Here are his first moments of being 7 months old!! Time is going way too fast and we are enjoying every moment with him!! He started feeding himself bites of banana and wanting to drink out of the cup himself! He is beginning to understand some of the mealtime baby signs: eat, drink, more, bib. I just started the sign for dirty, so we'll see if that catches on this month! He has been mimicing. He just started smacking his lips (like a kiss) today (2-18-11). Fun!!! One or two people have also understood him to say "mama" without my prompting. Though its only been a week into 7 months, he continues to have two good naps. The nights continue to be sporadic. Sometimes his teeth wake him up and I pray he gets some relief soon. Last night the teething pellets helped him. Hope better nights continue. Keep you posted.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Swim class and 6 month milestones continued...
Tank has made great strides this month!!! He is loving the vegetables and a banana each morning! We continue to work on the meal time signs and learn more each week at our class. Tank gets fussy if we are eating and he is not. We try to include him every meal even if its just a bit of something. Potatoes and asparagus seem to be the latest hit! He is watching me sign "to eat" as well and looking interested in understanding.
He has been up on all fours, rocking, but no gas pedal yet. He rolls and rolls so quick and pretty much gets to what he wants eventually. He can pick up, chase, and put the ball in the hole of the toy to make the music go on!! He gets so proud of himself!! I am really enjoying him learn to do this for the first time. I put him next to the couch in standing position because he'd rather stand than anything else and he loved it. He didn't move any which way obviously but we had a good time.
I made a make-shift sled because it was in the 50s and still snow on the ground. I called around to purchase a sled and no luck. The pictures really grasp the adventure we had. Alvin was able to join in too!
I signed up for a mommy and me swim class. There are about 10-12 moms with children 7 mo. (Tank the youngest I think) up to 18 mo. We sing songs, grab and kick a ball, paddle our arms to "Row, Row, Row your Boat", etc. The instructor dumped about 50 rubber duckies to "go fetch" so that was a workout for me!! Tank had to grab one and we'd paddle back to place it on the pool deck to collect at the end. Yesterday we did a fun circle, jump, and under the noodle to London Bridges. He hasn't gone under the water yet, still too little.
Tank's first Valentine's Day!!! Chip and I stayed in and enjoyed Chinese, watched our shows, and played with Tank. He really loves balloons so the Valentine balloon has kept him interested this whole week. Last Valentine's Day we were getting anxious to find out boy or girl and now a year later our baby boy is celebrating with us!!
So many milestones that I can't wait to see what 7 months has in store for him!! His contentment has changed to 0-60 in just about that quick at times too! When he wants something he means yesterday...at least he gets it honestly!!! The teething is quite awful for us all. I feel so bad for him so we are doing the best we can to get rest and keep him somewhat relieved of pain. The teething pellets have worked well the past night or so. He awakens himself at times and then goes back to sleep. Other than that he is still nursing 2+ times a night. I try to rest some during the day while he naps. Sometimes I can other times I can't. I feel my body is regulated pretty well to his somewhat still inconsistent routine. Its nice Chip works from home and we take turns going to the gym almost every night.
He has been up on all fours, rocking, but no gas pedal yet. He rolls and rolls so quick and pretty much gets to what he wants eventually. He can pick up, chase, and put the ball in the hole of the toy to make the music go on!! He gets so proud of himself!! I am really enjoying him learn to do this for the first time. I put him next to the couch in standing position because he'd rather stand than anything else and he loved it. He didn't move any which way obviously but we had a good time.
I made a make-shift sled because it was in the 50s and still snow on the ground. I called around to purchase a sled and no luck. The pictures really grasp the adventure we had. Alvin was able to join in too!
I signed up for a mommy and me swim class. There are about 10-12 moms with children 7 mo. (Tank the youngest I think) up to 18 mo. We sing songs, grab and kick a ball, paddle our arms to "Row, Row, Row your Boat", etc. The instructor dumped about 50 rubber duckies to "go fetch" so that was a workout for me!! Tank had to grab one and we'd paddle back to place it on the pool deck to collect at the end. Yesterday we did a fun circle, jump, and under the noodle to London Bridges. He hasn't gone under the water yet, still too little.
Tank's first Valentine's Day!!! Chip and I stayed in and enjoyed Chinese, watched our shows, and played with Tank. He really loves balloons so the Valentine balloon has kept him interested this whole week. Last Valentine's Day we were getting anxious to find out boy or girl and now a year later our baby boy is celebrating with us!!
So many milestones that I can't wait to see what 7 months has in store for him!! His contentment has changed to 0-60 in just about that quick at times too! When he wants something he means yesterday...at least he gets it honestly!!! The teething is quite awful for us all. I feel so bad for him so we are doing the best we can to get rest and keep him somewhat relieved of pain. The teething pellets have worked well the past night or so. He awakens himself at times and then goes back to sleep. Other than that he is still nursing 2+ times a night. I try to rest some during the day while he naps. Sometimes I can other times I can't. I feel my body is regulated pretty well to his somewhat still inconsistent routine. Its nice Chip works from home and we take turns going to the gym almost every night.
First Tooth!
Tank's first tooth (bottom left) joined the world on Feb. 9, 2011!! It may have well been there for a day or so. By the time I saw it, it was white and sharp. Poor baby. The night before I knew it was coming, he was just so uncomfortable and didn't sleep but 2 hours at a time. The next day I didn't put my finger in his mouth until about 2 pm and was happy to find a tooth!! Yehaeee!!
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