7 Months Old

Dear Miles, 
Well, the ENT said you didn't need tubes. You must have just had a really bad ear infection that wouldn't go away. He said you were good to go, and your ears have been all good this past month. Hurray!!! Then, you got a cough - it woke you up almost every morning and made you spit up much more than usual, but that's clearing up too. Maybe your next month will be all healthy. Enough about that. We've had a fun month, and you have become such a little clown! You LOVE to laugh :) You are super ticklish too! You are becoming more involved because you can really sit up well now and you're really reaching and grabbing for things. Carter is having to learn how to share with you. You are also eating lots more now! You want to eat when we eat - you've definitely figured that system out! 

Here are your 7 month pictures:

You're such a little ham!

Here's you and your dog under the Christmas tree!

Here's a picture of you and your brother - he's 28 months old. You guys did so well with Santa.

He's having a hard time learning to share with you, but he likes to help you out. He likes to try to give you YOUR toys (not his), and he likes to feed you. You guys are starting to play together some...I love it!

Here are some of the things we did this month: 

• We took you on your first bike ride. I wouldn't say you really liked it quite yet, but it was a good first experience!

• We went to Lake Wedowee to celebrate Thanksgiving with family.

• We also went to the Farm in Wedowee to celebrate Thanksgiving some more. 

• We went went to the tree farm and picked out our Christmas tree. 

• We decorated our Christmas tree. 

• Grandmama and Nana came to visit to help me get the rest of the house decorated and all my shopping done. They took great care of you boys for me! 
• We went to a Christmas Parade - you sad in my lap on the back of Daddy's truck. 

• We went to go see Santa! You sat on his lap and held TIGHT to his beard. I think you were checking to see if it was real :)

Here are some things you are doing now: 

• You weigh 18lbs. 8oz. (50th) and 28 inches long (90th)!
• You nurse about 5 times a day.
• You have 2 teeth! 

• You are eating milk, baby food, oatmeal, teething cookies, puffs, etc... 

• You sleep about 10 hours every night. You still love to go to sleep at night.
• You take two naps a day. Morning nap is usually about an hour and afternoon nap is usually 2-3 hours. 
• You still like to chew your thumb like a fish hook. Grandmama found this picture of Granddaddy when he was little - I guess it's hereditary. 

• You can sit up on your own! 
• You roll from your stomach to your back.
• You can transition from sitting to your hands and knees. You're going to be crawling soon.

• You love to reach for things. You make a huge effort to get to things that are out of reach. You will fall on your face to get to something! 
• You love to laugh. You're really ticklish.
• You still like your bouncer, but you're getting more independent and want to be down on the floor with your brother playing.
• You try to hold your bottle. 
• You like to pound on things with your fists - your high chair, the floor, people who are holding you :)

Here is your typical schedule...this is getting to be more and more routine - yay for routine :)

6:30am - Wake up and Nurse
7:00am - Breakfast Babyfood (fruit or oatmeal) then Play
8:45 - 9am - Naptime

10:00am - Nurse then Play
11:30 - Lunch Babyfood (veggie) when brother eats then play
1:00 pm - Nurse & Naptime 
4:00-5pm - Mealtime (Nurse & Fruit or Veggie) then Waketime 
7:30pm - Bathtime (on bath nights) / Nurse / Bed
REPEAT...

I'm so excited about watching you on your first Christmas morning...you're going to love all that wrapping paper!!!

Love,
Mommy

PS. This is what your brother did when he was 7 months old.