Seven Months

Most of the big progress this month has been in the "learning to sit up" category. I'm always so excited for this phase: you'll be so much happier once you can sit up and play with toys!

Feeling pretty pleased with yourself

Daddy stays close by to grab you when you inevitably topple over.

You LOVE your piano and were sad when it totally died.

But for a hand-me-down toy to (almost) make it through five kids? Pretty impressive.

You've been getting more opinionated as you get older. Your opinions usually have to do with three things: not being fed when you want to be fed, being put down (ever), or being left alone in a room. 

Pouty lip = "Pick me up, Mom!"

As the youngest of five, you have a built-in entertainment committee almost every moment of your life. When you wake up super early (before your siblings) you are SO BORED. You don't know what to do with your life when you're alone. Which is probably why you scream whenever you find yourself alone in a room (even if I'm just in the kitchen next to where you are). 

Enjoying your "cupboard" with some Elise assistance.

You're still no good at finger foods, which is really annoying. I'm ready for the phase where I can stick you in your chair and give you food to keep you entertained. You are, however, very good at judging all of us and finding us very, very disappointing:

You've discovered the piano and LOVE to pound on it whenever you see it. This makes teaching piano lessons very exciting. Thankfully most of my students are very understanding and can still play while you add a little duet part up in the high treble clef.

You've kind of stalled out as far as weight gain goes, but you are getting longer. I've put away all your nine month clothes. You're generally in 12 month outfits now, with a couple of 18 months thrown in as well. 

You've basically stopped spitting up, all of a sudden. Hallelujah.

You're still waking up to nurse 2-3 times a night, but your naps are consolidating. Still not horribly consistent, but that's mostly due to our schedule. 

You've started babbling: "uh ba, ba, ba" when you're happy, "ma, ma, ma!" when you're not. You also like to do the silent babble (where you open and shut your mouth like you're babbling, but make no sound). 

We sure love you, Little Stinky!