7 Months Old

Nursing: Cash is still exclusively breastfed. We decided to do baby led feeding so when Cash can sit up on his own, unsupported and reaches for food on his own, we will give him some solids to try. I’m not in any hurry for him to start solids, but when he is ready we will probably start out with some cooked carrots and avocado. He still loves his mama’s milk though! While we are home Cash likes to nurse every hour or so. He sometimes goes a couple hours, but no more than three hours at a time. Cash is such a curious little boy! He likes to sit up and nurse sometimes and when he is done nursing he likes to flick, twist and/or pinch my nipple. Last week he squeezed it and milk shot out onto his face! Needless to say, he was a bit shocked! Cash also pulls on his ears when he is nursing! It is so precious!

Cloth Diapering: We love cloth diapering! I know it will change when Cash starts solids, but I’m so glad that we decided to use cloth diapers with wool covers. Cash’s Sloomb basewoolies and baseshorties are so much fun and people compliment us on them almost everywhere we go.

Sleep: Cash set his bedtime quite some time ago and he sticks to it for the most part. We change him into his nighttime diaper and knit wool cover around 8:30 and then we nurse to sleep for the night. Cash still wakes to nurse every couple hours but he just needs a little milk to go back to sleep. He will fuss a tiny bit until I help him latch on and then he is completely happy to nurse and go back to sleep. Cash sleeps until 7 AM sometimes 8 AM. As far as napping goes, we don’t have a set schedule. Cash like a morning nap and then a couple small afternoon naps most days. Unfortunately, I still have to lay down with Cash for most of his nap. I have been able to sneak out a few times and he stays asleep for another 15-30 minutes. I’m hoping this changes in the coming months, but for now I’m ok with it. I know that this time will fly by, so I’m trying to cherish every moment.

Likes/Dislikes: Cash has so many things that he likes! He is such a happy baby! He loves anything silly, especially the dogs and their toys! He laughs at the dogs all the time and when I say laugh I mean he REALLY laughs! The dogs like to share their toys with Cash, which he just loves! I feel like the second I take my eye off of him he is sucking on a dog toy! Cash also like to read the newspaper with daddy. Nick will hold Cash on his lap while he is reading the trustee sales and Cash shakes the paper like crazy! He also tried to put the newspaper in his mouth every 2 seconds! When Nick is finished reading a section he lets Cash tear up the whole page!

Another thing Cash loves are our wool dryer balls! He thinks they are better than most of his toys. Harrison likes to steal the wool dryer balls from Cash when he’s not looking!

My mom taught Cash how to smack her water bottle one day and now he likes to hit all of his toys on the ground and on his thigh. He loves it when he hits his wooden toys against the wood floors because it is really loud! I can only imagine all the fun I’m in for with my little busy body!

We are still having a tough time in the car seat, but I think it is getting a little bit better. I would say we have an equal amount of good and bad trips now. As soon as he hits that 15-pound mark we are going to try the toddler car seat to see if that helps. Other than the car seat Cash is pretty easy going

Activities: We try to go to the breastfeeding group at Mother’s Haven on Tuesdays whenever we can. Cash just loves to see all the other babies and he loves to watch them nurse! My friend, Laura, was in town from Utah this week and we got to meet up with her and her other friend Christina (Teeney) at the splash pad at Manito Park. Cash loves seeing baby Finn nurse and really enjoyed watching Liam and Teeney's kids swing and play.

We also try to get together with Katee and Davey once a week. Since Cash and Davey are BFFs they just love to chat it up

Health: Cash weighs about 14 and ½ pounds now. His hair is really growing and his eyes are a grey/blue with hazel centers. He is so close to crawling! When he is on the ground he does a push up with his arms and gets on his tip toes. From here he balances and sometimes gets up on a knee. Even though he isn’t crawling he is rolling like crazy! He rolls from one end of carpet in his room to the other. He can also scoot backwards. Cash is quite the chatterbox. He is always talking to us and has just started saying lots of ma ma ma mas!

Best Moment: Cash just loves to laugh and scream! I feel like this month he has really stated to laugh like a little person! When he finds something funny he just laughs and laughs! My mom was holding him and she when moved Addy’s beaver toy with her foot Cash though it was hilarious! He seriously laughed for 3 or 4 minutes straight! He laughs at the dogs all the time! We also discovered that Cash is super ticklish! His feet and sides are very sensitive and he loves to be tickled. I see many tickle fights in our future!

We are so blessed to have such a happy little boy!