7 months

Our little chubby boy is 7 months old already. It's crazy how much he has changed from 6 to 7 months, not only in appearance but in physical capabilities. He is as sweet and chunky as ever, and we are loving this stage. We both said the other night that it is so fun to see that he loves us. I mean, we are his parents and take care of his every basic need so we know he loves us, but to see it in his smile and his bright eyes is truly amazing.

 7 month pictures turned out to be a little more difficult than before with his new ability to move all over the place, but we thankfully still got a few cute shots that help to capture his fun-loving personality. :)

As I said in my last blog post, Caleb is on the move. He can army crawl all over the floor and we enjoy watching the look of determination on his face when he is going for something he wants. He can also sit up for long amounts of time on his own, but hasn't quite figured out how to transition from sitting to moving without doing a belly flop. Good thing his belly is so big to flop on. :)

Here are some other stats for Caleb:
-He generally sleeps from 7:45ish-7:30ish
-takes 3 naps a day (9:45-10:30, 12:30-2:00, 4:30-5:15)
-still doing eat, awake sleep, so he eats anywhere from 7-9 ounces after he wakes up from naps and then one more feeding right before bed
-he got sick and threw up a couple times a day for a week straight, so we stopped the oatmeal and haven't gone back since
-he no longer stays sleeping when he is transferred from the car seat to the house and has a really hard time going down for a nap anywhere besides home and daycare (he goes down amazing at home!)
-he chews on everything and is drooling all the time, but still no teeth
-he likes to stand up for a few seconds by himself next to a toy
-he has recently started giving kisses (aka sucking and chewing on my chin), but I think it is the cutest thing
-after being sick he went through a little mom/dad phase, but is still pretty good at going to other people (although it's better if neither of us are around)
-he does great with a bottle and will even take one from me now
-he has the cutest giggle when we say "achoo" like we are sneezing
-he loves to be naked and just roll around on the floor with us at night
-he loves his tongue, is starting to almost clap for himself
-he has started a new noise which sounds something like "da-da" and John is positive he is saying dad as his first word :)
-he is still a very happy baby and his smile can light up a room