7 Months

My Derek is 7 months old today. I had just figured out how I could take a shower, get ready, do laundry, etc. and then Derek started crawling. Now I am back at the not knowing what to do stage. We'll figure it out though. I need to baby-proof. I also need an exer-saucer. It would make things a lot easier. At least then I would be able to take a shower without a baby crawling to the edge of the tub, looking up, and screaming at me until I get out.

Derek cut his first tooth! I don't know if you can really see it in this small picture, but it's there, on the bottom.
He eats some solid food now. I'm still not pushing the whole thing that much.

He crawls. I already posted a video. I was too excited to wait until the month mark to post it. He's pretty fast. I think he's chompin at the bit to start walking. He loves to walk around with the help of the furniture, mom, dad, or any other willing person with some fingers to hold on to. He hasn't quite mastered the side stepping action yet that is required for furniture walking.

He still loves the gummy bear song. That is what he's looking and smiling at in the picture above. It was the only way we could get him to sit still and smile. It's his favorite song. The Rainbow Song from the Muppet Movie is still his favorite lullaby.

He went to the doctor last week to get some eye drops. He caught pink-eye from one of his cousins. He was really good through the whole thing and is all better now.

He babbles and growls. He mostly does canonical babbling but has recently started dabbling in variegated babbling. I can't be sure if it's arbitrary or communicative, but when he cries, he looks at me and says, "Mama." I'd like to believe he knows what it means but that's probably wishful thinking.

How cute is his little face? What a doll!!

We love our little Peanut.