7 months

I cannot believe Blake just turned 7 months. SEVEN MONTHS! I am thankful he is so healthy and happy...but sad to be reminded, for the fourth time around, how fast time flies! 7 months means he is closer to his one year mark than not. Just today he sat up, unassisted, for 5 minutes. He also crawled for the first time, for Daddy, but then for me! He didn't use his knees, but he pushed off with his feet, like an army crawl. I can't believe he was so bald @ 4 months and now has a head full of hair. Often people have told me my babies (as infants) look older than what they are (though they always tell me they are beautiful, of course ;)! Anyway, I think I finally figured out what it is. I think it's because they all have such dark, thick eyebrows, even when they are tiny. I notice a lot of babies don't have hardly any eyebrows at all. Anyway, it just came to me one day...but, I think that's it?!?
I must admit, even after 7 months of getting used to being a mommy of four, my brain still hasn't returned to "normal" (whatever that is). But, life is good, and we are blessed. Blake is happy and healthy (he just got over a seriously tough ear infection..thank GOD that's over with!) and he LOVES baby food (mainly blueberry yogurt, squash, and pears) and the baby biter biscuits. He's not really big on the "green" baby foods. Boo. But, oh well. He is still on Similac Sensitive and takes quite a bit throughout the day. He is close to 19 pounds. I can't believe he's going to need a "big boy" convertible car seat in just a about a pound. No more infant carrier. He babbles SO much, and drools still. He ADORES all three of his siblings, and our family dog, Kiki. Only a couple weeks ago he started "reaching" for us when we go to hold him...melts my heart when he reaches for me. Here in Texas, Summer is fast approaching, and I don't think it will be long before we take him for his first swim. He LOVES taking a bath, so I'm hoping he loves swimming as well. We got a new baby swing for him to attach to the big kids swing set in our yard, which he loves, of course. All of our babies have been movers. I'm also curious to see if he will follow suit of all his siblings, and be a climber. EEk. I kinda hope not! So, my baby boy is growing, growing, growing...and we are just blessed, blessed, blessed! Love to all...