7 Months!

This month has really flown by!  Maybe because it's summer or maybe because I have the feeling that I want to freeze time... but it is going by really fast.  Colby has been learning SO much this month.  He continues to be so fun.  He laughs a lot and screams just as often.  He "talks" all of the time.  He is such a happy baby and funny too.

Biggest news... teeth!  Rick had started calling Colby "Gums Turner" because there was no sign of a tooth at all yet.  When we were at Rick's cousin Sarah's house, Colby stuck my finger in his mouth and I felt the sharp point of his first tooth!  In retrospect I realized there was an evening at the lake that he had a hard time going to sleep and was fussy.  I thought it was just being in a different place and too many noises for him to get to sleep, but probably it was his tooth!  About a week later... tooth number 2!   So we have the two bottom teeth now... such a big boy.

Also new this month:

• army crawling!
• going from laying down to sitting up on his own (he's so proud when he does this)
• obsessions: fireplace cover, PS3 cords, lamps, door stops, touching the banister on the way down the stairs, touching the skateboards hanging from the fan in his room, Macy
• having a strong opinion and even grunting at Lexy when he wanted to express that opinion!

Favorites this month:

• his new swing on the back porch
• swimming
• watching/flirting with people at restaurants and stores
• playing with Macy
• laughing at Daddy, anything with Daddy really
• vacation
• the moment someone comes to get him out of his crib (this is mommy's favorite too... he "hides" and then squeals when he sees you)

He continues to nurse really well although we have moved back to nursing every 3 hours (I think I was pushing it at 4 for no good reason :)).  He is eating solids twice a day still.  He is really getting better at eating although he really likes to "help" and that is trouble.  We started trying puffs this week and he is already getting the hang of it!  Sweet potatoes, carrots, and pears are favorites. Just for my memory, he also is rejecting the bottle more often than not at this point.  If it is at bedtime he will just go to sleep and wake up to eat a little earlier.  We're working on a solution!

Sleeping continues to go well.  The night before we went on vacation, that boy slept from 7:45 to 7:00 am for the first time!  But then we went on vacation and the teeth came.  He has done it a few times since, including last night, so hopefully it will become the regular thing soon!  Up until yesterday the naps had been going great!  Now that the sitting/crawling thing is happening though it has gotten a little rough again.  But hopefully once we get really good at it we won't feel the need to practice it during nap time!

I always mean to include our nicknames for him and forget every month.  So of course we call him Colb, little buddy, big buddy (no idea why we use both lol), nugget, nugget head (that sounds mean but he thinks it is hilarious), bug, and of course, Bubba.

I know I'm biased but Colby is such a snuggly love.  He is so silly.  He is spontaneously affectionate... giving unexpected hugs and kisses.  He is really touchy too... loves to rub our arms, pet Macy, and feel everything.  He has expressive eyes and eyebrows, although sometimes he seriously looks at you like he's just over it.  I can't wait for him to talk so I can know what he's been thinking all of this time.  Colby is so fun and it is a joy to get to spend my days with him!