Billy and I were just saying how it is hard to remember Reed before he was this engaged and a alert little smile machine. He is looking so much older every day and developing more and more his own personality. Still the sweetest and mellowest kid as ever but with a wonderful new awareness of his surroundings. Some of the things that make Reed great at 7 months
Full mouth kisses - it is not hard to feel loved by this kiddo with his slobbery open mouthed kisses and sucking on my face
Tongue smiles - for the last few weeks he has been smiling non-stop with his tongue sticking out. Very cute.
Grabbing cheerios - he is not quite able to get them in his mouth, but he is determined to grab them off the table and at least put his fist in his mouth. Now he just has to work on opening his fist.
New hair - He is starting to grow more permanent looking hair. It's a lighter brown then his birth hair so we'll see if it gets darker like B's.
Story time - B has been reading him a bedtime story or two for several months now, but it seems to me that just around his 7 month birthday he started to really get into them and settle into story time. It is a very special time for the two of them.
Bouncing - No matter if he's on your lap, on the floor being held, or in his command center Reed is bouncing all the time. He used to stand with you holding him and his legs were perfectly straight. However, now since he discovered he can control his own bounce, his knees are always bent awaiting the next chance.
Sleeping - It's pretty consistent now around 7 he'll go to sleep and then we'll wake him for a feed before we go to bed, then back down again until 6am or so with a middle of the night wake-up. Sometimes he's up a little earlier but we'll just lay in bed together and enjoy the wee hours of the morning with a smiling boy sitting on the bed.
Sitting - Without much support now he can stay seated for a while. He'll come crashing down if he wants something far in front of him or if he looks up at the ceiling or mom and pop sometimes...
Talking in the crib - Recently he has been waking up and talking to himself in bed. It's sweet to hear him make cheerful noises while slowly waking up.
Every day is different and brings a new change, development or adventure into our lives. We are so grateful for our healthy, and very happy 7 month old!
