7 Months

I can hardly believe it myself.... another month blasted on by. I'm 7 months already and have been changing so much. Let me tell you a few things that I've been up to:

-First and foremost...I love to eat solid food! So far I've tried rice and oatmeal cereals, peas, prunes, pears, squash, and my personal favorite sweet potatoes. It didn't surprise my mom or dad when I downed a whole jar of sweet potatoes in one sitting. I guess my big brother had a thing for sweet potatoes too. I'm already eating 2 meals of solid food and have been wanting to nurse less often.

-As far as sleeping goes...I've been doing better through the night. I've slept all the way through the night many times this month. Mostly though, I'm still waking up 1 time. This feeding is probably my best one of the day because I'm practically still sleeping and not distracted by my brother or anything else that catches my eye. During the day, I've been trying to get my brother and mom on my schedule. I prefer to take 3 naps. It's tough to go on our outings, but hey- I've got some serious growing to do...I need my precious sleep.

-Now that I've been eating so much solid food, my poops have been taking on a more solid form. So much so, that I've been getting a bit backed up. It scares my mom and dad because my older brother has the same problem. Hopefully my digestive tract will regulate soon and I can continue to be a happy-go-lucky kido.

-The world looks wonderful from my new perspective. OK, so I have been sitting up for a little while, but now that's the position that I prefer. I pretty much have refused tummy time. As soon as mommy lies me down on my tummy, I roll right over to my back. From there, I fuss until someone helps me to sit up.

-This month I got to experience sand for the first time. I love, love, love being outside. The beach is awesome!

-I've been packing on the pounds slower lately. I think I weigh around 18 lbs. I'm still sporting the 6-12 month clothes and probably will for some time.

-My gums are still swollen. No teeth yet, but perhaps during month 8?

-When Jack and Jude are around, I'm all eyes. I giggle when daddy throws the ball for Jack. For some reason this just cracks me up. Jude tells me that he loves me all the time. He's constantly giving me hugs...sometimes tackling me to the ground in the process. I LOVE him back!


Here are some photos of Jude trying to crash my photo shoot. Doesn't he know that these photo shoots are supposed to be all about ME!


For some reason he wants to do whatever I'm doing. For real, doesn't he know that he's really the cool one, and that soon I'll want to do whatever he's doing?

See what I mean? Just because I was wearing nothing but a diaper...he had to wear the same exact thing....





I'm beginning to really grasp and reach for objects. The sign telling how many months old I am is really interesting. I really just wanted to check it out..... my mom wasn't letting me though. Here are some of my bloopers....I was having a hard time getting my picture "just right."