7 month update!

Colton has changed so much just in the last two weeks! The next few months are going to be so fun to watch him grow.

On July 31^st (6.5 months) Colton had his first bottom tooth poke through the gums! PK noticed it while Colton was gnawing on one of his fingers. He was kinda fussy going to bed the night before, so maybe that was it. And since we noticed the tooth, there have been a few instances of inconsolable doesn’t-want-anything-in-his mouth crying at bedtime or in the middle of the night, which I think can be attributed to teething. Otherwise, no noticeable symptoms, other than lots of drooling.

Last week we started giving daycare baby food to feed Colton, still Stage I veggies or fruits. {We’re currently buying Beech Nut baby food, which is no soy.} So he’s taking two feedings a day, once at daycare and once at home with us around dinner time. He certainly likes the food, but still has trouble opening his mouth for the spoon. Practice, practice, practice.

 

At the beginning of August, he rode in his first shopping cart at Target and sat in his first high chair at a restaurant. He’s still not quite sitting up by himself yet, so he kinda leans to one side on the cart/high chair, but he’s getting there! We bought a highchair (finally!) and been using that to feed him at home. Also, he’ll sit and push around some toys while we’re working in the kitchen; he likes to be at eye level with us.

I’m so thankful that the DOC band has pretty much been a non-issue. We barely even notice it anymore. We’ve all adjusted so well, that it’s easy to forget to take it off. He’s been wearing it 23/7 for 3 weeks now, hopefully in 3-4 more weeks, we’ll be done with that!

His umbilical hernia is starting to look better and better and I think it’s resolving on its own! Thank goodness, we may actually avoid a medical procedure!

He’s officially rolling from back to front (around 6.75 months)! At first, he would roll to his front and get stuck, so he’d fuss because he couldn’t get back over, but now after a few days of practice, he can normally roll back to his side if he wants to. For the first time ever, last week, Colton fell asleep on his stomach while he was playing on his play mat in the living room! And ever since that day, he has rolled to his stomach each night in his crib. So I think we have a tummy sleeper. We haven’t swaddled him for a few weeks now. 

One of those nights he flipped to his tummy, he slept for 8 hours!! {Second time that’s ever happened!} So maybe this tummy sleeping is a good thing. It’s pretty fun to check the monitor and see what new position he’s in, he’s starting to move all over the crib.

At home, he loves to be in the jumper and loves dog licks from Ranger. The other day we draped a blanket over one side of the activity mat, our original intent was to prevent him from watching the TV show we were watching, but it turned into a festival of giggles in his first baby fort. 

Month #6 has by far been my favorite. Colton has lots of smiles and giggles to share and is learning so much.