7 months

Dear Cassidy,

Friday you turned 7 months old. What used to seem like slight changes to Mommy and Me have turned into leaps and bounds. You make us laugh pretty much all the time with your super goofiness. I couldn’t be prouder of your comic genius.

We are thoroughly convinced that you will be crawling within a week. You have managed to get yourself up on all fours and rock back and forth, but you need that little extra push of courage to move forward. This doesn’t prevent you from moving to where you want to be though. You have mastered the art of rolling from one destination to another, you definitely keep us on our toes! You have also dazzled many people with your hand/foot coordination. People think it is funny, and sometimes weird, that I call you “monkey” all the time. Then you roll over onto your back and hold objects with both your hands and feet. I once thought it was just a fluke, then I saw you do it again and again, even holding and grabbing things with your toes. Too darn cute.

You also have 4 teeth now. In typical Cassidy style though, you couldn’t start with just the normal ones. Your fangs are often the topic of conversation amongst adults. They make your smile even more amazingly beautiful.

You’re eating solids like a champ, once in the morning and once in the evening. So far you’ve had: rice cereal, oatmeal, avocados, bananas, sweet potatoes, peas, apples, pears, yellow squash, acorn squash, peaches, plums, tofu, and a few Cheerios here and there. Mostly there or on the floor. Oh! And any form of footwear.

As reported earlier, your nighttime sleep patterns have greatly improved. Now if only we could get you to condense those four or five half hour naps into longer, more consistent ones.

One of my favorite things to do with you is hanging out on the front porch. I used to just sit there and watch cars go by alone, but now with you, I have a partner in crime. I love the way you like to yell at the cars, and the birds, and the dogs, and the butterflies, and just about anything else that comes into your vision. You have become quite the little chatter box this month. You are always making some sort of noise from just sputtering to full out babbling.

Just the other day we think you started waving. It’s either a wave or the sign for “milk”. We’re not quite sure, but either way it’s your new favorite trick to show off to anyone who looks your way.

Your unofficial stats:

You are 18.2 pounds, and that is at the 65th percentile for weight.

You are 29 inches, and that is at greater than 97th percentile for height.

and we don't have any clue about your head size! Every time we or the nurse at the doctor's office measures it, it's completely different. Sometimes it even shrinks! Anyway, it's around 17 inches.

Well, happy 7 months monkey. We love you more than you will ever know.

Love,

Daddy & Mommy