.:Andrus Family:.: .:Jabren

Friday, May 8, 2015

.:Jabren - Seven Months:.

Seven months! I just don't understand how yet another month has come and gone with this baby. Seven months sounds so much older to me, I think because we are on the down slide to turning one now. Crazy!

Jabren is seriously just the cutest. He is always looking around with his big eyes open, as if he is saying, 'Okay, what's next?' He has a smile for anyone and everyone, and his little gummy grin wins people over. Myself included!

Jabes is a great sitter now! I rarely put the pillow behind him anymore. He has gotten a lot more sturdy in the past week or two. I love that I can sit him down with some toys and he will stay content for a bit. He loves to be where his sisters are, so he'll often be found playing ponies with them.

Jabes is very grabby and must touch everything. He is so curious! The times that he does fall from sitting is usually when he is reaching to grab something that he can't quite get to. He also transfers things between hands, and loves to bang things together to hear the sounds they make. If he doesn't have toys, he will often sit and 'clap' his little balled up fists together. It's really cute.

Jabren absolutely hates being on his tummy. He knows how to roll over, but still often just gets stuck on his tummy. It makes me think he won't be crawling anytime soon! (Which I'm pretty okay with, stay my baby longer!) He does love to reach from sitting and it seems like he may end up being a scooter instead. We'll see what the next month brings!

His sleep has taken a huge nosedive the past week. He is trying to get up after only a couple of hours at nite and I am exhausted. I don't feed him, but it is still happening. We have stopped swaddling and putting him in the sleep positioner because he is really wiggly and all over his crib all of the sudden. He often ends up on his tummy in there, too. I think that may be causing the disruption in his sleep. Hopefully he will get used to it soon. I really need some sleep! But at least he will take at least one good nap every day.

Still no teeth for the Jabey-man. I'm not sure why they are not coming through; he has been teething for months now. In general, it doesn't seem to bother him too much, so that is good. His hands are constantly in his mouth, and he drools a lot. It makes for stinky neck rolls.

We started food with Jabes! Since we had the go ahead to basically have him eat whatever, he has a good mix of baby food and table food. I like to do baby food just to help him get used to eating something other than milk. He seems to be getting the hang of it more now. He loves squash, but seems pretty neutral about the other baby foods so far. He much prefers to have nibbles of my table food. Which I am more than happy to oblige! He is also a big fan of the puffs snacks.