7 Months

Luke Michael, you are SEVEN months old today. You have changed so much over the past month- what has happened to our baby?!! You are now a very active participator in this family, making sure your voice is heard. We could not be more in love...

7 things about you at 7 months:

#1-You are still our happy, content baby! There is nothing better than seeing your smile all though out the day. You squeal with delight, crack up laughing, and have started to babble. You also growl when you don't get exactly what you want!

#2-You gradually turned into a "lazy eater" so this past month we started giving you more bottles throughout the day and even introduced a little formula, usually 6 oz a day. So far you have done great with it and it's crazy how much weight you have already gained.

#3-You L-O-V-E your passie and Puffs. You would eat Puffs all day long if we let you.

#4-You are still on the same schedule. You eat at 7:30, 11:30ish, 3:30ish, and 7:30, with an early morning feeding also around 3 or 4 am. You nap at 9 and 2 and usually sleep between 1 1/2 to 2 hours. You also take a quick nap at around 5:15 until 6pm. Bedtime is still 7:30.

#5-You have "baby chick" hair that stands up all over your head. Ginger colored! We think it's precious, but keeps you from looking anything like your brother when he was a baby. (Speaking of your brother, you two really, really love each other!

#6-Toys, toys, toys...you love your toys. Some of your favorites include your frog car seat activity bar, alphabet wheel, and anything that makes noise and lights up. You are also really interested in looking at board books these days too. Caleb's toys get your attention, too. When you have your passie in your mouth we sometimes let you play with them and you have a blast. His Hot Wheels are probably your favorite.

#7-You drool more than I could imagine any baby drooling. We sometimes wonder if you ever swallow. We are going through at least 10 bibs a day and at least 3 outfits. Usually I end up stripping you down to your diaper if it's close to bath time just to save on the amount of laundry I do. To say you are a "drooler" is really an understatement.
And #8, yes 8 things at 7 months, you are now sitting up! And gravity is working against us now in the drool department!

While you are capable of self feeding, you love for us to feed you the Puffs. Spoiled! Caleb loves helping out, though! He really does love you so much and talks all the time about how next summer you'll be big enough to run and play with him!

Love you, Luke!!!