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Marin with his Great Uncle Danny on Thanksgiving



















Let the Christmas outfits begin ...





































One of my new favorite pictures



















Marin hung out in his play yard while I put up Christmas lights on the house



















Who's the idiot on the roof?



















Candy cane pants









































































Marin clapping

Marin is seven months old!

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I've been a bit behind on posting ... we will have new stuff soon.

Just sittin' here

Marin graduated from his Bumbo to sitting on his own for pictures outside. He can sit unassisted, but as we like to say "not unattended." We have to be careful because he likes to throw himself backwards and doesn't seem to understand he can hurt himself doing this.

Oh, Christmas tree ...

We haven't put up a Christmas tree since the first year we were married, so this year we didn't really have a plan ... just a general outline that we wanted one for Marin's first Christmas. A sale on fake trees at Target and a couple trips to Wal-mart for lights and ornaments ... and this is the result. MaLeah says it looks like the tree you might find in a corporate office. I think that's a compliment, maybe not. Either way, I'm pleased with the result.

























Marin seems to like his tree. He loves lights, so this blows his mind.



















Oh, and those sparkly round things are irresistible too ...

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Pears

Pears ... Marin's last stage 1 food

Hockey

Game number five for Marin ... it was his first game without making it on the Megatron. You can't always win, but fortunately the Predators did this past Tuesday night against San Jose.

Matthew and Marin at the pre-game warm up



















We tried a slightly different spot than usual that allowed Marin a better view of the action



















He even got to see his favorite player, Jordin Tootoo ... MaLeah almost fainted and said we could go home after Jordin winked in our general direction























































Marin likes to flirt ... in this picture he was trying to get the attention of the people sitting behind us



















A glimse of things to come



















MaLeah and Marin watching the game



















Marin's third period ritual



















After the game



















NASCAR = Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks
(we do live in Tennessee after all)

[edit] I stand corrected ... MaLeah informed me this is the "Gnash car"

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Something else new

Marin has been able to clap for a few days now, but it's like tracking an elusive animal through the bush to capture it on video. I finally managed it. The light was poor, but it gets the point across.

Marin clapping from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

Something new

The past couple days Marin's ability to sit up on his own has improved rapidly. He's still not 100%, but getting better each day.

Marin sitting up from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

We don't let Marin play on the hard wood floor, but it was a better background for lighting purposes.

Apples

Marin likes apples too ...

Marin eating apples from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

MaLeah commented that she was expecting something more exciting, but stage 1 apples are basically just apple sauce.

Marin is 200 days old!

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Going bananas

I guess he likes them ...

Marin eating bananas from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

Pictures

These pictures are from the past week. I got a bit behind and don't remember exactly what pictures are from what days.

Marin has started to smile with his eyes closed. Cute, but it makes taking pictures a bit more challenging.





































"Going bananas" ... Marin tried his first fruit this week



















He likes bananas



















A friend at work predicted it would only take Marin a couple months to learn to escape from his Bumbo. He was right. This picture is Marin caught right before squirming out of his seat.

Feed me!

Marin started showing an interest in feeding himself solid foods, so we've been slowly letting him try. It's a mess waiting to happen, but he's got to learn somehow I suppose ...

Marin feeding himself from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

Drinking water

At Marin's six month doctor visit we were told we could start giving him water in a sippy cup. This video is from a week ago or so. It was the first time we gave him water. Amazingly he seemed to know exactly what to do with the cup.

Marin drinking from a sippy cup from Matthew Rorex on Vimeo.

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The first of what I'm sure will be a few Thanksgiving bibs / outfits ...



















Who's the turkey now?

Going green

Today Marin tried peas for the first time ...



















He wasn't sure what to think at first ...























































But after a few bites a pattern emerged ...



























































































More peas !!!



















I'm not sure what this smirk is all about ... maybe it's because we didn't feed him the whole jar