Yesterday was Eli's 7 month mark and I took him to visit his great-grandparents. My grandpa has had a crap ton of terrible health problems this past year so we try and see him when we can.
As of 7 months, Eli is still not sleeping well. The kid is constantly congested and I can rarely leave him to cry it out because it ends in gagging which begets more crying and ends in a fully awake babe. Ugh.
As for naps, I never know what's going to happen. He takes a nap about 1-1/2 hours after waking just because he slept so little. His naps are generally 30-40 minutes and he takes anywhere from 2-4 a day. Sometimes there's an hour nap but that is definitely an exception to the rule.
He is eating more solid food, right now twice a day, once in the morning and once in the late evening. His first solid other than rice and oatmeal cereals was sweet potato. He has also had apple, pear, and peas.
In the past month, he has become a rolling fiend. He wields his weight well. He is also the nosiest baby, always grabbing and reaching for EVERYTHING. Literally everything. He wants it. He needs it. He is less into his exersaucer because it limits his ability to grab things he shouldn't have.
Eli is also sitting up pretty well now! In probably the past week and a half, his balance has really improved and he can maintain a sitting position even when looking behind him and reaching for things that aren't directly in front of him. He also sits straight up and not leaning forward. This comes in especially convenient during bath time.
I keep waiting for real "babbling". He babbles a bit; mostly he just yells (so much yelling) or makes one syllable noises that may or may not have vowel and consonant sounds. Everything I read says he should be stringing together more complex consonant/vowel combinations but he doesn't do too much that seems like he's trying to convey a thought. He will exchange sounds sometimes though. Ha.
He is also gigantic, still. I haven't weighed him on my own but he is wearing 9 month clothes still, 12 months if it is one piece.
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