baby Z at 7 months

Each morning this happy little guy rewards me with the biggest grins.  He was put to bed in his cradle but usually woke in the early morning hours and fell back asleep cuddling in my bed.  While he still wants to be swaddled tight at bedtime, he always works his arms out and has just recently started rolling to his stomach while he sleeps.  Which means he now takes up half my bed and is ready to be moved to his own crib in his own room. (but I'm certainly not in a hurry so we'll see when that happens).  I love to scoop him up and he immediately buries his face into me and hugs me tight.  He will typically drink a 7-10 oz bottle for breakfast and is so happy and cheerful.

He loves to eat! Especially if he's on my lap and if its off my plate.  He loves peek a boo, especially with sisters and they can get him laughing like crazy.  He's also ticklish on his adorable thighs and his laugh makes me so incredibly happy I could burst.  He loves being in the baby carrier and being able to see everything.  His favorite toys is "Maui", his stuffed elephant that he stole off a shelf and drooled on before I could stop him, his teething banana and his bug rattle.  He can't quite sit on his own yet but he loves to hang out in his high chair and jabber while I'm doing dishes or to join us for mealtimes.  He loves his blankets, especially when he's sleepy he wants the softness against his cheek.  And he loves to tangle his hand into my hair.

He dislikes any green baby food.  Even if I manage to get it into his mouth, he will immediately raspberry it all out and all over me.  And he doesn't like being put down for naps.  His naps are still unpredictable and usually short throughout the day, as if he's too busy to waste time sleeping.  Putting him down for a nap usually requires swaddling and a bottle.  We're still trying to nurse and it breaks my heart a little because I don't want to stop but bottles seems to be easier, faster and less messy for both of us.  He has a new awful habit of grinding his teeth so he has a binky almost constantly to get him to stop.  He has eight teeth now, all sharp as razors but oh so cute.  He was a little more clingy for awhile but seems to have mostly worked through that.