Lucy

We are very excited to have a new niece, Lucy Jane Byrum. She was born July 21st, and weighed 9 pounds!
The next day, Seth and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. We spent the day at the beach and then went to a cute little restaurant for dinner. Banks saved a little energy for his favorite time of day-bathtime with his duckie!

Gator

Gator came to visit us this weekend. He brought a present for Banks. The picture in the background goes perfectly above his crib and is a big aligator with flamingos. Banks loves the picture and tries to roll over and look at it every time I try to change his diaper, which makes diaper changes pretty intersting. We had a great time with Gator and look forward to him getting back down here very soon.
Yes, that is Banks trying to crawl! He's definitely got scooting down!
Banks loves playing with his choo choo train, which reminds of our cute little nephew that we think he will have a lot in common with. :)

Mimi and Gator

We went up to Vienna to visit Mimi and Gator. We are really enjoying living so close to them. Mimi had a blanket up in Rocky's favorite spot on the couch. Mimi, Banks and I went to Leesburg and did a little shopping on Friday. Saturday night, we had a dinner party and got to see a lot of great friends. By Sunday, Banks and Gator were exhausted and took a little nap before we headed home. Not only did Banks sleep then, but he slept three and a half hours on the way home!

Rocky

Banks LOVES Rocky. Originally, Banks would only laugh when tickled, but Rocky can get a laugh just by walking in the room! I'm pretty sure Banks like Rocky more than Rocky likes Banks...

He's sitting up!

Seth, Banks and I went to the beach on Friday and Banks did a little trick for us...he sat up all by himself! He loves the beach, we sit with him right where the water comes up to his toes, he loves to splash around. He also like to put sand all over himself, which is a lot of fun to get off. We still find it in his ears several days after we go, just in time for us to get back to the beach.

Around the house and at the Beach

Banks is really enjoying Virginia. He loves watching Price is Right in his chair. He also enjoys bouncing in his jumper. We went to the beach the other day and let Banks splash around. He's eating rice cereal, sweet potatoes, and bananas (which are his favorite). He weights a little over 16 lbs. now.