Happy seven months, kiddo - we cannot believe how much of a little kid you are growing into!
Your Profile
You, son, are growing like a weed! You weight 18+ pounds, and are approximately 28 inches long. You are a hunk of adorable, drooly, precious baby chub with rolls everywhere, with blondish brown hair that stands straight on end most of the time. As usual, you are following the growth charts nearly exactly! You eat like a champ, sleep very well (most nights), and are crawling and rolling every.where. You never stop moving these days. And you have 6 teeth!!
Things you've Learned
Where to begin? You are rolling both directions, you can scoot/crawl everywhere you want to go - and get to a sitting position from crawling on your own. And (helpful to mommy) you can also get down from a sitting position into a crawling position, rather than getting stuck in the middle of the night like you did for a while. You're unstoppable, if you want to get to something - especially cords and all things dangerous, choke-able and chewable! Baby-proofing has begun in earnest. You're also starting to try and pull up on mommy and daddy and the furniture, and you love to try to walk, holding on to our hands. You're starting to learn how to feed yourself - although at this point, your strategy is to palm [::pound::] everything and lick off whatever happens to stick. Bananas are particularly messy/mushy.
Your Firsts
- You were baptized this month - on your six month birthday! You giggled and laughed the entire time, except for when the water hit your head, when you looked a little surprised... before reaching for it to grab some more. We were very blessed to have much of our family viewing virtually or in attendance!
- You went on your first hike - and summited two mountains, including a 4000 footer. You had a blast, and talked the entire way up (and down) the mountain. [We're pretty sure you're an extrovert!]
- You visited your Grandma and Grandpa G this month, at their house in NC and met the horses, visited with Aunt Jen, and saw lots of other aunties and uncles [friends of your mommy and daddy]. You were great on the flights again, but freaked out a bit about the big bathtub (your whale tub is still a safety zone!)
- You are solidly into solid foods now - and eat like a rock star. At this point, you eat almost anything that we put in front of you, lunging after it like a hungry, hungry hippo most of the time.
- Now that Daddy's semester has started again, you are hanging out with a babysitter about once a week - and you do that like a champ as well! You love the little boys and girls that you get to hang out with, and always try to hold their hands.
- You had your first bloody lip, and first solid bump on the noggin, from your adventurous fearless attempts to conquer the house - you took it all in stride; mommy was slightly less put together! You are all boy, romp, roll, and ready - fearless most of the time!
- You also had your first major meltdown in the car, on the way back from Regional Staff conference - screaming for an hour and a half, as mommy drove solo en route home, praying and hoping that that never repeats ever again!
Things you Like
You LOVE it when Daddy tickles you, or throws you in the air, or burrito wraps you in your towel - and you love snuggling with mommy when you're tired. You laugh and laugh when Daddy chases you - which we love! You love everything about being outdoors, especially eating grass, twigs, and dirt. You love eating solids, especially banana and avocado - with sweet potato being a new interest. You thoroughly enjoy being able to sit up in the shopping carts now, rather than riding in your car seat. And you love Sophie the giraffe, and the musical ball that Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa D gave to you. You loved Buddy the dog at Grandma and Grandpa G's house - and he loved you, even though you pulled out quite a bit of his fur.
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