7 Months old and you are growing up TOO fast!

6 months come and gone! Wow the 6th month has probably been one of the craziest developmental months to date. I seriously can't believe my baby is 7 months old!  I don't want to come off as one of those overly boastful  or annoying mom's but Brayden is seriously too advanced with his gross motor skills.  Of course I am SO proud of him but at a mere 7 months he resembles more of a toddler than a baby. :(  He seriously needs to S...L...O...W down!  They are only little for so long!

Here's a recap of the past month!
*  In early April (5 months)Brayden was attempting to crawl. He would go one crawl (knee and knee) but that was it.

*  April 16th- FIRST TOOTH, after much agony the dang thing finally broke though! Thank god!!! lol But the second one is looming under the gums, who knows when it'll break through.

Showing off his first tooth!

*  April 18th- learned to sit himself up from a laying position :)

I'll do it myself mom! 

*  April 23rd- we introduced a sippy cup just to get him familiar with it, he's not too keen on it but is trying. He likes to chew on it more than anything. So for now we are doing a soft spout that when he chews water comes out.  He loves to drink from regular cups but that's obviously something he can't do on his own

I'd rather drink from the cup mom!

* May 1st! and he is OFF, Brayden is offically CRAWLING in full force!! We finished baby proofing anything and everything!

Silly boy crawling to get mommy!

*  May 6th- Brayden learned how to pull himself up on things in to a STANDING position! I found him the first time in his crib with his arms hanging over the rail! We had the crib dropped 1/2 way and thank god we did!  Now it's all the way down!

Look what i can do!

*  May 9th- loves to roll and kick balls by walking behind them while holding your hands!  Looks like we may have a soccer player on our hands ;) He's getting better at both!

*  May 13th- Learning to WAVE! It's a work in progress and he doesn't do it ALL the time but he's getting better at waving back at you.  SO cute! he does this little flick of the wrist or open and closes his hand.

*  May 19th- Holding on to the couch and the coffee table he took FOUR STEPS!   I'm offically speechless, well maybe not but I really wish he would slow down. For granted it took him almost a minute to complete the 4 steps but he didn't fall. He's only taken 1 or 2 today and he was practicing by walking behind his dino toy and holding the rails.  but mommy and daddy give him a lot of support and help so he doesn't fall with that toy.

See what I'm talking about?!! It's been an insane month! I really can't express how proud I am of him. He seems SO smart and so physically capable, it blows me away. He seems to be grasping purpose for things and loves to discover how to use his toys. He is anywhere and everywhere, sometimes he crawls so fast you have to be so quick. I swear kids have a gps beacon for anything and everything they are not suppose to get in to!  Even today I was picking up his toys and in the blink of an eye he managed to remember where the dogs water was and wanted to play in it... yeah that happened 2 times today! lol He must have a thick skull, lol as many times as he tried to pull himself up he had fallen over and bumped his head on the floor, but that doesn't seem to stop him!

I love that he sometimes calls out mama when he is sad but I don't think the relationship has really clicked for him yet so we are not counting it as his "first words".  I have a feeling he will be walking sooner than later, prob by the time he is 9 months at this rate. The past 7 months have been a whirlwind and have been such an amazing ride.  I can't wait to see what's in store for us next!

Happy 7 months Brayden Thomas!! OXOXO

Happy 6 months!

Seriously how did 6 months go by since Brayden has been born!  He is getting SO big and seems to be so ahead of schedule on things. I guess those extra week and 3 days he stayed in after 40 weeks paid off! lol
He's been up to so much!

At 4 months he was sitting on his own, 5 1/2 months he learned to sit himself up from a laying position and now at 6 months he can crawl backward and almost has forwards! I'm so proud of him! He LOVES to stand up! He loves to stand and try and walk around and chase the dog. When he sits he does the excited/happy bounce, it's the CUTEST thing! His laughter and smile melt my heart!

He's now eating 3 times per day, as per the pediatrician. Because he is SO active he hasn't been gaining too much, but he is gaining. At his 6 month appt he was 28 1/4 inches tall and 16lb and 8oz!  He LOVES food, he always makes faces when he first starts eating even when he's eating his favorites. I would love to know what goes through his head!  He's really good at holding food and chewing/feeding himself.  Now that he has his first tooth he's going nuts, but we have to be super careful so that he doesn't choke. He is NOT a good teether!  He has his moments but breakthrough is the easiest for him.

He gets about 4, 6oz bottles per day and his bedtime we do 8oz.  Teething is reeking havoc on his bottle feedings but he's been doing better.  We are still on the Alimentum. As expensive it is, it is a miracle formula to me, it helps his reflux and keeps the milk protein intolerance in check.

Babbling! i love love his babbling! The other day he was crying MAMA in daddy lap but we weren't sure if he was actually crying for me. I picked him up and he was happy, but we aren't counting it as first words till he keeps doing it, so we know it wasn't just a fluke!

Life has definitely been an adventure since we had him, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! You really can't describe the bond and love you feel for a child.  I am just so in LOVE!  I hate to see him get older, but the older he gets the more fun he is! it's amazing to watch him grow!

Now to take a trip down memory lane....

Just Born!! poor kid was SO swollen after 

34.5 hours of labor and 4 of that pushing! 

First week home! 

What a CHUNKER face! 

1 month old! 

2 months old!

3 months old! 

4 months old!

5 months old!

6 months old! 

EGG DYING FUN! :)

Brayden had SO much fun dying eggs for Easter at grammy and pop pop Nolte's house!  At first he really didn't know what to make of it and of course his first response is to immediately put the eggs in his mouth! Typical Brayden. lol Auntie Katie and Daddy showed him how to dip and drop the eggs in the dye and roll it around. It was the cutest thing! He had a ball and got multicolored hands and face doing it!  He kept biting his eggs with his new tooth and cracking them and dropping them on the floor. Aaahh the wonders of gravity! :)

He almost did a full out crawl forward today too!! He has been up on his knees for a few weeks and moves backwards but he's still trying so hard to get the hand/leg coordination down.  It's adorable! i'm sure he will wait till easter for his first forward crawl since he likes to be a show off on the holidays and do new things! lol

Here's some cute pics of dying eggs!!

MMMM eggs!

Like this??! 

WHOA!

MMMM green dye!

Ohhh i wanna make an orange one!

NOOOOO don't take away my eggs! 

You can tell which ones Brayden made

he chewed them!! :P 

I think I can, I think I can!

Brayden's been TRYING to crawl since he was about 5 months. But at this point he kicks and rocks and only manages to scoot backwards. lol It's still super early, but I think it is SO cute!!! In the meantime he will just continue to roll super fast around the house to get to where he needs! : P 

I think i can do this.... 

but i'm only sliding backwards....

geez mom ...no pressure! :) 

Forget it! i'll just scoot and roll around like this!

5 months old!

I am SO behind on posting pics! Brayden was 5 months old on March 20th.. yeah i told you i'm WAY behind. lol He's been sitting since he was 4 months old and is REALLY great at it. He is trying to learn to crawl for the last week weeks but gets kinda lazy about it. : P  He loves standing and holding your hands and trying to walk. He loves to roll all over the place. You cant turn your back on him or he's on the go!
I can't believe how fast time is going! He gets cuter every day! (if that's even possible!)