7 Months

Graham is almost 7 months old- already! He has become such a happy little man and is truly developing his own personality. He loves to wrestle, be rowdy and silly. He is definitely not a passive player in the game anymore. He is nosy- everything distracts him and he wants to know where every sound is coming from and what everything tastes like or feels like.

He is talking a lot. He has started saying "Ma!" and usually starts chanting this before milk-time. He mimics loud noises with his very own loudness and will mimick your tone when you talk to him as well. Ever see a human try to get a dog to howl? We can do that with Graham as well!

He loves being outside and watching the kids play. He goes with us everyday after school to the playground and will squeal when kids run in front of him-he seems to think they are doing it for his pleasure. He loves to swing as well, although not too high, he catches his breath like he is on a major roller coaster.

He is sitting and rolling and reaching. He scoots backwards if he is on his belly so that he ends up under the couch, the bed or whatever else he can fit under. His hand-eye coordination is amazing and he is actually pretty quick at grabbing things and, of course, getting them into his mouth. His favorites are sticks off the ground (Harper is on the case though, she loves to scold him for putting "dirty things" into his mouth).

He is exploring his little body. You can find him with his fingers in his ears, eyes, nose, between his toes, etc and diaper changes have brought a new found toy into his life!

We think he is cutting his first tooth. You can't see it yet, but it is swollen and Tylenol seems to be helping. If it isn't a tooth, then he is playing us, quite seriously.

As you can see above, he has a mind of his own. When I put him in his carseat now he will straighten completely- stiff as a board- and not let me bend him to put him in his seat. He will also do this when I try to put him down on the floor. It's like trying to fold a brick wall sometimes.

He eats all the time. He eats 3 meals of solid foods a day, plus a little snack, plus he nurses about 5 times a day. And he is still always hungry. Speaking of hungry, there he is now. He is a growing boy, afterall!