7 Months Old

Wow, 7 months old already! I am kind of sad that my last baby is becoming less and less of a baby every day. But he's so fun and precious that it makes it ok. :)

Here's what Mr. Noah Matthew is up to at 7 months:

Pulling up on my leg, the couch, his bedroom chair, and his jumperoo.

Crawling backwards and in circles but not forwards yet. (Update: He crawled about 3 hours after I typed this!) :)

Says "bababababa" all the time. He loves to blow raspberries and stick his tongue out and blow.

He weighs 19 lbs and wears anywhere from a 9 month to a 12 month size. He's slowed down growing so fast cause he's been wearing this size since he was 4 months old. He was a giant for a while but looks normal now, at least to me. He also wears a size 3 diaper.

The brown hair has almost all fallen out and the hair seems to grow in lighter and lighter all the time. He is definitely blonde. His eyes are not turning brown but are almost as dark blue as they were at birth.

He loves to play peekaboo, tickle, and chew on his toys. His favorite toys right now are stacking cups, shapes and the shape sorter box lid, and anything that makes noise.

He still loves touching different textures and loves to scratch the walls and listen to his fingers rub fabric.

He has such an amazing smile. He reserves a special smile for his sisters and Eric and I. He cries sometimes when Lilly and Lexi play with other kids cause he craves their attention.

He's still nursing every 3 hours and sleeps from around 8 pm until 6-6:30 am. He started eating solids about 1.5 weeks before 6 months. He tends to have a few more tummy issues than his sisters did, but is doing just fine.

So far we have had peas, butternut squash, green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, avocado, bananas, and pears. Yummy! We try peaches soon.

It's fun to see how different he is from his sisters. Of course, his sisters were born early, so I'm sure that's some of it. He grunts and growls when he is being silly. He grabs toys and stares hard at them trying to figure them out.

He started sitting up at 4.5 months and trying to pull up around 5.5 months. This is way earlier than Lilly and Lexi.

He did actually say "Mama" at 5 months. But he only says it when he is really angry and wants me to hold him or come get him. :)

He can copy the girls' fake laugh and it gets a lot of laughs from us. That of course makes him do it more.

He is a terrible napper, but if that is the worst thing we ever have to deal with, I can handle it. At least he sleeps so good at night.

He appears to be slowly getting his first tooth, but who knows...

Overall, he is a true joy and delight! I couldn't be happier that God gave us such a darling little boy!!