Cedar is 7 months old

Cedar is 7 months old

Cedar is seven months old today. And he's a biiiiig boy. Really big.

He's still growing like crazy, and nowadays it's almost like babyhood is fading fast. He's outgrown all the 12 month clothes I had, and now I've decided to cut my losses and move up to 2T. I don't know what I'm going to do when he outgrows his carseat, which will happen way before he's technically old enough for a front facing model.

He's been both giggly and cranky, depends on the day. He's still teething away, and I'm guessing we'll be seeing some new ones any day now. He's got his bottom two teeth, so I think he's working on the top row, although I can't see or feel anything yet. He's drooling like a champ, though.

He's getting a lot better about sitting upright in my lap. He sits in his high chair okay, but overall isn't great about sitting up on his own. He has rolled over maybe twice, but it's not something that he's "into" and since he doesn't equate it with mobility, he doesn't do it regularly. He really likes sitting, and keeps trying to do it on his own, but it's hard. He still isn't crazy about being on his stomach.

He's much more into toys, and like to grab things and stick them in his math. Some current favorites are Grandma's water bottle, rags, pacifiers (he likes to take them out and try to put them back it), and he's still really into Mr. Monkey. Just a few days ago, he figured out to pass objects from one hand to another, and he may be able to "choose" between two objects although we're not totally certain about it.

During the day, he usually takes 2 naps: one around 10am, and one at 3 or 4pm. He was going to bed at 8pm, but lately he's trying to make it later. He still likes to get up at 3am. I've convinced him that sleeping into 8am isn't such a bad thing.

He gets squirmy and kicky, but he still likes to be held--a lot. He's still happiest if you hold him, and likes to be carried walking around. A new thing he likes is if you swing him around a bit or pretend to drop him. That makes him giggle wildly.

He's still a big smiler, although less so when he's teething. He also does a lot of chatting and babbling. He's usually in a good mood, most of the time, but this month he's had 2 teeth come in, so during that time he was not real fun to be around. He usually gives you a week off between teething incidents.

He still is a huge fan of sucking on his hand or his fingers, and has figured out how to stick his teeth in his mouth. He recently rediscovered the soothie after rejecting it for months. Now it makes a great teething object.

He's been spitting up a bunch lately, after not doing it for awhile, and I'm guessing the teething is partially to blame.

When he's upset about something, he screams at the top of his lungs, then pauses to see if you're paying attention. Then if not, does it again. He generally only cries like that when he's really hungry or tired.

He still thinks daddy is the coolest thing ever, but he also gets upset sometimes if I walk away from him or out of the room. He didn't do that before, he would just fuss a little. Now he gets upset. Maybe he's starting to get stranger anxiety. He also likes to make sure I'm watching him and actively paying attention to him, and gets upset if I'm not. He also seems to really enjoy having Grandma Q around and is always really happy to hang out with her.

He still doesn't have much hair, but I've noticed what's there is getting longer. Can't tell what color it's going to be. His eyes are still grey with brown flecks so I think he's gonna have hazel eyes.