7 months
Size
At our last doctor
visit, which was on the 16th, Riley was 14 lbs 0.7 oz and 25.5
inches long. He is finally starting to grow out of some of the 0-3 Carters
onesies and is still in 3-6 month sleep’n’plays. He still wears some of the 0-3
month clothes, especially jeans, but needs 3-6 month for the cloth pants. He
wears a lot of 3-6 month clothing as well, but some of it is a bit big. Logan is
still in 3-6 onesies and outfits, and is now in 3-6 month pants (including
jeans). The 6-9 month sleep’n’plays fit him pretty well at this point. At our
last doctor visit he was 15 lbs 1.9 oz and 26 inches long.
Eat-Sleep-Play
Riley is back on
sensitive formula like Logan, and they are still getting breast milk. He is still
on Zantac, which he likes, but we have stopped the Prevacid. We finally got the
eating under control. Both boys are now eating 4- 8oz at a time, and take about
4 bottles a day. Instead of taking an hour, feeding them now takes 10-15
minutes. They have been getting solid food twice a day, and we are now upping
them to 3. In the morning they had been eating rice or oatmeal mixed with fruit.
In the evening they get a “dinner” like chicken and rice, a veggie, and a fruit
or dessert. They split it and get half of each. We also have tried a few fruits
in the cool mesh bag things we got from some of our friends and family. We have
just added in another meal with yogurt. The boys like eating solids and seem to
like everything. They have their preferences, but they will eat anything. We
have tried chicken, turkey, apricots, pineapple, mango, strawberry, mixed
veggies, pudding, peanut butter, and much more. Logan is still a much messier
eater than Riley. The other day he put his hands in his mouth and then rubbed
his face and got veggies in his eyebrows.
So food is going well.
But it’s always something though, so sleeping has been a mess. Their last feed
is still usually around 8- 8:30, but they wake up several times during the
night and seem to be early risers, often waking up for good at 6:30.
Naps haven’t changed
at all - The boys mostly still take naps at the same time, and their naps still
can be 20 min cat naps or 1 ½ hour long naps. They take a long nap nearly every
morning. They used to be fairly easy to put to bed, but lately they’ve been a
mess. They are not falling asleep or waking up if they do. They cry as soon as
we leave the room, so we’ve started to let them cry a little bit before going
back in and comforting them. Logan will usually fall asleep after crying a bit. Riley would probably cry for an entire hour if we didn’t go back in
there. Luckily, when we go back in he usually falls asleep pretty quickly.
The boys no longer
stay in one place. Riley gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and
forth, then lunges forward. He army crawls like a pro and rolls all over the
place (in both directions). We can’t seem to keep him on the gyms or on a
blanket anymore. He also sits up in his rock’n’play sleeper and manages to
twist himself around while strapped in. Logan is a bit more stationary, but he
pivots and rolls and does some army crawling. He has made no attempts to push
up on his knees, but he does push up on his hands.
Both boys LOVE toys.
Their little tikes piano is definitely a favorite, but they pretty much like everything
they can get their hands on. They also really like books, so we have been
building up our board book library. Of course they like to put everything in
their mouths. Their all-time favorite non-food item to put in their mouths is
their feet. Keeping socks on them is an exercise in futility. Riley enjoys
taking off his own socks and then moving on to Logan’s. When we go out, we have
to bring extra socks. Not because we lose them, but because they are so wet
they can’t go back on their feet. So if you see our boys out (or at home) with
no socks, don’t judge us. We try.
Logan’s physical
therapy sessions on Tuesday mornings still don’t appear to be yielding much
result. His flat spot is about the size of a half dollar, but we are getting
more concerned about the permanence of his odd shaped head.
Personality
Both Riley and Logan continue
to be really happy, well behaved kids. At least when we are out or have
company. They smile a LOT, they let anyone hold them, they squeal, laugh, and
babble . Whenever we take them out places, people always comment on how good
(and ridiculously adorable) they are.
Likes:
Riley: Logan, eating solids, toys, army
crawling/rolling around, playing with mommy and daddy, the jumparoo,
computers/phones, and the remote control.
Logan: Riley, Penguin, being held/cuddling, toys,
playing with mommy and daddy, the jumparoo, the gym, computers/phones, and the
remote control.
Dislikes:
Riley: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier, sleeping
in his crib at night, and being left alone (when can’t see mommy or daddy, like
if we go change Logan’s diaper).
Logan: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier, pooping,
and being left alone.
New this month: Eating meats, yogurts, peanut butter, and
other things. Drinking (aka, taking a shower) out of a sippy cup. Riley rolling
everywhere in both directions (Logan tends to roll left, but occasionally rolls
right), Logan sitting unsupported, Riley getting up on his hands and knees, and
Riley reaching for a specific person wanting to go to them (usually daddy).
New since the 7 month mark (since we are a week late): Riley can now sit
unsupported (10/28), he pushes himself into the yoga positions “downward facing
dog” and “plank” (10/27), and he got his first tooth (discovered at night on 10/26
– can we add teething to the dislikes?). Logan is pretty much sleep trained. If
he doesn’t fall asleep when we are in his room, we let him cry for a bit and he
calms himself and falls asleep within five minutes. He has been sleeping though
the night again UNLESS Riley wakes him up, but usually he can sleep though
Riley’s crying.
Outtakes:
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| These orange things are much more fun to look at than the camera! |
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