Cade {7 Months}

Happy 7 Months Little Man!

No doctor visit this month (thank goodness) but Cade normally averages around a pound a month in weight gain, so we are probably nearing the 18 pound mark now.

Cade is still wearing 3-6 month shorts, 6 month outfits, and moving in to 9 month jams. I can't wait to bust out some cute fall clothes...not to mention what will probably be the cutest trick-or-treater ever.

We've held on to a pretty steady schedule this past month. Our day still starts around 6-6:30. Cade wakes up so happy, most days he'll lay in his crib playing and babbling for at least 10 minutes. 

Our sleep schedule is also about the same (other than random nights when I think teeth are bothering him). We do a bath around 7, bottle at 7:30, and we normally lay him in his crib awake. He'll roll around usually no more than 10 minutes before he's out for the night. 

He's taking 6 ounces of formula at a time, and we do baby food 2-3 times a day in between bottles. I've started offering him a sippy cup but so far all he's done is flip it sideways and chew on the handles. I've debated trying one with a straw since he loves grabbing straws out of cups and will suck water out of the end of one. I'm having trouble getting this guy to eat veggies. He is just like his daddy. If it's not a fruit, sweet potatoes, or carrots, he's not interested. He has 3 teeth now (and working on #4) so it won't be long before we can try some textures!

And Cade is still trying so hard to crawl. He's still inchworm-scooting or rolling to get to whatever he's interested in. Now that he can sit on his own, I'll set things just out of reach. He'll lean for them and just when I think he's going to prop up on hands and knees, he usually just lays down on his side and rolls to it.

I'm anxious about Cade starting daycare this week. Actually, it's a small home daycare down the street from our house, and I actually think he'll do wonderful because he's content as long as he's entertained, and he loves watching other people. I'm mostly just worried that the first couple of weeks will be a rough adjustment to his nap schedule (or lack of). Fingers crossed!

Favorite Things:

SpaceSaver High Chair: I chose this highchair because we don't really have room for one sitting out all the time. I strapped this into one of the chairs in our dining room we don't use all the time so it's mostly out of the way. I also like that you can buy extra pads for the seat so it's easy to replace if one gets stained.

VTech Count and Learn School Bus: I don't know why, but Cade loves this thing. Probably because it's loud, flashes a bright red light, and plays super annoying music. His favorite thing? Chewing on the string you pull the bus around by.

Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother: This is one of those things I kept saying I was going to buy, finally did, and then said "Why didn't I buy this months ago??" There are so many things I like about this. It doesn't have real water in it, so in a few months it won't look dingy and yellow. It stays on for about 20 minutes (most crib soothers only stay on for about 5 or so). You can either choose, ocean sounds or music, with or without the lights/motion on. Whatever you choose fades every 5 minutes until it shuts off. Hell, listening to this playing on the baby monitor puts me to sleep! It also has a remote (which I haven't even used), but I'm sure that's handy if you're trying to turn it on/off like a ninja when your kid falls asleep or wakes up.

Infantino Compact Shopping Cart Cover: I originally had this cover which I would not recommend. It got exchanged quickly. It didn't have any elastic and didn't cover the entire cart so Cade was sliding all over the place and still trying to put his mouth on the cart (gag me). It probably would've been fine for a toddler, just not a little one like Cade. I like the Infantino much better. It covers the entire cart seat, plus it folds into itself to form a little carrying case for when it's not in use. It also has little loops to hook toys on, as well as a strap to velcro on to a sippy cup. No cups on the grocery store floor!

We're still looking forward to fall. I said that last month but it's still hot here, so I'm still wishing. Football season is here which makes me all the more pumped for colder weather.

 I've got to get my shit together and start searching for the most perfect Halloween costume!