Month 7 was a blur- Eli caught a cold soon after he turned 7 months old. He had a runny nose for about a week. It affected his sleep but he was a little trooper and always slept through the night still. Eli also started to crawl during this month. He started with army crawl and then after a week or so of practicing, he was able to push himself up to be on all fours. Then it took him maybe another week to master crawling.
We were going to set up a play room for him but after cleaning it up we realize it's really a waste of space for him right now. We will set it up later when he is old enough for his play kitchen, art station, etc. So for now, we are using the space in his room and we put a play yard blocking half of the room for him to crawl.
We also turned our graco pack and play into a ball pit! haha, got this idea from a parenting article online and even though Eli is not too into it right now (he only spends 15 minutes in it before he gets bored), I know he'll love it later.
He also started to pull himself up to kneeling and standing position so we had to lower his crib. I am so surprise at how he is able to pull himself up... this week he mastered sitting up by himself... babies sure grow fast!
I was able to stay at home with him during Easter break. I pretty much took him out every day during the break. We went to visit my parents every day either in their store or at their home. We also ventured out to the mall for the very first time! Eli developed stranger anxiety around the age of 5 month but it suddenly went away right before Easter break. Now when he sees strangers he is all smiles and almost always wants to play with them :)
My little baby is growing up so fast. He is more like a boy than a baby now. He is also very aware of what's going on around him. He wants to touch everything. He would test their purpose by throwing it and then of course gumming it. Oh that reminds me- his upper two teeth are coming in! I just noticed it two weeks ago. He is like a little rabbit now.
Eli also realizes when we are about to leave for work. He does not like to be left at home without his dada and mama! For the first time he is showing a preference. He is currently on team mama. He would prefer me over Danny especially when he is being fussy. I'm not going to lie- it's sweet to know that he knows I'm mama. But it's also very tiring... my arms are always sore after a long day!
He also starts to really babble this month. He only does it when he is complaining about something. And his word of choice is - ma ma ma ma ma. haha! He has no clue what he is saying but he sure knows that saying it gets him what he wants.
Eli loves to play peek-a-poo. He gets bored of his toys easily and would get fussy if he is home for too long. He is also going through a phase where he would sometimes wake up in the morning crying. He has always been such a good sleeper. He used to wake up in the morning and patiently wait for us. Sometimes even falling back to sleep if we are taking too long to get him. Nowadays... he would sometimes wake up earlier than his normal wake up time and just cry. We are hoping it is a phase that will pass soon.
He dropped his 3rd nap this week. His naps started to lengthen for the past two weeks or so. If he does take a third nap it's usually a car/stroller nap at around 5 p.m. which messes his bedtime (usually around 7 p.m.). We are going to try to keep him up so he doesn't take a late 3rd nap.
It's so great to be a parent- there is nothing like it. Even though it's so hard but it's so wonderful. That kiddo can always put a smile on my face :) I can't wait till end of June when I can spend the summer being with him!
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