Today you turned 7 months old and you weigh 17lbs! This month you have gone through a lot; from visits to the doctor, to trying new foods, to teeth popping through, and becoming more and more mobile. You keep daddy and I on our toes, that's for sure!
This month you've been at the doctor more than usual. At your six month check-up we found out you had an ear infection and had to be put on antibiotics. Well the antibiotics caused a yeast infection around your "boy parts" and we have had to apply cream to the area four times a day. It's just about gone now. Then when we went in to check on your ear infection we also had the doctor look at a bump on your butt cheek. We found out it was an abscess and it needed to be drained. So we took you to the ER to have it drained. It's one of the hardest things I've had to watch you go through! But now you are doing great and just about healed. Hopefully you never get another one.
You are becoming more and more mobile. You have mastered the army crawl and can go anywhere you want in no time. You even follow me around the house now. I was in the kitchen making something and you came army crawling towards me as fast as you could . It put a big smile on my face. I just love that you follow me around everywhere! You are SO close to full out crawling too. You can get up on your hands and knees no problem, then you rock back and forth (I think debating whether to move forward or not) and even move your hands a little forward. But as soon as you want to move you drop back onto your belly and army crawl. You've figured out how to pull yourself up to stand and so now that's all you want to do. If daddy or I sit on the floor with you, you crawl to us and grab our hands so we can help you stand. Though you do most of the work! We just hold your hands enough to give you a little support and balance. Just today you grabbed a stool and pulled yourself up but you lost your balance and fell down immediately. You hit your head and started crying. But I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be the last time you hit your head. You can sit-up just fine now though you prefer to stand or lay on your belly. You're also going through a phase where you throw a fit if we don't pick you up right away or help you stand-up. We leave you on the floor (surrounded by toys) when we're doing stuff around the house and sometimes you don't want to be left on the floor so you throw a little fit.
You've started experimenting with other kinds of food besides baby food. We've given you cut-up avocados, strawberries, and grapes. You didn't really care for the strawberries but actually liked the avocados and grapes. We've also started giving you the puffs and yogurt melts as a snack before dinner. You're getting really good at grabbing the little pieces with your fingers and shoving them into your mouth. You have two teeth now so you really chomp down on the food when chewing. The face you make is hysterical! You've also ventured into trying the combo flavors of baby food like banana-orange medley and banana-apples-pears. You also started eating more of the dinner flavors like turkey and rice. Your favorites are still sweet potatoes and carrots though. We've started giving you a sippy cup at dinner but you don't really drink out of it. Right now you just bang it on the tray, more playing with it than anything. But we still think it's a good idea to give it to you so you can get used to it. You stare at us any time we drink out of our cups even reaching for it while we're drinking out of it.
You are talking more and more making all sorts of sounds and noises. It's so much fun listening to you! You've said dada a couple times but it's more by accident and you have yet to associate with daddy. You'll get it though and I think it's going to be your first true word. You aren't really sounding out the mmm's yet so momma could be a little bit. You can also clap your hands. When you get really excited you clap them together and daddy and I cheer you on. You get a big smile on your face and just keep doing it. It's so cute!
We already know you like bath time but you really like it now that you've graduated to the big tub. You love to lay on your back in the water and kick your legs splashing water all around. Daddy and I usually get soaked and you even get splashed in the face but you don't mind one bit. You just keep kicking your legs! You also like to flip over and crawl around in the bath tub. When we turn the water on you crawl right up to faucet so you can stick your hand in the running water. You're definitely a water baby, you move around so easily in the water.
Happy seven month birthday sweet little boy!
Love,
Momma
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