7 Months Old!!

Mason is getting big!! He has gone through some visible growth spurts this past month and is starting to look less like an infant and more like a little boy! He is still quite the mover! If he's on the floor and there is something he is interested in getting to he makes it happen. In addition to his usual repertoire of rolls, he has also started a one armed gimpy crawl. It is pretty cute...he basically tucks his left arm under him and uses it for leverage while reaching forward with his right arm and pushing with both legs. It isn't the most efficient move we've ever witnessed, but it gets the job done. He still likes getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth, and recently has started lifting himself up to his hands and toes.

Mason is also progressing on to bigger better things at meal times. It became apparent that he was not happy with just getting his pureed assortment of fruits and veggies, when he would turn away from it and then stare openly at the food on our plates and grunt or squeal for it. So, while he still eats mostly pureed items, we aren't mashing them up quite as fine and have started giving him tiny pieces of soft table food too. He has even had some of alphabet pasta with sauce and just gobbles it up - think that has been one of his favorites! It is super cute to see him chew things up and the look of surprise on his face as he encounters these new foods and textures. He still hasn't figured out the pincer grasp or how to really get the tiny pieces of food into his mouth on his own yet, but he likes to try, so we imagine it won't be long until he is shoveling it in solo. He certainly can get his toys in his mouth, and by "toys", I mean any reasonably large item that he can get his fist around.

While he's had a few episodes of runny nose and congestion, he's been a healthy boy. In fact, some of the "colds" he's had may have just been teething symptoms. So we are feeling pretty lucky and hope it continues through the upcoming holidays!

Here are some of our favorite pics of our little man!