Big Boy Bath

Tonight was Jack's first time to sit up like a big boy for a bath!
He loved it and I loved not bending over to wash him in the actual bathtub : ). I know we will have to transition to the actual bathroom for bath time soon so I'm enjoying the ease of washing the kiddo at waist height for right now.

This and that, photos from this past week

happy after a nap!

Ready to go for a ride

Playing in the front yard

Reading a good book

Jack has really started babbling this week. His favorite things to say or shout is "mamama", "thethethe" which we think sounds like dada and "Hi". Jack also waved bye for the first time this week to our wonderful neighbor Shelia! It was adorable. He hasn't made any progress toward crawling yet and seems to be content to shout and babble while sitting up and playing. Oh! Jack's first tooth has finally broken through, but we still don''t have a picture of it.

7 months young

Jack is now 7 months old and getting cuter everyday. Nothing too exciting has happened over the past month. We have had lots of play dates and outings with the mom's group I joined. It's a group for first time mommies with young babies and Jack and I both enjoy the time out of the house when we get together.

We spent a great deal of time trying to put some weight on my string bean baby this month and it worked. Jack put on a pound and a half and his doctor was really pleased with the weight gain. Jack is now in the 25th percentile for weight in his age group. We did this by adding an extra nursing a day and feeding him more solids. He eats every last drop at every meal and even asks (grunts) for more at times. He is such a big eater but I'm trying not to over feed him or set up any bad eating habits for the future. He may just be like his dad, high metabolism combined with a big appetite. Which translates in to me being one cooking mama! I feel like I'm constantly making this kid baby food. Right now his favorites are avocado mixed with bananas, yogurt mixed with fruit and carrots mixed with apples. Yum!

We (and I do mean we) had our first and second colds this month. I guess being social has it's drawbacks but everyone is on the mend and almost back to normal. Jack's bottom teeth are about to come through any day now. Daniel and I can see the whites through the gum when Jack takes a break from his constant gnawing on plastic objects. Check back soon for teeth pictures : )

My big boy!