Kicking the Ball

This week, Peter started at a soccer clinic at school. He was a little hesitant at first, but really got into it at the end. Even though he didn't participate for most of the class, he has been talking about it non-stop ever since. I'm really looking forward to the next six weeks, it should be a lot of fun.

Happy Seven Months!

Sunday was a pretty busy day, and by the time I was able to start taking the pictures, Charles just wanted to go to sleep, so we finished our photo shoot yesterday morning. We don't go to the doctor this month, so I am just estimating that he now weighs about 17 pounds and is about 28.5 inches long. We'll find out next month if I was right and if he's been putting on enough weight.

He is still loving his food, and have really only added pears I made and carrots from a pouch since the last update. He did have a frozen peach in his teether, and I'm thinking that it is nearly time for puffs (although honestly I don't remember when you are supposed to introduce them). He is still being super active, and has many times just (army) crawled out of the room. Even if I am sitting on the couch, he will try to crawl to the kitchen to find me. He is almost able to sit up by himself, he is so close you can tell that it frustrates him. Sleep is still awful, he only wants to sleep next to me, although he is napping well during the day. I am late enough with this update, so I'll just get to the poll now.

From BabyCenter.com
At seven months, most children can:
Sit without support – Yes, he is doing very well at this.
Drag objects toward himself – Oh yes, and we are trying to keep the living room a Charles safe zone, since he's into everything.

At seven months, half the children can:
Lunge forward or start crawling – He lunges, and he army crawls. I think that regular crawling will be coming soon.
Jabber or combine syllables – Yes, he seems to love the sound of his voice. Still isn't saying "dada".
Start to experience stranger anxiety – More seems to have separation anxiety, and doesn't want anyone but me most of the time.

At seven months, a few children can:
Wave goodbye – Not yet.
Stands while holding onto something – Yes, but I've only tried it with the couch and my hands so far, and he can't do it for long. Although he is super proud when he does.
Bangs objects together – Not often, but he has.
Begins to understand object permanence – Haven't really seen this, but I haven't really tested it either.

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Time for School

Last Thursday was Peter's first day of school.

He is now in the three's program at the nursery school at church, and he is loving it. Unlike camp, I actually remembered to take pictures of his first day, and got a few of his second day as well.

Last week was shortened days to get the children used to being there, but he started his regular Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule this week and has been doing great.

I am late in posting as I have been slow getting the pictures online. And I probably won't have many more of Peter in school since he doesn't need or want me to stay. I cannot believe how fast he is growing up.

Many Faces of Food

We are continuing on our solids adventure. So far, we have bananas, avocado, sweet potato and peaches that I've made for him, and pouches of apple, sweet potato and green beans. He's loving it, and he loves sitting with us at the table when we eat. We have a few new pouches to try and more fruits and veggies to explore, so this collection will continue to grow.

And One More

I'm late in posting this, but last week a second tooth came through next to the first. I'm having a hard time getting pictures of the teeth, he likes to try to eat the camera (just like his big brother did). So here is a slightly blurry shot. Hopefully I'll get some better ones soon.