7 months

Jacob has been so much fun the past few months!  He is really learning a lot and doing something new almost every day.  He can sit on his own for as long as he wants.  He's not crawling yet, but he can army crawl almost anywhere he wants to go.  He can stand for a while if he's holding our hands or furniture and he will take a few steps with you.  His walker is his favorite and he is dangerous in that thing!  He will run into furniture and over your feet as fast as he can.  Oscar has quickly learned to hide from him! 

Jacob could not be more curious about everything these days!  He wants to get his hands on anything he can and then immediately put it in his mouth. He smiles and laughs all the time and is not shy at all.  Everyone that speaks to him or smiles at him gets a big smile and sometimes a "hi."  So far,  Jacob has said "hi," "good," "mama," "dada," "baba," "papi" (I'm pretty sure it's his word for his pacifier), and occasionally "Oda" when yelling at Oscar. Most of the time he still just babbles, but every now and then he'll say one of these semi-recognizable words. 

Our daily routine is not a problem anymore.  He knows when it is time to eat and time to sleep and he will let you know if you forget!  He is eating three meals a day now and taking four bottles.  He sleeps about 11 hours at night and at least two, sometimes three during the day.  He usually only takes one nap, but will sometimes take a late afternoon nap if we've had a busy day. 

We've been finding lots of things to do now that he really enjoys getting out and interacting with other babies.  We still go to playgroup once a week and he loves it!  He loves playing with the other babies and usually gets a little cranky when we leave.  We also go to stroller club most weeks and walk with other mommies and babies for about 30-45 minutes.  I think his new favorite thing is story time at the library.  The lady who runs it does a great job and he smiles and laughs during all the songs and stories.  He also has a great time in the church nursery.  One of his friends of play group is usually there and it is amazing to me how quickly he recognizes her.  He will look around the whole room and smile when he sees her.  The nursery workers tell us how well they play together too! 

And now for the best part... 

Have a great day!