Eliot was 7 months on March 27th. He is getting so big so quickly. We are just madly in love with him. He has a laughter that makes your whole body tremble and gives the wettest kisses any mom could ask for.
Eliot has achieved the following milestones:
1. He is finally sitting. One day he could barely sit, and the next day he was almost a pro. We have our occasional falls, so I like to lay a pillow or boppy next to him just in case.
2. He moves objects from one hand to the other. He loves to grab anything and everything including my hair. Ouch! Seriously, you have to move everything away from him. His hands are just reaching for something all the time. The other night I left the kitchen for one second to grab something, and when I returned, he had taken my pimiento cheese sandwich apart and was playing with the cheese. One day, I had my back turned for a minute (I was doing something at the sink), and when I turned around, he had pulled all the tissues out of the tissue box. We have got to get him a high chair. He still sits in a Bumpo seat on the table.
3. He is eating puree foods well and has started eating some solid foods such as saltine crackers and small bites of banana. He gets really mad when he gets food stuck in the palm of his hand and cannot figure out how to open his hand to get it out. Unfortunately, he has already been tainted by a Nilla Wafer. I took him to my home town Church in Iuka over Spring Break, and in cradle roll, they gave him a cookie. Imagine that. He had not even had a cracker and here they gave him a cookie. I was a little appalled but giggled at the same time at how much he enjoyed it. He was not happy when I took it away from him. He attempts to grab all the food off of my plate also.
4. He blows raspberries and still babbles like a pro. He still has not said “ma-ma” but has said “ma” a few times when he gets really upset.
5. His repertoire of different cries has expanded. It’s not just sleepy, hungry, pain, or wet anymore. There is now “I’m bored mom” type of fuss.
6. He loves games such as peek-a-boo or “where’s Eliot?”.
7. He absolutely loves books. We have always had to force books on Tennyson but not Eliot. He attends and interacts.
8. He is starting to learn his name and understand some commands such as “give me kiss”.
9. He loves Tennyson and really engages with her. He thinks she is funnier than any of us at times.
10. He is starting to have separation anxiety. At times, he has it a lot. Distraction is still a very good tool though at this age.
11. He understands object permanence. He will drop something on purpose to just be able to look for it.
