7 Months

I can't believe how fast Dez is growing up!

We started actually sleep training and at first it was too good to be true. But the last week or two he's going through some sort of regression and/or growth spurt because he wakes up every 2 or 3 hours and it's definitely to eat. At first I would try to put him back to sleep without feeding him and it kind of worked but he slowly wore me down and I gave in.

And he hasn't been in his swing for weeks and I don't know that he'll ever want to go back! He used to love that thing. I'm kind of sad about it.

He's getting better at wanting to eat solids, though typically I only feed him solids once a day for the following reasons: 1) I'm lazy 2) It takes more work than nursing so no thanks 3) While I can still get away with it I will, because I guess I'm lazy.

Again, no teeth!

He loves standing up against the coffee table, his walker, or wherever else even though he still hasn't pulled himself up by himself yet. He loves to literally crawl over me and Colby while we play with him on the floor and he is extremely determined to get where he wants to go. This morning I found him sitting up in his crib and that's the first time he's pulled himself up to sitting on his own.

He has officially crawled in the past few days, but after a while he will still go back to scooting. He is crazy fast and we have had to resort in getting him a gate to play in so I can get stuff done once in a while. Although he even knows how to get out of that if it's not snapped tight! And when it is closed, he will grab the gate with both hands while on his stomach and push with all his might hoping it will open. He's too funny.

No matter how many toys he is surrounded by, he will always go for whatever non-toy item he sees around the room. He has the most fun with Colby's LeBron wristband and the sleeve he cut off his shirt. (For a muscle tee obvs.) I also turned my back while he was next to the wipe container and he opened it, pulled one out and started eating it before I knew what happened. Mind you it takes me a minute to pull a single wipe out since they always stick. But he figured it out no problem.

Also, whenever I pick him up whether from his crib or anywhere else, he wraps his arms around my neck and turns me into a puddle. I also love when he reaches for me just to make sure I'm still there. He's the sweetest boy there is. 

(He was bouncing off the walls right before he started taking the pictures and all the sudden he was extremely somber didn't move for a few minutes. I was dying.)

 Heyyy...

 The best smile we could get ^^^

 Is Calvin Klein interested? I think he's got the pose down ^^^