I feel like Matthew turning 7 months old is the end of an era. I know that sounds ridiculous but my littlest is now on the second half of his first year.

He doesn’t seem like a baby to me anymore. Obviously I know he still is but something has happened to his personality in the last month and when I look at him I see a baby boy growing before my eyes.

Big things have happened in the last 4 weeks. For one he is sitting up fully unassisted. I feel like this development alone makes him seem less babyish. Now he’s right there in the toys with Luke and Olivia and ready for action. He’s super grabby with things and has knocked down a block tower or two that his siblings worked very hard to build.

He’s also has two teeth! He got them at the same time as a pretty bad cold and boy did we hit a sleep regression. Poor guy. Speaking of sleep he’s now in his own room. We are doing some gentle sleep training as he was still nursing between 2-4 am but now we are trying hard to cut that out. I caved this AM and nursed him at 5:15 as I didn’t want him to wake for the day. His naps are getting better too and I can usually bank on at least a 1.5 hour afternoon nap. He’s trying hard to be on that 2-3-4 schedule and thankfully still naps in the carrier when needed.

He’s been a great eater and has tried just about everything except shellfish and done well. I’m much more inclined to give him a bite of whatever I’m eating unless it has added sugar or salt in it of course. His favorites are butternut squash, carrots, pears, hummus, plums, and beef short ribs. He’s even started to drink smoothies! Yay!

He loves books and balloons (like obsessively loves balloons) and has really stated to enjoy the water. He’s had fun at the pool and has even taken several carrier naps while I’m in the shallow end of the pool with the other kids.

Entertaining him is becoming more and more difficult. He’s easily bored and needs a constant change of scenery. He’s also started crying when I walk away from him which I feel like is coming a bit earlier than it did with Luke and Olivia.

He’s also really starting to babble. We here Dada dada all the time. Luke and Olivia things his chatter is hilarious and will try to hold conversations with him saying “mommy, he just said good morning!”

I am so thankful to have Matthew in our lives.