To start off, I'm back to catching up on the blog I guess. It was funny to see the last posts I've done. Looks Like Tate really is the star. Well, I'm going to do a few posts of photos that you've missed since August. To make it easier for me when I compile the 2015 family photo album, I'm going to go in chronological order. That means you'll be reading about what we've done in 2016 pretty soon (snow storm, etc.
Tate is a joy. A near-perfect baby (can't get much better honestly). He LOVES people, baths, rolling around, eating everything - especially food these days - and playing peek-a-boo. You can't hold him and eat at the same time unless you are particularly good at avoiding hands that can grab anything.
Tate is starting to scoot and can basically get anywhere he wants. He's not really efficient, but he's starting to get the hang of it. The best scoot yet was when we were talking to Daddy on the iPad (in Utah for a wedding). I put the iPad in front of him and he quickly made his way to grab (and eat) it. He can sit on his own but is very wobbly (I put pillows behind him). He's started to have fun in his jumperoo but doesn't quite jump that much - just sucks on whatever thing he can chew on. Speaking of sucking, he won't even use a binky for anything other than holding in his hand and occasionally chewing on it. If he's crying and I try to give him one, the crying escalates. It's almost humorous how much he doesn't like a binky.
He recognizes (and prefers) Mama and Daddy, and if he wants you and you walk away, his frown and cry melt your heart. He is very attached, and, at the same time, is happy to be held by other people.
Tate eats baby food like a champ. He also like to mush on anything I put in his little mesh-chew-thing (no idea what to call it). He's getting better at mashing puffs and bananas in his mouth so his food selection is about to grow exponentially. He can't pick up food and get it to his mouth yet, but he sure tries. No sign of teeth, tons of drooling, nurses 4x/day, poops explosively (fewer blow outs lately - which is nice, knock on wood). Our schedule: He'll nurse morning (4 or 6 or whenever he wakes up first - if he wakes up at 4 he eats then goes back to sleep until at least 6), nurse 10am, nurse 1:30pm, meal at 5 then nurse before bed. He has 2 naps / day (sometimes 3 if they're sporadic) and is good at going to sleep by himself in his crib. He can sleep just fine in the stroller -- but stroller or crib, he has to have something to snuggle right next to his face.
Tate jabbers more and giggles when you tickle him or talk to him. It sounds like "Hi Dada" most times (which I went back and read Anson's 7month post and he said the same thing). It's funny to read where June and Anson were at 7 months. About the same, but a few different things. Anson wants to wrestle with Tate and June is an excellent helper. Can't believe he's already 7 months! Oh, and speaking of his age. He barely fits in his 12 mos clothes. Will he keep growing so exponentially!? He's at least 23 lbs. I'll weigh him to day and see (he's napping now).
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