7 months

It's Crosby's 7 month birthday!!! My, how he has changed since December! He is now sitting up really well. I am thinking he will be able to tolerate sitting in the front of the grocery cart within the next few weeks. That will make shopping much easier! His car seat takes up the entire basket! He is willingly rolling onto his stomach now. He is even choosing to sleep that way! His fine motor skills are becoming more and more advanced. He is nearly able to put his pacifier in his mouth by himself. He LOVES drinking water from our glass. He is consistently eating solids on a daily basis. We are at one meal a day, mainly because I haven't decided how to add in that second meal. He is "playing" at the end of his bottle feedings, trying to leave an ounce or 2 in the bottom. I manage to get them in him with a little work because I read that he should be taking 28-32 ounces at this point. 2 solid meals would REALLY make that goal hard to meet! So...we'll just see what happens there! He still sleeps like a champ. Naps go pretty well if we are at home. He still takes a 1.5 to 2 hour nap in the morning and an hour or so in the afternoon. He is laughing all the time. Still likes his activity mat and exersaucer. He just learned how to "jump" in the Johnny Jump Up. Now he is trying to jump in the exersaucer!!?!?? He loves to sit and read books. He REALLY likes Baby Einstein but we don't do that very often. Crosby chews on his hands constantly but no teeth yet! He is wearing size 2-3 Swaddlers today but will move up to size 3 when his current stash runs out tomorrow!! I am thinking there are no size 3 Swaddlers...which really makes me sad. His clothing size is all over the place. It completely depends on the brand. He is wearing anything from 6-9 months to 12-18 months. And at his last weigh in on the puppy scale, he was 18 pounds even. But that was a week ago! Just for the record, I am still keeping up with him supply wise!

Typical Schedule:

6:45-I usually hear him chatter and return the pacifier for a few more minutes of sleep!!

7:15-7:30- More chatter so we get up eat and he eats 7 ounces

7:30-9:00-Play; YMCA (and we will starting back on Monday!!)

9:00 - Morning nap

10:30-11:00- Wakes up and eats 6 ounces

11:00-12:00-Play

12:00-Dad is home for lunch!!!

12:30-Eats solids

12:30-2:00- Play until fussy; the he eats 6 ounces and takes a nap

3:00-4:00- Wakes up and plays, go for a walk

5:30-6:00- Eats 6 more ounces

6:00-7:30- Plays

7:30- Bath time

8:00- Eats 6 ounces and then put to bed

It seems like we are out and about several nights a week. He manages to adapt to whatever we do. We always try to do a bath, no matter what time we get home. He knows it is bed time afterward and it seems to help with the "routine"! Plus it keeps him smelling super sweet! Picture time...

Waiting for his bottle this morning...

Waking up from his nap...

Perspective Pictures

Crosby and his bear in the chair...

Crosby and his bear side by side...

And again...loved that face!

Head shot...

Hands...

Piggies...

Upside down...

Crosby and Nugget...

The little guy is getting harder and harder to take pictures of. The next few pictures prove my point!!!

Rolling away...

Crunches... He does this all the time when we lay him on his back. Not sure where he thinks he is going!!!

Grabbing the lens...

Grabbing the strap...

Attempting to eat the strap...

And this one again just because he is sooooo stinkin' cute... : )

I knew I would love him. I didn't know this much was possible...