7 Months

This month has brought quite a few firsts to our lives - emphasizing more and more how quickly Drew is growing and changing.

We have entered the world of trying new foods as often as possible. It turns out Drew is a pretty hungry kid at dinner time especially, scarfing down lots of food and an hour later still nursing before bedtime! He is now eating banana, avocado (pictured below!), peas, sweet potato, squash, prunes, pears, carrots, apples & homemade brown rice cereal/porrige. He still loves his oatmeal cereal above all others though!



Drew is also starting to sit up on his own - though not for too long and always needs to have someone nearby for the inevitable topple over, but certainly getting better and better every day. He is rolling lots at will these days. It's fun to see him see & move for the toy he's interested in instead of just the ones we give to him.



We introduced him to the snow with the 2 more snow days we had in February - no shock that he just didn't get it, but he was out there experiencing it with us for a few minutes at least.



We continue to get more and more comments & compliments on his hair - it really is a very distinct characteristic - the red of course comes from Daddy, and the sticking straight up comes from Mommy - hers was just like that as a baby too! The bald spot on the back of his head is starting to disappear as he's 'up' more. Not just that he's sitting, but the kid LOVES to play more than anything - eating or sleeping!
He continues to lighten and liven our lives with his adorable smile and laughs. This month he introduced a 'squinty' smile that always made us crack up laughing. He is certainly becoming more and more vocal, playing around with sounds, including the fake cough! He has moments of being ticklish, which are absolutely adorable and super fun for Mom & Dad. He has started to give what we like to call kisses - he dives in for the jaw/chin, sometimes for a peck, and sometimes to knaw on - quite endearing, and a little bit messy! What a darling we have!



As always, here are this month's growth stats: Height: 27 1/2 in. (75%) Weight: 17 lb. 8 oz. (50%) Head Circumf: 44 cm. (50%)