Carson turned 7 months on February 22nd! It's still hard to believe he is closer to his 1st birthday than when he was born.
So what's he doing these days...
Mostly being ridiculously cute!!! I LOVE this age!!! He's developing this little personality and a smile that could brighten the darkest room! His little laugh just makes any negative thing on your mind go away.
He grabs at everything and has gotten so good with this hands. I bought some little snacks that I break up for him and have noticed the "pincher" reflex... using his pointer and thumb to try to pick up little things. A few times he's actually picked it up and gotten it in his mouth. We're working on it. He's getting the hang of one of the sippy cups; however, I think he mostly enjoys just chewing on the spout. I have tried without the lid and he seems to like it that way too.
He is definitely an independent sitter. I am still just amazed how quickly he went from falling over after a few seconds to pretty much never falling over. He likes to sit and play with a pile of toys.
The last couple days we have gone outside and he LOVES it. He experienced grass on his toes for the first time last weekend and was fascinated. I had to be careful, he almost ate a stick that was in the lawn. He watches the birds or just happy to watch mommy and daddy working in the yard/garden.
He recognizes people in person and in pictures and gets excited when he sees someone he knows. He definitely knows me and Andrew, Wannie & Papi, and his nanny Jill. It takes him a few minutes, but he quickly realizes he knows my parents and Uncle Dave. I'm pretty sure he recognizes Auntie Amanda, but I just haven't been able to test it recently. I think he remembers the ladies in the nursery at church too. He sees them once a week. We did have our first bout with separation anxiety at church last Sunday. He cried for the first time when we left him. I think he might have been just tired and hungry because they said he passed out pretty quickly after the bottle. He was sleeping soundly in the crib when we got out of mass.
He loves the dogs, especially Lucy (and she loves him). She might love him a little too much. When he's in the jumper, she's started "grooming" his feet. At first he laughed when she was just licking, then she started to do the "monkey grooming" thing that she does to Shooter and started nipping at his feet. He did NOT like that.
Kisses from Shooter
He finds Daddy way funnier than Mommy. He LOVES music and loves to watch Andrew play guitar. He also loves to shake his little music toys from his cousins. I think we will be taking the next Kindermusik session this spring. I know he will love it!
He still (sometimes) nurses twice a day in the morning or at night which makes Mommy happy. At night he is usually game to nurse, but lately morning hasn't been too successful. I wish he was more interested, but he just doesn't want to sit still for that long. If he's really tired or doesn't feel good, he'll nurse. Otherwise, it seems like he just wants a bottle. He still is getting breast milk most of the time during the day... thank goodness for awesome pumps!
He loves his Exersaucer and can entertain himself. He LOVES to bounce in his door jumper. He also has been "walking" around the kitchen in his walker... mostly backwards though.
He is fascinated by running water. He leans over to look down the drain to try to figure out where it's going. He also gets frustrated that he can't grab the water coming out of the faucet. He pretty much just loves bath time. The new bath location in the sink has been at hit!
He loves to make diaper changes challenging by rolling around and reaching for things behind him. He likes to clap his feet when laying on his back.
He sleeps great at night ~7:00pm - ~6:30am. He wakes up just as happy as can be. He usually wakes up and plays in his crib for a good while in the morning. YAY! Mommy gets to sleep a little longer!
Nap time has become much more successful. He's falling asleep on his own pretty easily these days. The key is to put him down as soon as he acts tired. This kid will get a second wind that is very convincing if you miss that sleepy window. Naps still aren't that long, but he usually takes three, 30 minute naps a day. Occasionally, he'll sleep 45 minutes to an hour, but then one of the others will likely only be 20-25 minutes.
He's been "talking" up a storm lately...see my recent post about a whole bunch of Jibberish. It's so cute though! It's so fun to watch him discover new sounds.
He's still eating like a champ. He usually has some milk in the morning a little after he wakes up. Breakfast around 8:30 with consists of oatmeal or a fruit granola mix, and then another fruit. Not long after breakfast he takes a small bottle then naps. He might want another small bottle mid/late morning. Lunch is usually around 12:30 and consists of either oatmeal and a fruit or veggie or just a fruit and veggie. A solid lunch is iffy. Some days he scarfs it down, others he just wants a big bottle. If he did eat solids, he usually takes a small bottle before his nap. He has a bottle again late afternoon before his nap. Dinner is at 6:00 and usually consists of oatmeal, veggie, and fruit for dessert. He usually wants more too! I hold off though because he gets a small bottle or nurses right before bed.
He's in pretty much all 12 month clothes (and they're getting snug), and some 18 month.
And that's that! We are LOVING life with our precious, not so little 7 month old!
