Seven months old.

Happy 7 months Lincoln Miles!!

This month has definitely moved quickly with us celebrating mine and Cory's birthdays as well as me starting back to work! And I have to admit -- this has a been a tough month for us too. For starters, transitioning into me working part time and Lincoln attending daycare has/is still tough for us somedays. And secondly, Lincoln developed his first ear infection and then caught a "viral rash" from a fellow classmate! The congestion apparently stirred back up his reflux (which our trusty pediatrician explained can happen) and caused Lincoln to majorly regress and he is spitting up like never before. All I can say is that luckily my mom let us borrow her carpet cleaner b/c it has been much needed. Our pediatrician told us to double his meds for a little bit to get through this regression and then we could wean him off the meds.

With all of this being said, not all days have been bad! As a whole, Lincoln is a trooper even when he is sick and you wouldn't even know anything is wrong with him! He loves to sit up and play with his toys, clap and jabber a "dadada/gaga" combination. I have not noticed any indication that he is close to crawling thus far. He does cry anytime he is left alone in the room. He doesn't care who is in the room with him as long as he is not by himself.

Seven month stats:

• He weighs about a couple of ounces shy of 18 lbs. and is about 27 or so inches long
• He is still wearing some 3-6 months (especially shorts) and he has JUST NOW starting wearing 6-9 month clothes
• He sleeps from about 7:30p.m.-6:30a.m. every night (we have had some night wakenings during the sickness but knock on wood he always returns to sleeping the whole night through) and takes anywhere from 2-3 naps that range from 45 minutes to an hour and a half.
• He was transitioning to only eating 4 times a day but that appeared to make his reflux worse so we are back to eating 5 times a day.
• He has started eating Yo Baby yogurt this month -- likes banana more than blueberry but pretty much still eats anything you put on the spoon.
• He has also added several other veggies and fruits.
• He also enjoys mum mum crackers and a piece of ice inside of a mesh-food feeder.
• He is our own little Rock Star.


• We did cut his hair a tiny bit this month b/c the areas above the ears was growing VERY long and almost covering each ear so we had to trim it.
• He has always loved to stare at and study things but this month he will turn his head sideways and stare at things for a while. Its pretty funny.
• He loves to bang two toys together in his hands and loves to chew on ANYTHING he can get his hands on.


• He loves to sit and clap his hands. His teacher wrote a note this week that after he woke up from an hour and 45 minute nap (which was the longest by far) he sat clapping for 10 minutes because she said he was so proud of himself!




• He is jabbering a lot more -- he most frequently jabbers a "ga ga/da da" combination. Its not quite "da/da" but its very close
• Speaking of, he has become quite the daddy's boy this month!
• He still only has the 2 bottom middle teeth
• He is a strong sitter with no indications of being any closer to crawling yet
• He has started making more facial expressions -- my favorite one is the wrinkled nose smile. This was my best shot at catching it on camera -

O, Lincoln Miles! Our hearts grow every month with more love for your cute little self. We have experienced a new side of parenting this month with taking care of you while you are sick. I understand now what Gigi meant when I was little and she would tell me if she could be sick instead of me she would! We look forward to yet another month with you -- learning about you, teaching you, taking care of you, laughing with you, praying with you and singing songs with you.

We love you, M and D.