I wish I had a number in my name...: Happy (Really Belated) 7 Months...Early 8 Months Charlie!

So, as I said in a previous post...May was consumed by Disney preparing and such so I am a month late on posting an update on Charlie man. He is two days away from being 8 months old (WOW!). He is growing and learning everyday! I'm not sure what he weighs or how long he is since we haven't been to the Dr. since his 6 month check up. He is wearing size 2-3 diapers and just starting to grow out of 9 month clothes...though 12 months are a little big (I swear the sizing of baby clothes is crazy...he is average weight and height and has always been months ahead on sizing). We are still doing weekly physical therapy for his neck, although his neck is really doing great and he is turning and holding it straight up most of the time now. In therapy we are also working on a few gross motor skills that he is a little behind on.

He is sitting up really great and has recently started to stand up great when I'm holding him (I even let go for a second and he stood there all by himself for a brief second). He still hates (HATES) being on his tummy. Though when he is there he will reach and push with his legs so hopefully he will get strong enough to hold himself up and start crawling...I just have to keep forcing the issue. He doesn't really roll...well he has the rolling from tummy to back down pat haha, but refuses to roll back to tummy...he will get almost there and flip back on his back.

He has two teeth on the bottom now and I swear the next are on their way (please hurry up and get out already teeth!!!) because he is so drooly, biting, cranky, no sleeping good that usually means a tooth is on the way. He is still nursing about 5 times a day and eating three meals a day of baby food (oatmeal, various vegetables and fruits). So far he loves all types of baby food I've given him, except he doesn't really like prunes (who does??) and peaches. I tried giving him a small mashed up piece of fresh banana yesterday and he was not having it...he even gagged :)...maybe it's a texture thing...I have that problem too.

He is such a happy little guy. He smiles all the time and Mama and Daddy. He laughs sometimes at random things and then I try that again and he couldn't care less. He is starting to say da-da-da-da and ba-ba-ba-ba. No Mama yet. He also loves to blow raspberries!

He has gotten really grabby at anything and everything he can reach...hair, glasses, jewelry (esp. watches) remotes, phones, strings, paper, everything!!!

He has a lot of hair now and it's pretty light brown. His eyes are pretty much totally green now.

That's all I can think of right now...but here are a few pictures taken over the last month of our beautiful Charlie man!

Eating dinner...

Trey's brother, Ethan, is living with us this summer while he interns at the company Trey works for. So Charlie gets to play with Uncle Ethan a lot...

Here is Charlie sitting up playing with some of his "big boy toys" that we had upstairs.

When we were in Disney World we got Charlie a light up Mickey wand...he loves it!

This picture is entitled..."Charlie bit me...and it hurt".

Pretty boy...

"Can I have that??"

Playing with Uncle Ethan...

Playing with toys...

Last week our friends Mark and Amber Patrick came to visit us for a couple of days. Here is a couple pictures of Charlie "helping" Mark with a few work emails...

"Hmmm...what should we do about that one??"

"I don't know...what do you think Mark?"

A few pictures of breakfast...

"All gone Mama!!"

"Whoa...slippery fella!"

A few pictures of Charlie and Mama.

Here is a few pictures to prove...yes I do make him do tummy time and yes he does occasionally tolerate it long enough to play for a few seconds or take a few pictures.