Staying in Seattle: 7 Months Old

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

7 Months Old

Last week, Cooper turned 7 months old! I can't believe in 5 months, he'll be a year old. Time flies by too fast. He is growing way too fast! Though I'm sad that he's growing too fast, I'm thoroughly enjoying watching him grow up.

He's commando crawling and getting around pretty well. Tonight he was able to get his legs moving forward and get one arm forward before he lost his balance and ended up on his belly. With minimal assist, he was able to get to a sitting position from his tummy. Oh so close, but needed a little bit of help from his mommy/physical therapist! From a sitting position, he's able to pull up to stand if holding onto his hands. I'm betting in a couple more weeks, he'll be able to crawl.

Cooper's been really interested in eating and has a good appetite. He's been eating 3 meals a day. I usually give him oatmeal mixed with fruit for breakfast, and a serving of fruit and vegetable each for lunch and dinner time. He pretty much likes all types of fruit and vegetables, although he didn't care much for avocado. He made a yucky face every time I fed it to him. I would say papaya and either carrots or cauliflower are his favorites. I love making baby food because the commercial ones don't have much variety. Tomorrow, I'll be making him more butternut squash and try making peas and sweet potatoes for the first time.

Last night was the first night that he slept 8 hours without us having to wake up and comfort him. And he slept the full 8 hours in his crib! I fed him and then he went back to sleep for another 2 hours, but in our bed with me. I have to admit I'm more anxious separating myself from sleeping with him. It's just so comforting to sleep next to him. But I don't want him to get into that habit of sleeping with us. We're still sleeping on the floor of his room, but will hope to transition into our room in a couple of weeks....if mommy can handle being that far away!