Plethora of pictures of a perfect, pudgy pseven month old

These are all out of order, but anywho, Eric is seven months old! It makes me a little sad to think that he is already past the halfway mark to being one. He is so fun and getting so much personality. Some of his favorites are:

Hitting things together, it makes a fun sound. Except when I gave him some bread the other day; he tried hitting it together and looked rather disappointed at how lame the sound effects were.
Talking, laughing, or yelling really loudly.
Still loves the Sheboygan. But now he also loves a toy monkey that plays 'Twinkle, twinkle' and gives it loves.
His blankie, even though it's already starting to get nasty.
Medicine. :S Whenever he seems like he isn't feeling good and I give him Tylenol or Motrin, he opens right up, then opens up again for more. I have to hide it very sneakily or he gets mad.
He loves eating whatever we eat. He still has no teeth and has to gum everything, but he doesn't care; if we're eating it, he should eat it too.
Singing. He loves when we sing to him, especially songs with hand motions, he goes nuts.
Being naked. The picture above is getting naked for the bath-he thinks it's the greatest. See that smile? It's because he knows he's getting naked.
Pinching. Not that he means to, but he'll grab Tanner's face and just pinch it and laugh. I think he likes the texture of his beard and tries to grab it.

Things he Doesn't like:
The vacuum. Or any other noisy appliance, like the mixer, blender, or electric can opener. He has to be held and reassured while the noise is happening, otherwise he starts to cry.
Green beans or mangoes. Hates them both. Guess we'll try again later.

Here we are at Costco with his new friend Jack. Jack is 11 months old and is a big boy like Eric. Eric has just started noticing Jack within the last few weeks. I think it started when Jack sat on Eric not long ago.
Watching college football. We actually don't have the tv on very much since we don't have cable, but when it is on, he just zones out.
Loves the bath! He's finally able to sit up in it now and starting to play with toys, it's so fun.
He recognizes the camera now and will often pose for it, it is so funny. I wanted to get a shot of this cute outfit, that was too small, but I took a picture anyway, and he immediately smiles and leans in.
Wait, could you try this angle too?

Trying the sippy. He doesn't get that he has to tip it back to get what's inside, so I have to help him, but he knows how to get it to his mouth. He still doesn't like water and lets it all dribble out all over his chin, but at least he doesn't make a face like it's poison anymore.

He takes mealtimes very seriously as you can see.
More tv. I have only turned on Sesame Street twice because he's usually sleeping while it's on, but both times he sat for a good twenty minutes and watched it.
His cheesy grin, I love it! And I just love those dimples!