says mama and dada (I'm pretty sure he doesn't realize he's talking to us, but we'll take it)
If you hug him just before he nurses, he'll grab your face and kiss it (sure, he's just looking for milk, but we'll take that too)
He thinks Amparo is the funniest person EVER and boy, does she love to make him laugh. It's really silly the things she comes up with...
He has a little hair on top of his head and most of the time it's pointed upward in a little wave.

I really do need to post more than once a month, and I need to update on Amparo and Gerrit too. So here goes... Gerrit made a new friend across the street, Tice. His dad is Dutch and so is his name (spelled Tijs, in Holland) and he's seven years old. They moved in a few weeks ago, but Gerrit just discovered him 2 days ago. To call him out to play, Gerrit stands on our sidewalk and faces Tice's house, and yells, "TICE!" -- till he comes out. We're working on teaching Gerrit the proper way of "calling" his friend to play. So now they're buddies. Tice has a little sister Selah and she's 3. Amparo has played with her a little, but she still seems more interested in what her brother is doing. Gerrit makes friends pretty quickly... Amparo is a little more shy and reserved, but after she gets to know you, she is one silly, talkative little fireball.

And right now, Brian and I are in the throes of packing.
Better get back to it...