7 months old!

dear miles,
today you are 7 months old. yesterday i bought you your first pair of blue jeans to celebrate the occasion...they are super cute! but when i came home today and saw you wearing them i was super sad...they make you look so grown up! my little baby is starting to look like a little boy. i can't believe we are on the downhill march to your first birthday. i can still remember the first time i held you like it just happened yesterday.

eat
you are still nursing 4-7 times each day. you are eating stage 2 foods now, usually 1/2 jar to 1 whole jar in the mid-morning. i think i'm going to start feeding you 2 times a day now that you are 7 months old. your favorites are bananas, applesauce, and sweet potatoes. yesterday at the store i bought some mum mum rice cakes. i handed one to you and you knew exactly what to do with it! it dissolves in your mouth pretty much and it keeps you occupied in your high chair for a good 30min....at least it did until brady stole it right off your tray today and ate it...oops! you are beginning to enjoy drinking water from your cups...you have one sippy cup and one cup with a straw. you can pick them up and drink from them. it's super cute!

sleep
besides one week this month when you were on amoxicilin and you DID NOT NAP AT ALL, you are a pretty good sleeper. you sleep about 10-12hrs at night (though you wake up every 4hrs to eat still :( ) and take several naps during the day. you fall asleep pretty easily for naps if i lay you in your crib when you appear tired, but at night time you sometimes have a hard time settling down unless i give you a bath and read you a few books first. as long as we do those 2 things, you go right to sleep once i lay you down. if you are not tired when we lay you down, you roll right over to your back and chatter to yourself. you also do this when you wake up for the most part, it is so adorable! and definitely beats crying!!!

skills
1. rolling over...though we don't see you do much rolling from back to front. you usually just contort your body instead to reach whatever you are grasping for
2. drinking from a straw.
3. sitting with support. you are getting better every day. the other day you sat up with a straight back for 30seconds. but you are usually more interested in eating your toes or going after some toy.
4. grabbing EVERYTHING. you are in a stage that you want to take everything and put it in your mouth. as soon as something comes close to you, both your hands stretch out and you start trying to grab it. nothing is safe!
5. scooching. you have mastered the art of wiggling around in circles/turning yourself to reach slightly out of reach toys.
6. feed yourself a cracker.
7. babble. you are quite the talker!
8. laugh and giggle. you are the happiest baby i've ever seen. you love to laugh and give out big smiles...except when we are out in public. you then become very stoic, taking in all that is going on around you.

favorites
1. you still love baths
2. you are starting to enjoy playing with interesting "toys"...a spatula, playstation controller, wrapped granola bars...you love the crinkle!
3. you love your puppies
4. your daddy. you always have a huge smile ready whenever you see him. plus, you love to touch his beard.
5. drinking water from straws at restaurants
6. your jumper
7. sitting in the bumbo watching people
8. listening to music
9. being tickled...i love your giggles!
10. lips!!! you are very interested in lips right now. you stare at them, move your own lips...and sometimes try to grab them!

what we did
i was in basketball season so you came to school several times and met all the girls. you spent time with your daddy while i was at games and tournaments. we got to spend time with your mommom and auntie jen while your daddy was travelling for business. we celebrated thanksgiving in college station. we went christmas shopping. and most of all, we just enjoyed being with you! you are the coolest!