Almost 7 Months Old

Now that our son is almost 7 months old, I decided it would be a good time for a little update.

Southern is really mobile now. He can scoot around very quickly - especially if he spots his sippy cup, a remote, a phone, or the kitty. He has also started to push himself up. Depending on what he's using to push himself up on, he can sometimes get into a standing position that way. Who knows, he might just skip the whole crawling phase.

He loves his water from his sippy cup - or from any cup for that matter. If you leave your cup within his reach, he'll go for it. We were visiting the Wyatt grandparents one evening. DeDe had her usual glass of wine next to her chair, and while she was holding Southern, our son almost got his first taste of alcohol! He picked up the wineglass, opened his mouth, and was about to gulp some down. Good thing being a mother has taught me to have extra fast reflexes!

Southern is a very good eater. He is still getting his milk, though I'm trying to slowly steer him more toward solids. (Any suggestions on how best to do this? Sometimes even after his solids meal, when he won't eat anymore, he'll cry until he gets breastfed.) He's up to three meals a day now. We'll usually do one 2nd stage serving of fruit for brunch, one of veggies for an early supper, and a bowl of oatmeal banana baby cereal before bed. He still doesn't like rice cereal, and he usually puts up a fight with green beans, carrots, and peaches. But he LOVES pears and peas still, along with most fruits and sweet potatoes.

He is sleeping better now. He will usually sleep for about 5-6 hours now that both of his bottom teeth are in. Thank goodness! Hopefully we'll have a nice little break before any other teeth decide to show up.