7 Months Old - Mockingbird Knits

It’s been 7 months since James came into our lives and turned everything upside down (I should say right side up). Now that he’s 7 months old he’s more active and mobile and always wants to be on the go, life has gotten quite hectic. A good hectic. Sure there are days where I’m sure I’ve given birth to the devil and we’ll be living in hell forever. But these days are not the norm. Most days he’s a happy baby. A smiley baby. A baby that wants to explore and find new things. A baby that wants to taste new things. A baby that wants to taste everything. A baby that we absolutely adore. And this month has been a bunch of firsts.

James at 7 Months Old

He’s been eating real food. And by real food I mean we’ve ditched the rice cereal and he’s been feasting on fruits and veggies. Most namely, banana’s, sweet potatoes and carrots. He loves bananas, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, blueberries and pears, I mean lovvvves them. He could eat them until he explodes. He’s not a big fan of carrots but mixed with sweet potatoes they’re a hit. He’s not a fan of cauliflower or green beans but he will eat them. He hates avocados and peas. And I mean loathes them. He keeps his mouth shut tight. The only way that foods getting into his mouth is if I force it. Then he cries and gags like it’s poison. In a few weeks we’ll try meats, well chicken. And if he’s anything like his dad (which he is), he’s going to love it!
He’s even closer to crawling. I didn’t think that was possible but it is. Not only does he shimmy around on his belly to move around but now he get’s up onto his hands and knees. He’ll move his knees but then he’s not quite sure what to do and falls back to his tummy. We’ve tried helping him by showing him what to do with his hands but as soon as we try to move them he falls to his belly. But he’s close and it’ll be the moment that I’m not looking that he starts to crawl. Obviously. And he started crawling last night after I had already written this post. So at 7 months he’s crawling.
He can sit up on his own. Well for the most part he can. It happened on Sunday (April 17th). I put him on the ground on his belly, looked up to say something to my mom and when I looked down he was sitting on his bum. And although there were 4 adults around, not one of them witnessed this achievement. So for the next hour we had him do it over and over again while we recorded James sitting up. He does have trouble with one of his legs. It still stays bent behind him so he doesn’t get the full sitting experience (if you can call it that). And he can’t sit up for too long before falling backwards. I’m slowly realizing that I need cushioned floors. Like a floor made from memory foam.
He’s more chatty. He likes to babble and hear himself. Especially when we’re driving. He’ll have a 15 minute conversation with himself and bam fall asleep. He also likes to scream. He started that a few days ago and not an angry or mad scream but more of a ‘oh look at the noise I can make’ kind of scream. I find it adorable. I’m sure when I’m out in public others don’t.
He can sit in a high chair when we eat at restaurants. This makes me ridiculously happy. I’m a big fan of breakfasts and a friend and I do breakfast dates often. So now that I don’t have to cart around and keep him in his car seat during these breakfast it’s going to be awesome. And I can feed him when we eat. I love it.
He’s down to 4 bottles a day and 3 meals a day. It’s a lovely routine. And it’s working wonderfully for our family right now.
The last week or so he’s been having great naps. 1.5 hrs in the morning and 1.5 hrs in the afternoon. I really hope they stick for a few months. I actually feel productive during those naps. And the more I think of them the more I hope he continues this nap routine. It’s perfect!
He visited my parents cottage for the first time. It’s still under renovations but he was still able to see it (not that he’ll remember). We love the cottage and hope that he loves it too.