Seven Months!

I feel like we just wrote the six month post...Jackson turned seven months on Saturday! I swear, each month goes by quicker and quicker! I also feel that his development is speeding up too. He is doing something new almost every day!

Jackson continues to bring so much joy and love to our lives. He is such a happy baby and so much fun to be around. He seems to be very social, always smiling at the people behind us in check out lines or at the table next to us in a restaurant. We've also been getting together with some other babies and he seems to really love watching other kids and trying to interact with them.

Here are a few of the new things that Jacks is doing this month:

• He is sitting up very well and can sit and play with toys for quite some time. He still cannot fully pull himself up, but as I write this post he just moved from a crawling position to sitting up!  
• He is moving! Yay!(This actually makes me a little sad - mommy's baby boy is growing up way too fast!). He isn't necessarily crawling but does get on all fours, rocks back and forth and scoots backward. 
• Jackson is a jumping machine these days! If you hold him in a standing position he will bounce up and down forever. It is quite the arm work out! He also jumps much better in his Johnny Jump up and his Jumparoo. 
• We are still feeding him solids twice a day and he loves most foods. Avocados and sweet potatoes seem to be the favorites so far. We will probably introduce a third meal this month. 
• Still no tooth....
• He is starting to self-feed some. He eats banana mum-mums (rice snack) and does very well. We also recently started giving him some sweet potato puffs. He is working on drinking water from a sippy cup  but mostly just chews on it.
• Small objects are starting to get his attention and he is learning to pinch them between his thumb and finger. He is also raking toys and objects toward himself more.
• This boy is also starting to laugh more and more! Being tickled has been making him laugh for a couple of months, but he is now beginning to laugh at more things that he finds funny. For example, sometimes it is just hilarious when mom sings "Old McDonald!"

Abbs and Gramps visited at the end of February. It was a quick trip but he sure did think they were funny. They helped entertain him during his six month photos (we were getting close to nap time and someone wasn't very happy). I'll post some photos from that session later on. 

We also made a trip to Arlington to visit Candace, Jeff, and Caroline. Jackson did pretty well in the car and just loved watching everything Caroline did! She is warming up to him a lot and was helpful when it came to feeding and bathing him. She was also very generous and gave him all of her "baby" books. She is a big girl now and no longer needed them. :)

I'm sure I forgetting some of the highlights of his last month but that is all I can think of for now. Here are a few pics of the past month:

My little jogging buddy!

 He was having a hard time deciding whether he liked the peas or hated them..

He helped mommy put away his clean laundry. 

Practicing his building skills in his workshop.

Such a little cutie in his plaid. 

Being a silly boy with his mum mum! Also the first time in a high chair at a restaurant. 

He loves to prop his foot up on the high chair....he just chills while mommy fixes his breakfast. 

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Two of my favs. This is about as close as Max will let him get! 

This is the day that he "crawled" backward for the first time right under the chair! 

Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon outside with Mommy and Cooper. 

Preparing for March Madness. 

Sleepy boy. Isn't that the sweetest face you've ever seen? 

Our happy 7 month old! 

We are off to TN on Thursday for Easter. Hopefully little man travels well and is able to stick to his routine while away from home. We are all excited for the trip! I'm sure we will have pics to post and stories to share when we get back.