7 Months!

James turned 7 months old on April 21st (I know this post is REALLY late)!  I just cannot believe how fast he is growing up!  James has been a busy little boy this month.  Here are a few pictures from his 7 month birthday:

 

And here are a few outtakes from the photo shoot…like I said, he is quite the busy little boy :)

 

“I want that camera!!!”  This is what he was doing the whole time…constantly reaching for the camera!

  

 

 

Look at all that hair!  It’s finally growing!!!

 

Here is what James has been up to this month:

• He is crawling!  He started crawling the week before he turned 7 months.  He is LOVING it!  I think he’s wanted to crawl since he was born so I’m so glad he finally figured out how to do it.  Now the real fun begins…. :)
• He can stand holding onto something by himself.  If I hold him up to the couch or something that will support him he can stand all by himself for a long time.  Such a strong boy!
• Still sleeping at night great.  Usually down between 7:30-8 and up by 7.
• Naps are still better.  He usually gives me two 1hr 15min naps and then a third 30 min nap.  It is still not really consistent but on a good day I would say that’s the usual.  SOOO glad it’s gotten better.
• Solid foods are still going pretty good.  Some days are better then others but he generally does great.  I feed him solids 3 times per day.  It seems like he’s not as hungry for breakfast but as the day goes on he eats more and more. 
• He still has bottles 5 times per day, usually every 3-3.5 hours.  Sometimes it’s a struggle to get him to eat enough so I tried dropping a feeding (going to feeding every 4 hours) but his naps aren’t long enough so I went back to the 3-3.5hr schedule.  Over the course of the day I think he gets enough but at some feedings he doesn’t eat much.  He is VERY easily distracted so sometimes it can be a challenge to feed him just because of that.
• Now that he’s crawling he LOVES playing with toys on the floor and just exploring.  He also really likes his leap frog activity table that he can stand up and play with.  He still likes his jumperoo ok, but generally doesn’t like to be contained anymore…he likes to roam now and be able to move wherever he wants to. 
• Not sure how much he is weighing this month but I definitely think he’s still growing well and filling out.  He’s so active that I think he burns so many calories every day just because of how much he moves!  He is still wearing 3-6 month clothes and some 6-12 month – it just depends on the brand.  He’s kind of in that in between stage with clothes.
• Still no teeth…I’m loving his gummy smile but wondering what he will look like when his teeth finally come in! 

We’re already half way through his 7th month so I’ll be doing another monthly update very soon.  I really hope someday I can be a little better at keeping this blog up to date.  Oh well, that’s life with a 7 month old :).