Reid is Seven Months!

Well, another month has come and gone in the life of Reid. He is growing so quickly and beginning to show us his personality more and more. He is such a sweet baby who lights up at the sight of mama, dada, and of course, bubbas. He enjoys music and loves to be sung to. He still loves taking a bath so I am excited for summer when he can experience the pool. Now that he is crawling, he is into everything of course. The only things he really wants are the things he is not supposed to have: the modum, the phone charger cord, etc. We  are having to watch him ever closer than ever! Reid loves activity. His mother's day out teacher says that he is happiest when all of the other babies are awake and he just watches them. When they're asleep, he's bored and not nearly as content. (Wonder if he's ever considered SLEEPING at that time?!) At home it's the same story. When the older boys are here, being loud and acting crazy, he is in heaven. He's not as content when they're gone, although we do enjoy our alone time on Thursdays. He loves being outside and is usually happy to just sit and take it all in: the breeze rustling, the birds chirping, the sun shining.

Reid would really like to be on a schedule. He sleeps from 6:30pm until 7am and then gets really tired around 9 or 9:30am. However, usually we are out dropping off kids at school around this time. I am so looking forward to summer when he can consistently nap at this time! He also likes to nap around 1pm and will sleep for two hours or so if we are home. Again, two days a week I pick up G at 1:30 so this is not ideal. He is such a trooper though!

Reid has had several ear infections since last month. We are trying everything to help him and so far, taking him to the chiropractor has kept him clear. We are praying this continues to work as we would rather him not have to have tubes but will do so if necessary in the next month or so.

Stats and Milestones:

- He is just over 20 pounds.

- He is wearing 12 month clothes.

- He is CRAWLING!!

- He PULLED UP to standing holding onto a coffee table at the doctor's office!!

- He is saying mama, dada, and bubba. We love hearing those sweet words!

- He is eating lots of different foods now. His favorite is still bananas but he enjoys apples and oatmeal and tolerates peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes.


Here are a couple pics. I cannot get him to smile on camera. Silly kid. He's cute anyway but when he smiles, he's too much cuteness to handle!

And here is a video of Reid crawling!