Adam- 7 Months

This is a little late, but better late than never! Adam turned 7 months on July 23rd. (Sorry, no pictures (next post will have them) and it's a long post!)

Dear Adam,

This month has been a big month for you! You have really developed a lot of new skills and such a strong personality.  It's fun to watch you grow and develop, but it's also sad at the same time.

This month you have said Dada, but it's more of a dadadada and I'm not sure if you know why you're saying it.  I've heard you say mama, but it was only once and definitely not directed at me. The beginning of the month you were "talking" a lot more, and towards the end of the month, talking took a back seat to all of the new things you had learned.

Just 3 days after you're 6 month birthday, you had your first tooth poke through (front, bottom left tooth), then a few days later, the one right next to it started to pop through.

You've learned you're very own special crawl.  It's more of an army crawl, but you can get anywhere you want to and fast.  You'll start out on your hands and knees, rock back and forth and maybe take a step or two with your knees, then it's a belly flop so that you can get moving quicker with your scoot.  I'm not sure if you'll every truly do a regular crawl, because you actually prefer to scoot.

Nap times have been horrible lately, as have bedtimes because you learned to sit up on your own.  You're very good at it now, since you've been doing it for a couple weeks.  You loved doing this in your crib, but you would eventually get tired and get so upset because you were sitting up.  Once you learned to sit up, you quickly learned that you could pull yourself up, especially in your crib.  We've been dealing with this for about a week now and it's only getting worse, the better you get at it.  Tonight you spent 1 hour in your crib standing up and walking around the perimeter of your crib.

Once you learned to pull yourself up in your crib, you now pull yourself up on EVERYTHING.  Including, but not limited to, the couch, any kind of chair or ottoman, the dog (or at least you try, everytime he comes within arms reach), the gates, and daddy and mommy, etc... Once you pull yourself up, you think you can just take off and so you let go with one arm and sometimes fall.  We have wood floors throughout the house, so you've had a couple bad bumps on the head, but I suppose that comes with the territory.  You're definitely learning, and fast. We lowered your crib this month, by one notch, and then one week later, moved it down all of the way. 

You have no fear, whatsoever.  You are so squirmy in our arms when we hold you now because you just want to get down and move around. 

Your personality is also developing.  You are very persistent and when you decide you want something, you want it no matter what.  You love going for cords which are a no no, but everytime we pull you away, you go right back towards them.  I definitely think you will be testing our patience in the near future with everything. 

We've expanded your food options this month as well.  You've tried turkey and rice and hated it.  You've tried mac and cheese and hated it.  You had chicken noodle today and loved it. You've also had blueberry's (they were ok), watermelon (which you loved, but then you choked on a piece so mommy is afraid to give you more), and you've had many more items to eat.  We're getting bored with the same old thing, so we're trying to find new things for you.

You're still in size 3 diapers, and still have 4 bottles a day and 2-3 meals per day.  You are wearing mostly 9-12 month clothing, though some 6-9 month things still fit.  We weighed you on your 7 month birthday and you weighed 20 lbs!

You are a growing boy and we are so very lucky to have you in our lives!

We love you,

Mommy & Daddy

OCD

I'm a bit ocd when it comes to a few things around these here parts.  I don't know if it's because I've trained myself to be this way or because my mom is the opposite and I unconsciously have a need to do these things differently than she did while I was growing up.

Whatever the case may be, my name's Kayla and I'm a little bit OCD.

I have a fear of running out of specific items around the house.  When we get low on these items, I immediately feel a need to restock my supply.

Maybe I should be an extreme couponer and have my own room to keep and organize these items, as to not run out. Plus, then I'd probably be getting them for free which would be way better anyway.

The things I fear of running out of?
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Body wash
Toothpaste
Dish soap
Deodorant
Etc...

I HATE running out of these things.  They are all necessities, right?

Seriously, you'll catch me buying not one, not two, but probably 4-5 bottles of body wash at one time (whether they are on sale or not) because I CAN NOT run out of it.

It's a bit odd when you think about it.  I guess growing up, it really sucked when we ran out of toilet paper because Mom forgot to pick it up... Granted, she was a busy woman (Not only was she a mom to two, she worked 12 hour days 5 days a week, did all of the shopping, cleaning, etc...), so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.  If we did run out, it's not like we went days without it, she promptly ran out and got whatever we ran out of.

There you have it.  One of my many odd habits quirks.  If you find me at the store, don't be surprised to find items in multiples of 5, because honestly, who wants to run out of toothpaste??

Sneak peak: Family photos and Adam's 6 month photos

First tooth and 6 month check up

Adam got his first tooth on June 26th.  Just three days after he turned 6 months!  It was a sad time for him, as he seemed to be in a lot of pain from it.  He didn't sleep well for about three nights straight, but as soon as it came through a bit more, our happy little guy came back!  I can't believe my baby has a tooth already!

We had Adam's 6 month appt on June 27th and due to his irritability and a slight sore throat, we postponed shots for about a week and half as to not make him even more miserable.

Stats for his 6 month check up:
Adam was 18lbs 6 oz (75%)
He was 25 1/2 " long (50%)
His head was 43.5 cm (50%)

He sure is a growing boy!  We won't go back until his 9 month check up, so I'm assuming these numbers will be quite different then!