7 Month Update

Once again I am writing another post from Leo turning another month old.  It's like I can't keep up because the months are flying by.  I say all the time that with Gwen it felt like a year, but with Leo, it's just not possible that it is going to be a year soon. 

Leo is doing amazing.  He is seriously such a happy baby and a joy to be around.  He sits up like a champ now and when we put him on his stomach, he automatically rises to his knees/hands, getting ready to crawl.  He is a boy that is constantly in motion.  I think the only time he is not kicking his legs and moving his arms is when he is sleeping.  Once he crawls, I think he will be off.  It will be time to actually baby-proof the house. 

Leo is a man of few words.  He just started saying "blah blah blah" (seriously, that is what it sounds like) and screams like a little girl.........hence why I call him "girly man".  He is starting to wave too which is so fun.  It's like he found his hand.  He's sleeping great at night, but still gets up once to eat.  He barely sleeps during the day (maybe 2 hours if we are lucky), so he's in bed at 6:00 and wakes up at 7:00 am.  Not too shabby. 

He is not the advanced eater like his sister was.  Just the other day I upped his nipple size and you'd think he was drowning.  He still has no teeth so when we give him "poofs" or cheerios he makes the face that we put a turd in his mouth.  He does suffer through them and smiles when he finally swallows it.  If his food is too thick he makes the same "who farted" face.  It's pretty funny.  I am still trying to make him 5 meals a day from scratch, but at daycare he eats jarred food.  He definitely has more reactions to food than Gwen did (she had none) where his face turns red, but nothing serious. 

We are going to be moving car seats very soon.  He has to be pushing 20 lbs and it is really hard for me to carry the infant carrier.  He rode in the shopping cart for the first time using one of those cart covers to hold him up.  He loved it and was so happy the entire time.  I am excited to have him sit up with us when we go to restaurants.  It's nice having him interact with us.

Gwen loves her little brother but is definitely very possessive of her toys. She does not like him playing with them especially because he puts everything in his mouth and drools a ton.  She still tackle him and hugs him a bit too hard, but we learned she does that with her friends too.  Just this morning I caught her playing with Leo, she was the teacher.  She is also trying to teach him to crawl.  Leo is very lucky to have her as a big sister as she is so smart and funny, and loves life.