I can’t believe another month has passed – Ethan is 7 months old!  Ethan is so much fun these days, I can hardly stand it.  I would be just fine if he would stay this age forever.  Here is what is going on with our little man.

Eating – Ethan is still eating every 3 hours and seems to be past his very distracted stage.  When we are out and about, sometimes he isn’t interested, but he does great at home.  He is still a little unsure about solid food.  So far he has tried: Oatmeal and rice cereal, apples, pears, prunes, bananas, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, peas and most recently yogurt.  I tried to give him plain whole milk yogurt sweetened with fruit, but he wanted nothing to do with it.  But he is doing pretty well with Yo baby (of course, because it is sweetened with sugar!).  He is also very into letting us know when he does not want something in his mouth (spoon, bottle, paci) by batting it away.  Some days he does really well and others he just eats a few bites (and does lots of angry grunting).  I think it has much more to do with his mood than whether or not he is hungry.  I’m trying not to push him too hard, since he is still little.  I think once he decides he wants it he will take off!  I also give him table food on occasion (crackers, toast, puffs) and he is much more interested in throwing it on the floor than eating it.  But he is still gaining weight and that’s what is important!

Sleeping – I am happy to report to Ethan is sleeping much better!  A few weeks ago we decided it was time to do sleep training and he did very well.  As long as we put him down with a fully belly and very drowsy, he rolls over and goes right to sleep and stays asleep!  Sometimes he sleeps until the morning (5:30 or 6) and some nights he wakes up between 2-3 to eat and then goes back down until 6 or so.  He is an early riser, but I will take it.  His naps are still very short during the day.  Occasionally he will nap for an hour, but it is usually 30-45 minutes.  The good part is we can be out and about during the day and he will sleep just fine in his carseat, so I don’t have to worry about being home for naptime.  Maybe one of these days he will start taking longer naps, but I really don’t care as long as he is sleeping at night!  Jason and I are also really enjoying our evenings together instead of putting Ethan back to sleep every 30 minutes.

Activity – Ethan is an active little man.  He loves being out and about and gets quite bored at home with me all day.  He still loves daycare.  He is sitting up like a champ and starting to reach for things while sitting up and sometimes falling forward.  He is starting to make some crawling motions, but still isn’t very happy on his belly.  He loves banging on things like the table and throwing toys on the floor or across the room, and just being destructive.  He is all boy already!  He is such a happy little guy.  He is constantly smiling and laughing.  He is also constantly drooling up a storm, but we have yet to see any teeth.  He can roll back to front and front to back very well, but would prefer to be sitting up.  This week Ethan went to his first Gymboree class and loved it!  It is still hilarious to us that we have a little social butterfly that hates sleep – the completely opposite of Jason and me!

Work has been very difficult for me lately.  We have a lot of very sick babies and I am reminded daily how lucky I am to have a healthy baby.  I’ve also had a really hard time leaving him all day long when I work evening shift on Tuesdays.  But I am so thankful I get to be home with him as much as I am!

Ethan is such a happy precious little boy.  I am trying to soak up every second as I know how quickly he changes!

Here are a few pictures from this week.  Since I take so many pictures, I will be posting more at mobleyweb.com/photos.

Not thrilled with tummy time.

Holding his bottle like a big boy.

Ethan LOVES bathtime.  He would stay in the bath all night long.

Playing with his new blocks.