I Should Check the Calender More Often

Yesterday was Jameson's 7th month birthday, and I didn't even notice! Let's see what he can do:

By seven months, your baby should be able to:

Feed self a cracker
Grandma gives him baby rice crackers and says he chews some off then sucks his thumb to help swallow it all down.

Razz
He's been doing that for months.

Coo or babble when happy
He's getting more talkative every day. He's especially vocal when he's sleepy.

Smile often when interacting with you
I love his smiles and laughs.

By seven months, your baby will probably be able to:

Sit without support
He still topples over after awhile, but is getting better at "catching" himself and rolling with it.

Bear some weight on legs when held upright
Since the day he was born

Object if you try to take a toy away
I see this more if I try to take the spoon or bowl of food away

Work to get a toy that's out of reach
He is very determined when he puts his mind to it. This is the only reason he moves around the floor -- to get to a new toy, or even better, a new power cord. He loves those.

Look for a dropped object
He drops his spoon over the side of his high chair and always looks for it. I am making it a rule not to pick it up for him, so we don't end up playing the "How Many Times Will Mommy Pick Up My Spoon" game in a few months.

Rake with fingers to pick up an small object
I need to trim his fingernails, because he's starting to rake up some of the embroidery on his blankets.

Turn in the direction of a voice
He seems now to actually decide if he's going to turn or not. A really good toy is more interesting than us sometimes.

Babble
He's perfecting "bababababaa" right now, and I'm pretty sure I heard "mamamaaaa" once

Play peekaboo
Well, he laughs when I play, but he's not exactly holding the blanket up on his own.

By seven months, your baby may possibly be able to:

Creep or crawl
He can squirm and move slowly, especially on the tile. But no crawling.

Pass a toy from one hand to the other
Very slowly, but he can do it.

Stand holding on to someone
Yup. He falls after a few minutes, but he loves to stand

By seven months, your baby may even be able to:

Pull up to standing position
No, thank goodness!

Get into sitting position
Yes, he did it once! We don't know how, though. We left him on his back and when we came back he was sitting up. I've seen him try so hard (he pulls at his pant legs to try to get up) but he hasn't done it again.

Play patty-cake or wave bye-bye
Nope. But he loves it when I clap his hands for him.

Pick up tiny object with thumb and finger
He's trying, but not very good at it yet. I give him little bits of banana and they keep slipping away...

Walk holding on to furniture
Not even close

Say "mama" or "dada" indiscriminately
Every once in awhile, but not very often.

A few cute pictures. Aunt U-Ann sent these 'taggies' blocks with ribbons all over for Jameson to hold on to. He loves the blocks, but of course he prefers the real tag.


He fell asleep cuddled up with his rattle. Awww....