7 Months Old

Matthew turned 7 months old last Friday, July 24 and Ryan and I still can't believe how fast the time is flying. We love watching Matthew grow right before our eyes and he looks more and more like a "little boy" every day. We've had a fun month and since I haven't made any posts recently, I'll do my best to recap what's been going on with our family....

Matthew had his 6 month babywell check-up at the end of June and is a "healthy boy" weighing in at 21 lbs. 4 oz.! He's almost tripled his weight in 6 months since he was 7 lbs. 4 oz. when he was born. It's a miracle that he can grow like that from just breastfeeding...God truly is amazing! We had to buy a new car seat for Matthew because his "baby" seat only goes to 22 lbs. (which we thought would last us at least a year when we purchased it!). At least we'll have a baby car seat ready when we decide to have baby #2. So, Matthew has officially advanced to a toddler car seat.

Aunt Sissy (aka: my sister, Anna) came for a week to visit at the beginning of July and we had a wonderful time! She was a huge help by cooking dinner every night and playing with Matthew so Ryan and I could get some extra sleep. It was such a blessing to have some quality time with my sister. It's tough to live so far away so every little bit of time we get with family is important and needed. Here are a few of my favorite photos from Aunt Sissy's visit.

Snuggling on the couch before bedtime...

Playing with hats during our shopping trip to the outlets...

Watching the airplanes fly over the house...

We're also enjoying trying new foods with Matthew. I've uploaded Matthew's 1st Taste of Peas video and here is the link to watch it (it was too big to post on the blog) --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siXv0NGEeNk Since his first hilarious taste of peas, he now seems to really enjoy eating peas and other fruits and vegetables. He's a good eater and so far has tried peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, apples, and pears.

Matthew's latest tricks include: roaring like a dinosaur (I'll be sure to post a video for you to hear - it's too funny!), giggling, playing and rolling all over the floor, looking at and eating his books, sitting up, and he just started babbling "ma-ma-ma-ma" - I love it! We're working on "da-da" but haven't mastered that sound just yet.

Enjoy the video of Matthew eating his peas. Here are a few more photos of our family from July. Hope you enjoy!