Seven Months Old

Wow, what a difference a month makes. In the last month you have become a remarkably happier little boy. Although I would still call you a Mommy's boy, you are definitely content to be with other people now too. When we are out, you are now trying to attract other people's attention so that you can smile & show off. You are so happy when you succeed in getting them to fawn all over you too.

As you can see from these pictures, you are still quite a wiggle worm & do not like to be still in one place too long. You have mastered the art of sitting & we credit this development for the improvement in your mood. Although your disposition is generally happier now, you can still switch moods on a dime. When you are unhappy about something, you can switch quickly & your face goes very red in a matter of seconds while you choose to scream.

This switch is often related to food. You love your bottle & now that you are having solids, you have a whole new reason to become very impatient with us. The introduction of solids was a fun one. At first you were very uncertain, but you quickly decided this was great stuff & did not want us to finish. We have now learned that we have to warn you that it is the last bite & then say "all gone" as soon as you are done to prevent one of your little tantrums.

This was a big month for you in the dental arena too. In twenty days, you got four teeth. Last week your top two teeth came through & thankfully they did not seem to cause you as much pain as the first two seemed to. With your first two there were a few nights where you woke up in the middle of the night & had trouble returning to sleep. You still get up for a feeding in the middle of the night & you have actually changed this time to be closer to 2:30 to 3am. I much preferred when you were sleeping through until 4am, but I am thankful that you eat quickly & go back to bed. You have also decided to wake up very early now. We can hear you gibber jabbering in your crib many mornings at 6:15am, but I refuse to get you before 6:45 am. You are taking 2 or 3 naps now during the day & you do not protest very much anymore. At bedtime you go down with hardly a whimper.

You are becoming a very chatty little fellow & as it gets close to nap time or bedtime, you are definitely a vocal one. I think you want to be sure that you are keeping up with your sister. Hopefully soon the weather will warm up & get rid of this snow so that we can get out for more walks. You seem to really like to be outside. Besides playing, our only regular outings right now are errands & Diaperfit (you seem to be enjoying the pool).


Some people are saying that they can see a lot of Sydney in you from when she was your age. Looking at these two pictures, you can definitely tell that you are siblings. I do think the two of you have similar smiles & foreheads. However, although your cheeks are getting chubbier, they in no way compare to your sisters.