Seven Months!

Dear Jack,

You are seven months and three and a half weeks old!  Or in other words - almost eight months.  Poor neglected seven month post . . .  I've seriously had this on my "To Do" list for the past month and just have not gotten around to it until now.  

 Jack Man, Stinker, Little Man, and Buddy are just a few of the names we've had for you lately.  You are growing, growing, growing!  I feel like I have to stop everyday and take a good long look at you, because the next day you'll look different.  You are growing up, My Jack!

Now, on to the stats!  At your last doctors appointment, you weighed 17 lbs. 2.5 oz., you were 27" long, and had a head circumference of 17.5".  You are still wearing size 3 diapers and 9 month clothing.  You are wearing a lot of 12 month stuff too, but only because Mommy wants to get her money's worth.  They're still a little big :)  

Jack Little at seven months . . . what can I say?  Your sweet little personality shows itself more and more everyday and what a joy it is to watch.  You have the sweetest, most gentile disposition - always smiling, always laughing, and always observing things around you.  I think you are going to be a lot like your Mommy and Daddy were when they were younger - a little shy and timid, just wanting to watch and take it all in before joining in.

  You love to be thrown into the air, you love for someone to hide and then jump out at you, you love to play hide-and-seek, and you love to be tickled.  You LOVE to jump in the Johnny Jump-Up.  That's like your new favorite activity.  Your normal toys have taken a backseat in your mind to some more standard everyday household items such as . . . well, anything and everything.  If it's within your reach, you want to grab it and put it in your mouth.  Even a pair of women's underwear from the lingerie department at Belk made it into your mouth.  True story.  Grabbed 'em when I wasn't looking.  Yuck.  Moving on.

You are sitting up so well these days, I know it's only a matter of time before you start crawling.  

(Insert sobbing here.)

Your hair still sticks straight up, and we love it!

Mommy is still feeding you pureed baby food a few days a week, but mostly you are still nursing.  You love all of the fruits - apples, bananas, pears, etc. - but still aren't too sure about the veggies.  Your little appetite seems to have slowed down a bit.  You don't nurse nearly as long as you used to.  I tried recently to cut up a banana into small pieces to see if you would grab some and put it in your mouth, however you weren't quite sure about that gooey texture on your hands or in your mouth.

Jack Little, you are the light of our lives, and we grow fonder of you everyday!

*Pics. to come*