7 months

Goodness, gracious - where does the time go?!  7 months - are you kidding me?! The first couple months seem like a blur in some ways - but I can hardly believe he's closer to being a year old than he is to being a day old.

So, just a little update on my babe. He is a great sleeper...I feel like I work really hard to get my kids to be good sleepers - when they don't sleep well, I am not a happy mama...its like they're personally insulting ME and my mothering. ridiculous, i know. Annnnyways. good sleeper. is in bed by 7:00 most nights, and sleeps some mornings 'til 7:30ish - or if he wakes around 5:30-6:30, usually goes back to bed 'til 9:00ish. on those days he usually naps twice - on the earlier days he usually naps 3 times, depending on how long the naps are - but usually 2 to 2 and a half hours each. He's 15 pounds and 2 ounces. a tiny little thing. But very happy and content (unless he's tired and not in his bed -- he doesn't like that very much!) Started him on cereal around 5 months, as advised by my doctor, since his 'percentile' had dropped some. well -- at his needles 2 days ago, his percentiles had dropped even more -- he went from 50th percentile in height and weight - to 2nd percentile in weight and 9th percentile in height. oh well. He nurses still about 4 or 5 times a day - and is eating veggies and fruit and cereal...and moving and happy and sleeping well - so i'm not concerned. he is moving -- kinds slithering at this point - moving his arms to move his body, or moving his legs and belly -- but not really hands AND legs at the same time. i suspect he will be crawling any day now. he's sitting up really well on his own now -- just kinda happened in the last week or 2 i think. he LOVES being outside...if he's fussy, almost as soon as we even open the door he stops fussing. and he loves the grass -- loves being in it, loves pulling it - and doesn't seem a bit bothered by its tickly-ness. He likes his swing outside, and loves being in the stroller and going for walks. we've had his feet in the ocean a few times and he seems to be okay with that! loves being there even if he's not IN the water. he's serious, i think - but loves to smile at people if they talk to him. we have to work a little bit harder for a smile than we did with Jonah but -- he seems to enjoy people just the same! he's not a huge laugher, but loves making noises and does occasionally giggle. but he's happy and content and i will take that over a baby who laughs uncontrollably every once in awhile and is grumpy the rest of the time! haha!

he's still very smitten with his big brother - and jonah is still so awesome with him. I have only really seen Jonah upset at him one time so far - and that was when Levi was crying in the middle of the night and woke him up. i can understand not liking that very much. We put them both in the same room when we got back from Maine - and they are doing awesome sharing a room! I think they both really like it! Jonah didn't nap yesterday 'cause he said he couldn't sleep alone anymore. ha! I think he is like his Mama, and just doesn't want to miss out on anything -- he didn't like knowing me and Levi were downstairs without him!! Their schedules USUALLY co-ordinate and that is much better for everyone. especially me!!

I'm enjoying these boys. most of the time, anyways. Jonah can be a little 'much' sometimes, just with his energy and chatter and will....but, i couldn't ask for better kids to mother. I love them!