7 Months

Hudson turned 7 months on July 18th. I really love this age. They aren't little newborns anymore. They sleep better, starting eating real foods, are learning to crawl and babble all the time. This month was a big month for our boy once again. He's really growing and changing all the time. Just love him so much.
 
7 Month Update 
 
Weight: 19 lbs 3oz
Height: 26 3/4 inches


Features: You have dark greenish gray eyes. You have light brown hair that sticks up in the back when it's humid. You have the cutest dimples and rosy cheeks. You have very chunky thighs. You still just have your two bottom teeth for now. 
 
Clothes: Clothing size stayed about the same this month as last month. You wear mostly 6 months and 6-9 month clothes. You do wear some 9 month pants and couple 9 month tops.
 
Sleep: Sleep has become a little more consistent this month. You have a night routine of bath, bottle and bed. You go down around 7pm and sleep anywhere from 12:30am-4am then you are ready for your middle of the night bottle. I get up with you, change you and feed you. Then you go back to sleep til around 6:30am to 7:30am. Then you are up for the day. You take a short nap around 9am. Then a 2 hour nap around midday. It's not the best sleep schedule, but it works for us. The best news is that you learned how to self soothe and put yourself back to sleep pretty easliy. Now if we could only get you to drop that middle of the night feed. 
 
Eating: Eating became really fun this month. You still eat 5 6oz bottles a day. You are still on soy formula and it's the best one so far. You still have some eczema on your back so I'm not sure if that's allergy related or not. You are now eating baby food twice a day. A fruit in the morning and a veggie at night. I buy some organic baby food, but I've also made some myself. You like Mama's food the best. Your favorites are sweet potatoes, apples, zucchini, avocado with brown rice, and peach banana. I also just made some pears so we'll be trying those next. You are not a fan of peas. 
 

Likes: You love your sister. She makes you smile and calms you down. Daddy has also been a big hit this month. You grab his face and just laugh at all his silliness. You love to roll to where you want to be. You love playing with rattles and rings. You love to be held and looked at. You are really good about letting other people hold you even strangers. As long as Mommy isn't too far away. You love to splash in your bathtub. You think that is so fun. I need to wear a rain coat just to bathe you. You also love your outdoor swing. 
 
Milestones: You are now a rolling machine. You roll all over the place. You also have gotten so much better at sitting with out falling over. I can leave you for longer periods of time like that which is great. Gives my tired arms a break from holding you. You don't crawl just yet, but you can get in the crawling position and rock back and forth. You babble a lot and squeal with delight. I saw you trying to reach for things above you and pull yourself up. It won't be long now til your a mobile baby. Hope we're ready for that. 
 
Hudson, you are just so sweet. You are a much different baby than big sister. You need a lot more attention. That's just you. You fit into our family so well. And life is just more fuller with your in it. It's a busy life, but it's a blessed life. Can't wait to see what month 8 brings.  

Hannah 7 Months & Hudson 7 Months