7 Months Old!

Gavin is now 7 months old! He has accomplished so much in just one month. Let's start with his stats, he did not have a doctor's appointment this month, so we are guessing on his height and weight....I'd say he is about 18.5 pounds, and 27 inches long. So, are you ready for updates?

Let's start with solids! Gavin is finally eating his solids, and he loves them! So far he has tried carrots, sweet potatoes, applesauce, peaches, bannanas, squash, and now green beans! Of course we are following the 4 day wait rule, and no allergies yet! We started with 1 time per day, and now he is up to eating 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. He eats about 1-2 tablespoons of oatmeal, and 1-2 tablespoons of a fruit and veggie at each meal. His favorite this far, I think it has to be either sweet potatoes or peaches. While eating his solids, Gavin now drinks water from his SIPPY CUP! Yes people, a sippy cup! It is so cute, he holds it with both hands and drinks his water between bites. He also holds his own bottle. Mr. Independent!

Another new thing we have tried this month is a teething feeder, I will tell you what moms and dads out there, this thing is a big hit! He loves it! You can put any fruit or veggie in this little mesh bag, and then twist on the handle, and away he goes, he sucks all of the juices out of them, and may even get some small little pieces of fruit. We have put fresh peaches and strawberries in it so far, but wow, is it messy. See the pictures below of Gavin gumming on some peaches from his teething feeder.




Gavin is now sitting up on his own. We witnessed the entire act via the video monitor. Gavin was in his crib this past Saturday morning, laying there just hanging out as he usually does, and we watched him continue to try to push himself from a laying position to a sitting position. He did not give up, he continued trying for about 5 minutes, and bam, he did it! Now.... watch out, you lay him down in his crib, and the second you turn around he is sitting up. It is not making naptime very easy right now. I think since he has learned something new he wants to continue to practice whether it is naptime or not.

Crawling, it has not happened yet, but I guarantee you will be reading a blog post within the next few weeks announcing his success! He is on his hands and knees, rocking and ready to go!

Oh yeah, last thing, Gavin waves "bye-bye," it is to cute, he waves towards himself, and Chris and I swear we have heard him repeat "bye-bye," once or twice! So, bye-bye for now, we will keep you posted!