Seven Months (And Then Some)

Time seems to be slipping away from us. As we prepare for Wyatt to turn 8 months, we realized that we haven't posted for his 7 months. 

Seven months has seen this guy trying to be more independent. He can sit on his own fairly well (with one heartwarming tipping-over that got Owen very cutely flustered).

He gets up on all fours but has yet to figure out the whole arm-leg coordination in order to move. He can turn in circles and has the back scoot down, though he usually ends up stuck under furniture. 

Food is interesting (and fun to play with). We feed him solids daily now. We always overestimate how much we're feeding him because when we pull him out of his chair there's usually at least half of what we thought he had eaten sitting in his lap.

And holy moly, this guy loves being outside. We don't know if it's a December birthday thing and the novelty of a nice day or what, but going outside is this guy's favorite thing to do. We have daily sit-downs in the front yard. One thing we need to be mindful of: this guy will eat any leaf in his vicinity. Even after he chokes on one, he'll try to jam another one right back in. What can we say? He loves leaves.

Best of all, we're starting to see a little personality. The laughs keep coming, but the engagement is adorable. He says hi to everyone. "Hi Dada" was his first sentence, but he's cranking out "Hi Mama" and "Hi dog" these days too. There's no Hi Owen yet (despite Owen being possibly Wyatt's favorite person on Earth), we're thinking because he's got no long "o"s. I'm sure that's around the corner.