Ty {7 Months}

Here we are on the upswing to your first birthday already!  It is so true when you hear that babies don’t keep...you have certainly showed us what a big boy you are these days.

 
You are sitting up on your own with no problems!

You are scooting around on that belly too.  You started doing this last month, but now you can spin in circles very quickly and can scoot backwards.  You are never in the same spot from where I left you. 

You have also been pushing up on all four’s and doing some rocking.  I have a feeling that forward motion isn’t too far off now.  I have warned your big brother & sister…their toys are no longer safe and the little ones need to be put up high!

And you do some planking occasionally!

 
I think I forgot to mention last month that you have 2 teeth!  They showed up just after Christmas and you look oh so cute when you smile.  You are working on the top two now.  They are just starting to cut through (and it looks so painful).  You seem to be doing ok with it so far.

 
You now enjoy eating (most of the time!).  We just kept offering and I think when we finally decided to introduce a second meal, you really started to realize that this stuff is pretty good.  We have tried just about everything and we still do oatmeal & cereal too.  We try to do 3 meals most days.

 
We are still nursing (and pumping at work – ugh!).  You nurse/take a bottle 5 times a day usually and sometimes 5 times at night –just kidding!  I swear you would eat every hour if I let you!

So let’s talk sleep…basically, we’re working on it!  A few weeks ago I decided to try to get rid of the nurse to sleep association.  So you eat for the last time at 6:30 and then we play for a bit and then start your bedtime routine – bath (every other day), jammies, book and bed.  I put you down awake and while you didn’t like this at first, within a day or two you understood it was bedtime!  You still might whine or talk for a bit before falling asleep but it doesn’t take long.  But then 10 PM comes around and you wake up again!  And then 1 and then 4…I wish I could say you just need your paci put back in, but half the time you actually have it in while you are crying (stinker!).  I was feeding you at the 10 o’clock waking and the 4 o’clock waking, but we are making some strides on that too.  I know you aren’t really hungry at 10 PM and you just want to be held.  You aren’t even fully awake.  Hopefully I will have good news to report next month on your sleeping habits!

We have a pretty good nap schedule at home, but daycare is a different story.  It’s not bad, but just a lot of catnaps it seems right now.  When we are at home, you get in a good 2-3 hour morning nap and sadly the afternoon is spent in the car getting the kids from school on Fridays or running around with your brother and sister on the weekends…’tis the lifestyle of the third child I suppose. 

You are laughing more and more and are obsessed with Luke & Paige.  You light up when they even just walk by you and then when they stop to play and talk to you, oh my goodness, you love it!

 

You just started clapping too!  You crack up when I clap and whistle J

One of my favorite things is when I’m holding you and you just go in for the cuddle…you sure love to snuggle with your Momma!  And you love to be crazy with your Daddy!  He loves to tickle you and you are VERY ticklish everywhere! 

We love you Ty Ty – happy 7 months buddy!