7 Months Old

 Happy 7 months to you Connor!! Your cute little personality has really started to come to life this month. You are so fun to watch as you explore new things all around you. I love our time together where we just smile back at each other and giggle for the silliest little things. You have me wrapped around your little finger that is for sure!

Some highlights about you this month are....

*You have finally started eating solids! Woohoo! I finally came to my senses and called Leakhena (your sister's Occupational/Physical Therapist from when she was a baby) and she gave me some great advice to help you. She said that you not eating is probably more related to eating from a spoon rather than the actual taste of the food so she recommended giving you a little of breastmilk from a spoon. The first time I did this you spit it out but only because that has been your reaction to anything on a spoon. You quickly realized that this was a familiar taste and then you didn't mind the spoon. We started back to the beginning with rice cereal after this and Leakhena recommnended I put some on my finger and feed it to you that way for the first few times (that way you don't have two foreign things (solids and spoon) in your mouth. It totally makes sense now why you spit everything out.) We didn't have to do this long before you started eating all of your rice cereal without a look of disgust or spitting it out. You now are eating like a normal baby and we have Leakhena to thank! You have tried sweet potatoes, butternut squash, peas, carrots, peaches, bananas, and apples.

Thumbs up to eating!

Your sister has been very helpful in feeding you as well

To encourage you to eat we would clap for you after each bite and say "Yay, Connor". You loved it and I really do think it helped.

*Not only are you eating food but you are also drinking water from a cup with a straw! We give it you after you eat and you have done really well with it.

*We have tried Puffs and Mum Mums but you aren't a big fan just yet.(dissolveable cereal and rice cakes for babies)
*It wont be long before you are wanting to eat finger foods because you have 8 teeth now!!! Holy moly! They came fast and furious this month but you were such a trooper. They hurt most when you were trying to sleep. You didn't nap well in the afternoons when your teeth were coming in and this is the reason you went from 3 naps to 2 and now go to bed early. You look so big with all your teeth!

*You are awesome at sitting up on your own and very rarely fall over anymore. You prefer to be sitting on the floor with your basket of toys rather than playing in the exersaucer or bouncy seat.

*You are so so close to crawling. Some may say you are crawling because you do move a little and then sit down but you aren't crawling across the room just yet. I'm scared for that day! There are so many little things of your sisters that I am worried you are going to be putting in your mouth.

*You are a pretty good little sleeper. Your sleeping schedule is so different than most babies your age but as long as you are getting plenty of hours of sleep then I dont mind when it is. I have been letting you call the shots with when and how long you want to sleep rather than messing with it too much to get you on a typical schedule.You take two naps a day (usually around 8 and then again around 11 or 12 but these times vary day to day.  You are tired after being awake for an hour but I try and push you just a little, especially for your second nap). I have tried laying you down for a third nap but you wont have it. Since you are done napping around 1-1:30 every day you are exhausted and ready for bed by 530, if I can even keep you awake till then! It's been nice though because this gives your daddy and I some extra one on one time with your sister in the evenings. You occasionally wake once at night between 2-4 and I just nurse you back to sleep.  You usually sleep till about 6-630) 

This is how I find you when I come to get you in the morning or after a nap. :) One of the best parts of my day!

Love this little scrunchy nose face you have started doing

*You are wearing size 4 diapers and size 12 months clothes! You grow out of clothes so quickly that I am having to go to my friends for hand me down reinforcements! I love laying kisses on those squishy cheeks and squeezing those chunky legs.

*You love being around your sissy and your daddy. Anytime you hear their voice a big smile comes across your face and you stare at them waiting to give you attention and smile back.

We are soaking up every bit of these sweet moments with you my little Connor cakes. You are so content and I hear all the time what a happy and good baby you are. I agree 100%. I love you so very very much!! Thank you for all the open mouth kisses on my cheek and the neck squeezes that remind me you how much you love me too. I look forward to all the exciting things you will accomplish next month!
xoxo,
your mommy