Seven Months!

Sammy is progressing in a lot of ways!  I didn’t even realize all the things he can do until I filled out a sixth month developmental check list at the doctor's.  He is right on target and doing everything he should be at his age. Yay!

He weighs 20 lbs and is 21 inches long.  He’s a little above average for weight, but way below (23%) for height.  He’s only grown an inch since October. Yikes!  I’m a little worried about that, but I guess he’ll just be short like his parents. Poor kid! 

We are finishing the last of our size 3 diapers and then he’ll officially be in size 4! 

Month 7 has been busy!  We did tons of Christmas festivities last month and spent the holidays with my family in PA.  We had the most perfect trip and Sammy definitely enjoyed all the attention.  I loved showing him off and getting to introduce him to everyone out there.  It was the best first Christmas with a child. J

When we got back from PA, we decided we needed to start sleep training and create some kind of schedule for him.  We decided to do the cry it out method because, at that point, he never learned to sooth himself -- not even with a pacifier.  The first night was HARD!  He cried for two hours off and on.  However, when he finally fell asleep, he slept the entire night!!  He had never done that before!  I told Bruno we would try it for a week and if there wasn’t any improvement, we would have to try something different.  The rest of the week was rough, but we could see gradual progress.  Eight days later, he was sleeping through the night and only fussing for about 5-10 minutes when we put him down.  These last couple of nights, he hasn’t cried at all!  Fingers crossed!  The best part is going to get him in the morning.  He doesn’t cry when he wakes up, so we’ll go in there and he’ll be just smiling and cooing to himself.  Starting a night time schedule and being consistent with it has been an adjustment, but so worth it!  Bruno and I have a couple hours to ourselves every night now and it’s been amazing!  (Side note – I just finished watching all the Star Wars movies for the very first time in my life! I live under a rock, I know.)  He doesn’t nap very well, though, so we’re still working on that!

Other things about Sammy - He discovered his hair.  He likes to pull it.  I’m actually thinking about getting it trimmed, but I’m having a hard time with it. haha  

He LOVES bath time and we’ve started to put him in the big tub.  Splashing is his favorite. 

He rolls from back to belly now and can scoot himself around.  He still isn’t crawling yet, which is okay with me.  He is actually trying to figure out how to lift himself up now.  It won't be long...

He still LOVES food!  The only thing he isn’t too fond of yet is peanut butter, but I'm sure he'll be fine with it once he gets used to the texture. 

I’ve started reading to him every night, even though he’s more interested in eating the books. 

Overall, he loves playing and being social.  He isn’t attached to us, which is nice.  He will usually go to anyone willing to give him attention.  We are having a blast watching him learn and discover new things all the time!  I can’t believe I’m starting to think about his first birthday!