So Big At 7 Months!

Oh!  What a month!  Joshua has had a crazy month.  He has progressed by leaps and bounds in his mobility, he finally got hungry, and he endured sickness.  We’ve continued to have so much fun with him and we love him dearly.

6 month front yard photo shoot:

In terms of mobility, Joshua can get around effectively, if not with coordination.  He rolls and drags himself around.  He’s up on his hands and knees rocking back and forth.  His legs know how to crawl but his arms haven't gotten the hang of it yet.  His legs crawl forward then he propels his torso forward onto his belly, then repeats the process.  He now sits like a pro and can even go from laying down to sitting on his own.

Some hands and knees action!

I couldn’t choose just one of these pictures.  Now he’s big enough to hang with the big boys!  And they love him to death.

Joshua doesn’t have any teeth yet, but he’s been acting like he’s teething for ages now.  He eats oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, peach, and apple sauce.  Oatmeal is his favorite, followed by fruits.  Veggies are not well accepted usually.  In fact, he’s really not big on food at all.

Look at all that drool!  How can he NOT be getting any teeth?

Waiting on dinner!

Sadly, Joshua has already had his first ER visit.  We haven't been down that road with any of the boys yet, so this was a first, but he had a GI bug and was constantly vomiting.  It was so pitiful and Peds After Hours said he needed to go straight there.  Anti-nausea meds were ineffective initially and so they had to put a catheter in my baby to give him fluids.  He did fairly well once treatment was complete, but it took a good 2 weeks for him to have a decent appetite again.  Unfortunately, I was next and ended up in the same boat.  If the poor guy felt like I did, then he was miserable.

Joshua did this himself.  He was laying on the blanket and rolled over while holding it.  Too cute and he was thrilled!

But he’s healthy now!

Overall, Joshua seems to be doing better with his sleeping habits, though old habits rear their ugly head every now and then for no apparent reason.  Generally, he takes two long naps and one short nap and is back to mostly sleeping through the night.  Thank goodness.

I put him to bed as a little boy, and he woke up a merman!  Yes, that is both legs stuck in one and he was perfectly happy about it.

One of my favorite things about this month is the new scrunched face Joshua gives to get a laugh.  He scrunches it up and breaths fast and hard through his nose and it’s too cute.  It is very effective in getting a laugh.

This isn’t quite that cute scrunched face, but it’s still cute.

How can we not be smitten?

Joshua is just trucking along in life.  While he might be our most difficult baby yet (I think we created that!), he certainly is a trooper and manages to hang in there with our crazy life.  His brothers think he is too cute to keep their hands off of and we are proud parents.  We love his sweet, contagious smile and can’t help but kiss his precious face. 

Just truckin’ along!