7 Months Old!

Kaiden is now seven months old! Here is a list of the things he knows how to do now.

- Kaiden eats a fruit puree during lunch time and a veggie puree for dinner.
- He nurses about five to six times a day now. When he wakes up around 6 or 7, then at 9, then at 11:30, at 5:30, 7:30 and 3 am.
-He gets two bottles of A.R. formula, one at 3pm and one before bedtime around 8.
-He still loves to jump.
-He rolls both ways easily
-He sits up on his own for extended period of times
-He "falls" over gracefully when he doesn't want to sit anymore.
-He scoots across the floor on his back
-He pivots full circle on his tummy
-He moves from a sitting position to his hands and knees for about a half second before falling on his face.
-He can freely pass objects from one hand to the next
-He grabs objects that are too big with both hands
-He reaches for things he is interested in
-He gives kisses and hugs
-He sings...loudly.
-He dances enthusiastically
-He falls asleep on his own for naptime and bedtime. No rocking, etc..
-He loves music
-His favorite toy right now is probably his vtech nursery rhyme book and his blinking chickies
-He likes to stick out his tongue
-He spits
-He makes raspberries
-He likes to watch people's mouths when they talk
-He likes to drink out of a big boy cup (just sips)
-He wants to eat when everyone else is eating
-He wants only mommy at night time
-He doesn't like being left alone for too long, but is getting better with it
-He loves looking out our deck window and watching the trees or the rain
-He loves to go on walks
-He loves the wind


As you can see, a lot happens in a month! I think he'll be mobile sooner than I know it, and we've been preparing with baby gates and babyproofing little by little. We just moved houses, so it's easy to set things up with childproofing in mind.

I am also happy that I made it to seven months with breastfeeding. I have been encouraging other mothers who are having a hard time nursing by telling them my story. We even got to go back to a mothers group meeting, and my LCs were there and were very impressed at Kaiden's progress. He is fat and happy, just as they like. :)

This picture is from the second half of being six months old. My phone died, so you'll have to stay tuned for a seven month old picture. :)