Michael is 6...and 7 months!

Hi my darling little Mikey. You are now 7 months old! You have done A LOT of growing and changing the last two months and I'm excited to tell you about it. You are still a very happy and content baby. You have no problem finding something to play with on your own but love when Dane plays with you too.

7 month Stats:
Weigh- TBD
Height- TBD
Clothing- 9-12 months
Diapers- 3 for the day and 4 at night

Your hair is still a dish water blond and your eyes are dark hazel. I think both aren't done changing. But you absolutely look a lot like me but with your daddy's nose and mouth. People still ask if you and your brother are twins.

Right at 6 months you started scooting around. Mostly pushing backwards and you also figured out how to get into crawling position. At 6 1/2 months you started crawling. And not just experimenting with crawling, I mean really getting around. Before that you liked to plank  and do "downward dog" a lot. Right around this time you also figured out how to sit your self up. I was startled to walk into your room and finding you sitting up in your crib waiting for me.

At 7 months you started pulling your self up to standing and you are a really fast crawler now. I call you my little puppy dog because you will just crawl around behind me where ever I go. You want to always be in the same room as me and if you aren't and brother isn't playing with you, you will cry. I love looking down and seeing this little face looking back at me.

On December 7th you cut your first tooth! It was your lower left front tooth. Your teething signs were that you were very drooly,  a little more clingy & fussy and that you didn't want to eat solid food. You got your second tooth exactly one week later! It was you lower right front tooth. You have been chewing on everything you can get your hands on. Including me!

You are still our little bean pole. Long and skinny! Lately you have really been blowing me away with your flexibility/strength/balance. I will find you sitting in the funnies positions like it is no big deal. And you are FAST! If you see something that you want you get it. I tell your daddy that you have his reflexes.

Something that you do that I just adore is that when I pick you up you get extremely excited and start flapping your arms, kicking your feet, scrunching your face, and panting. Then you will borrow you face into my shoulder or face like you are giving me a hug and a kiss. We are so in love my little monkey.

Since we started solids (at about 6 1/2 months) you have been getting constipated a lot. It is so sad and I can tell you are so uncomfortable. I have increased the amount of peaches I give you and reduced the amount of rice cereal by a bit and that has really helped. You are a great eater still and will eat and fruit or veggie that we give you. You also are still nursing throughout the day and night.

Sleeping is going okay. You still wake up 2 times throughout the night (sometimes 3...that third one kills me:) and nap about 3 times a day. You like a late morning nap at around 10 and then your big nap is with Dane from 1-3pm and then a short nap at around 5. I can just put you in your crib with your Binkie and "Mimi blankie" and you will just fall asleep. Lots of times you just nap on the go. I guess that is what happens when there are more than just one baby in the home.

We love you easy going/happy/feisty personality and you have really found your place in our family. We can't imagine life without you now. Especially Dane. He just can't get enough of you and loves to give you kisses and hugs.

Your favorite people right now: Mama, Dane, Dada, Yaya, Nana

You brighten our lives little Mikey and we adore you for that.

Dane is 7....& 8 months!

Guess I'm doing months 7 and 8 together. This new baby is already stealing some of Dane's light. It really is a shame though because so much has happened in the last two months. It seems like Dane went from a baby to a toddler over night! He mastered crawling, pulling up to standing, cruising, clapping, waving, giving kisses, dancing, shaking his head "no" during meal time, standing up then letting go and balancing, playing ball, and getting his two upper teeth. He is such a joy to us. We will still look at each other in awe that he is our son.

Kisses for Mama

We also had some rough times with him spiking some high fevers (104.5!)and a ton of boo-boos. I'm convinced the high fevers had something to do with teething. They lasted about 24 hrs with no other symptoms and then went away. The boo-boos come with all of the standing and exploring that is going on. There were a couple weeks that I felt like he would hurt himself every 5 min. He got some good bruises to go along with them.

We have graduated to big boy baths and he loves them. He is all over the place in the bath tub.

One of my favorite developments the past two months has been Dane's interaction with his friend Roan. As soon as these boys are put in the same room now they look at each other and start laughing and doing their baby talk. They are "sharing" (I use that term loosely) toys, following each other around, getting into trouble together, wrestling, and just being super cute. It will be a sad day when they are separated.

Dane pantsing Roan

Here are his 7 month stats:
19lbs 8 oz 63%
29 inches long 90.6%
He is in 9-12 month clothes
Size 3 diapers size 4 at night

 

 Getting big!

 

 Mr. Long legs and big feet

 

 The whole time I was trying to take his picture he was trying to get the lens cap

 

 Dane and Luke. Dane loves Luke, Luke isn't so sure

I say smile and this is what I get. Good job Roan:-)

 Roan getting Dane back for all of the hair pulling he did when Roan had long hair

Here are his 8 month stats:
TBA
He is in 9-18 month clothes
Size 4 diapers

Getting a picture of him sitting still was nearly impossible and ridiculously hard. We had to distract him with a ball.

 Happy 8 months!

 He loves to stand now and will let go and balance on his own for several seconds. Slow down my baby.

Still a daddy's boy. Check out those teeth!

 

Just two boys getting into trouble

 

 Again, thanks Roan for smiling:-) Dane was a little cranky after his nap that day.

He likes:
-Food!
-Playing with his friend, Roan.
-crawling
-Standing up
-flopping back on our bed
-Balls
-Giving kisses. Big open mouth sometimes with tong kisses...so watch out!

 Mmmmm, pickles!

He dislikes:
-Green Beans
-Getting dressed
-Getting his diaper changed. He doesn't have time for such silly things. 

Dane's first bruise. He hit his head on a door way.

Some funny things he is doing:
-Flirting. Is it possible for an 8month old to be girl crazy? Any time he sees a girl he pulls out all of his "tricks" to impress her. Clapping, giggling, smiling, jumping. And he is usually successful. When I told Aaron about this his response was "It's genetic". Oh brother.

Dane love this ribbon. He will crawl around the house with it in his mouth like a puppy.

 Firsts:
 -First time to see John Williams at the Hollywood bowl

-First time to the beach- it scared him. We are going to try a beach with a little less waves next time. All about Daddy: -Was sad to discover there is also a changing table in the mens bathroom at church. ;-)