On May 9, McCoy hit 7 months (Better late than never!) !! I feel like 7 months is so much older than 6 months for some reason and I'm a little sad. I know he's going to grow up but it is going by so fast!! Everyday I remind myself that I need to enjoy every moment with him and not take it for granted.
At 7 months, McCoy is so much fun! The #1 word to sum him up would be HAPPY! He smiles all the time!
Here are some things I want to remember:
1. He's got a fake cough/laugh thing going on. I can't decide what it is but he uses it a lot when we're not looking at him (which is rare) or when he's looking at a toy.
2. He loves to bang things together or bang on the table. He's got a little toolbench and he loves to bang the hammer on it to get his music going. If he drops the hammer, he'll just use his hand. If we're in a restaurant and he has a toy in his hand, he bangs the table...LOUDLY, until we take it away.
3. He's started to express his opinion on what toys he wants and doesn't want. If I take something away that he likes, he gets upset until I find another toy to occupy his attention. He especially doesn't like it when I take paper away (Why do babies love paper so much?)
4. He is ticklish!!! He cracks up when I tickle him under his arms, on his back, or on his belly. I've got to get this on camera because he laughs SO HARD!! It is so cute!
5. He loves to scream! Not because he's mad, just because he feels like it. He really likes it if I scream back at him. Don't worry, I don't do it too loud though!
6. He laughs a lot! Playing patty cake, peek-a-boo, or just because I'm making a fool out of myself. I will do absolutely anything for a laugh from him!
7. He jabbers a lot and says da-da. Kirk is loving this so we're really working on mama. I know he'll be saying it soon!
8. He can wave HI!!! He loves for people to wave hi to him and gets a huge smile when he does it back.
9. He loves all of his vegetables and fruits. He'd had everything except for prunes which we introduced a couple of weeks ago and he loves those too!
10. When you're holding him or he's taking his bottle, he grabs your arm and pinches. It hurts so bad but I guess he just wants something to hang on to.
11. He's not crawling but if he's on his stomach he will moves his legs and then his arms (at different times) until he is facing the opposite way. He is worn out after this!
12. Also, a lot of times I will leave him sitting up in the floor playing and come back to find him on his stomach. I don't know if he's doing a nose dive or what because I have yet to witness how he gets this way.
13. He can take his own shoes off! When he's sitting down he'll rub his heels together until one comes off and then he will put it in his mouth. I don't know how he figured out how to do this but it looks like he won't be wearing shoes very often anymore! Another thing I need to get on video...
14. He still loves to chew on things! Everything heads straight to his mouth! I think he might be teething because he's drooling a lot more but he's always chewed on EVERYTHING so it's hard to tell.
I know there is so much more that I want to say and it will come to me but I was so late on this post that I just wanted to get it done! He is just so much fun to be with and you can't help but be happy when you're around him. He always has a HUGE smile on his face!!!!
Ok, I've got to go because I can hear him talking to his daddy and I don't want to miss out on him saying ma-ma!! Fingers crossed!
