Jamos is 7 months old!
- James is starting to sit! He prefers holding himself up with his hands but has started just balancing on his own, as in the picture below. He has zero desire to start crawling, but that's okay-its always exciting to be a babysitter! He seems pretty tickled about it himself!
- At 7 months, James weighs in at 14 pounds, 11 ounces. He is still just shy of 28 inches...I have zero idea what his head circumference is, but at his 6 month appointment is was in the 50%. I think James looks completely well-proportioned, even a bit chunky! Well, except for his thighs and his arms, but otherwise, he is growing amazingly well. His scar continues to look awesome-his ribcage still has a good depression in it so it gives his chest a concave look, however it doesn't affect him at all, it's just how his bones healed after surgery.
- In other development news, James is starting to push himself up on his arms, though he really doesn't have any desire yet to crawl. He could stand all day-stand or jump, that is. He is working on his pincer grasp with his little star crackers and loves to comb through this shag rug in our front room. He loves non-toys-anything that is not a toy. Oh, he'll still play with approved baby toys, but he is much happy if I give him an empty box, a basket, a piece of paper, an empty paper towel roll, or anything with a tag. He loves to explore those things and I love to watch his eyes while he does it!
- James is now eating food 2-3 times a day and loving it. He still nurses every 3 hours as well, though not at night. He eats around 8ish each night and then again at 5 in the morning. He, unfortunately, hasn't gotten the memo yet that he should be sleeping that whole time....He tends to fall asleep right after he eats but wakes up around 1/2 in the morning. Sometimes he lets me comfort him back to sleep with a binky and a retuck with his blankie. Most of the time though, at least in the last few weeks, that hasn't worked and I am sorry-I need sleep. Thus he goes in his car seat with his car seat canopy. He falls asleep right away in that thing. I think it works so great because it is perfectly dark under the canopy and he has a fan right on him. He needs him own room. It's that time-we just need to make a space for him, which will hopefully happen in the next month. Thankfully James naps pretty good-a good morning nap, a very consistent nap at 1pm (so I can teach), and sometimes a cat nap in the late afternoon/early evening.
- James also loves his star crackers and biter biscuits. They have been a nice, occasional addition to his diet since it occupies him, teaches him, and calms him if I need him calmed. James still doesn't really care about drinking water/juice from a sippy.
- Although James doesn't have a tooth yet, he is so teething-he bites his lower lip all the time as a sort of teething ring, and it is the cutest thing he does right now! He talks a good amount as well-he very clearly has "mama" down and will say it when he is sad and crying. This morning in the cardiologist's office, I was dangling a binky in front of him so he could grab it and put it in his mouth. He did it multiple times but then struggled to get it in correctly. He gave a great big whine and said, "MAMA!" Like, help me, mom! It was adorable; I had to laugh at that cute little face!
- This really has nothing to do with 7-month development, but I laid James on the floor yesterday to watch me fold clothes. It was rather comical to see how quickly he managed to get himself under this blanket. Don't worry. I made sure he was breathing as I was holding the top of the blanket up the whole time he was wrestling with it! Silly guy! Other random things James enjoys doing: swimming in the pool, playing in the exersaucer, pulling toys out of a toy bucket, sucking his toes, and trying to clap (this is very parent-directed, but he immediately opens his hands up so they are not in fists).
Happy 7 month birthday James!
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