7 months

My baby was 7 months old on October 23rd. I can't believe how fast the time is going.

The most common site that greets me...................

Sidling along the couch because I'm sitting at the other end!

Using his clothes hamper as a standing help.

Using the chair next to the island.

Mom, I don't really need a nap!

Looking out the door window!

using the chair by the island again!

Look at me, Mom!!

Thursday ~ Baking day

Yep, I baked on this Thursday. Cookies. I don't like to bake. At least that's what I've always said, thought, felt. I enjoyed making cookies.....two whole batches. One Chocolate Chip and one Oatmeal Scotchies. Yummm. The chocolate chip were too cakey and thick.....Dewayne likes them thinner and crisper and they were made just for him. He took them to share with the guys at work. The oatmeal scotchies were just the right thinness and crispiness. I shared with some friends. My sweet baby spent time crawling around the floor, sitting in his eating chair snacking on Cheerios and Puffs, and bouncing in his Jumperoo.........near the end of my cookie baking saga he was getting a little whiny, but I just talked to him a bit and after a while he got very quiet. He had fallen asleep in his Jumperoo. Aaahhhh. A quiet house, delicious smells wafting through the house and waiting for my honey to come home so I could surprise him with freshly baked cookies. And it was a big surprise, because his wife NEVER bakes!! :o) Well, I can't say never anymore.....I did bakes COOKIES!!

Trying new foods.....

is a great adventure for our little man. So far no allergies, thanks to God!! He has liked everything thing we have tried.......the baby foods - Rice and Oatmeal Cereals, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Peas, Green Beans, Squash, Applesauce, Peaches, Bananas, Prunes, Pears, Chicken w/ Gravy, Veal w/ Gravy (he has Turkey and Beef left to try) - real food, such as, the hamburger and whole wheat spaghetti without the sauce ground up and eaten while we were having spaghetti for supper, the homegrown carrots (from Grandma) cooked and ground up, (DELICIOUS), at Grandma's when we had Oven Fried Chicken, he had it too, ground up with mixed veggies and with mashed potatoes on the side!! He loves Cheerios and has warmed up to the Gerber Puffs.....the texture was a little strange to him at first! He loves to drink out of our water bottles or glasses of juice, water or cups of decaf coffee. He just thinks it is so neat. He has his own sippy cup already and is getting quite talented at using it. :o) He decided a while back that if he isn't nursing and he needs to drink something he doesn't want it to be from a bottle. Though his Daddy did get him to drink out of a bottle the other day when he watched him while I was at work.

Happiness and Joy................

shows on the face of my little darling as he crawls around, discovering things! A book....Ten Little Ladybugs, the one that Auntie Louise gave him when he was born. A basket of clothes....a wondrous thing, so many colors and textures to see and explore, uh oh, that basket isn't sturdy enough to use to stand up. Let's look over here, his boppy pillow....oh, so soft and comfy...I can just see him thinking, "I'll pause here for a second", then on to the next thing. Into the corner where his crib used to be, before we moved him downstairs. We have a comforter and a ring of pillows in there, because he was using the basket to stand up and it's a safer place to fall than most around here. There are toys in the corner, too. Maybe a book. He's so busy and delighted as he roams around. Sometimes chattering quietly to himself, sometimes just taking everything in. What a little sweetheart. :o)

Standing....

it's crazy. Every day he learns a new thing. Today, it is pulling himself up to standing by a laundry basket. He fell and conked his head twice, so I put pillows on the floor around it. He fell twice more and was just mad because he fell, not because he got hurt. I am not ready for him to be so big, and doing so much stuff. He has climbed me before and stood up that way, but this is different, more independent!! He likes to crawl to the bedroom door, that we have ajar so Kohl can get out if she needs to, and open it or close it. But it's dangerous, because the stairs are right there.

Crawling!

Yep, he finally started crawling. On October 15th, at Grandma's house, he got his hands and knees to work together for the first time. :o) Yea!! It's so cute, now he follows me around the house, slowly, yes, but following me nonetheless.