Some facts from Benton's seventh month of life:-Wearing 6-12 month clothes. He is wearing 12-18 month jeans.
-Mainly wearing cloth diapers with no snaps. In disposables, he can wear either a size 3 or a size 4 diaper.
-Eating 4 times per day. He has started weaning, so he is eating an 8 ounce bottle with a mix of milk and formula. He doesn't mind the change at all, he just loves food. :) He has also been having solids with two meals per day...2 tablespoons of a fruit, yogurt, or cereal in the morning, and 3 tablespoons of a vegetable at night. We are about to add meat (gross).
-Still a great sleeper! He is sleeping from 7-7:30pm to 7am. He is taking 2 really good naps in the morning and afternoon, and we think he is about to drop his evening nap. He is only taking it about half of the week.
-Still loving the eat/play/sleep routine.
Random things we don't want to forget:-He is a master at sitting up. He could literally sit up for hours without falling over.
-Ben still has 2 teeth, but there are a couple more coming in. We LOVE his toothy grin.
-He's starting to let us know his likes and dislikes. For example, he has been eating peas for months, but just in the last week or so starting trying to let us know that he hated them (clamped jaw, sad face, whines, etc).
-Bath time is quite fun at our house. He is splashing a lot and tries to gather all of his bath toys in one place.
-He has started sucking on his big toe almost every time we change his diaper. I know most babies do this earlier, but he had quite a bit of chub to work around in order to get the toe in his mouth. :)
-He LOVES puffs and cheerios, and is now quite good and getting them in his mouth. I'd say he can get 7 out of 10 in his mouth without help.
-His favorite foods are avocado, banana, pear, apple, plum, and pumpkin. He is pretty much starting to dislike most vegetables, but I can't say I blame him. He is also really liking yogurt.
-We have become human jungle gyms. Benton tries to climb all over us, all the time. We figure this is the calm before the storm (when he actually starts crawling, cruising, and walking!).
-When we pick him up from the church nursery or whoever is watching him while we work, he is starting to really show emotion. Big smiles!!! He's been recognizing us and happy to see us for quite awhile, but he is now genuinely excited to see us.
-We started 1o minutes per day of independent playtime this month. For some reason, it was a big step for us. We put him in his room with toys and he plays and talks to himself the whole time. We actually think he loves his time alone!
Ben continues to be the sweetest little guy, and we are so grateful for him!!!
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