Our Musicalhouse: 7 months

Sunday, April 3, 2011

7 months

This time of year is always so busy! I'm spending every free moment with John & our little guy. Jack. Is. Awesome. He is such a happy boy - always smiling & laughing. He totally melts my heart. I've tried to post videos periodically here. Once again, I'm going to have to go with the bulleted list of Jack news...

Like I said, he is SUCH a happy baby! He loves to laugh and smile & coo.
He still enjoys his 'screeching' sounds & spends a lot of time seeing how high his voice can go. He also likes playing with volume - from whispering, to yelling. I like seeing how pleased he is with himself whenever he discovers yet another new sound.
We've been introducing solid food & Jack seems to have no problem when it comes to eating! Jack eats rice cereal, apples, peaches, pears, sweet potatoes, carrots, & squash. Next will come the green veggies...that should be fun.
He makes a 'mmmmm' sound when he's hungry or wants more.
He definitely knows his own name & will turn & look at you when he hears it.
He loves saying 'mama', 'ba', 'di', and lots of other sounds and combos
Seems to enjoy creating spit bubbles
He has very good control of his hands & will grab anything within his reach. He can also pass things back & forth between his hands, turn things over, drop things, swing things around, turn pages, push buttons on his toys, etc.
He's also used that new found control to grab Lucy a couple of times. She's been awesome with him. There's only been once where he got ahold of her fur pretty well before I intervened. She just licked his hand until he let go enough for her to escape - yay Lucy! Since then she has been staying out of arm's reach!
He loves any toys that make noise. He also likes seeing videos & pictures of himself. It's hilarious to watch him watch himself. He will look at the video and smile, then look at me with this completely delighted expression on his face.
Lastly, he has a new best friend: his stuffed penguin - he LOVES that toy more than any other & cuddles with it at night too. Thanks again for the sweet gift, Monti!

1 comment:

Megan said...: He is seriously so stinkin' cute. I got to see him briefly this week, but it was not enough!!; April 5, 2011 at 7:56 PM

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