7 months old!

Charlie turned 7 months old yesterday. He's sitting up much better, as you can see from the pictures. He's still wobbly and can't sit up by himself very long but it's progress. He's alot more alert. He doesn't miss a thing. Charlie loves to blow raspberries. He's gotten quite good at it. He also loves music. If you lay him down and turn on his learning center that plays music, he just grins and giggles. He maintains a schedule well. Here's a normal day for us...up around 8:00 am. Nurses. Eats breakfast (fruit) around 9:00. Nap is at 10:00. It lasts until around 11:00 or 11:30. Nurses around 12:00. Eats lunch (cereal and veggies) at 1:00. Nap is between 2:00 and 2:30 and lasts for about an hour. Nurses around 4:00 or 5:00. Dinner (cereal and veggies) is around 6:00 or 6:30. Nurses at 7:30 (it's a struggle to keep him awake at this point). Bath is at 8:00. Bedtime is around 8:30. He'll sleep through the night then we'll start the next day with the same routine. It changes somewhat at night due to church, etc. All the times in between he's normally just as happy and content as can be, unless he has a dirty diaper. He just plays with his toys or with me. We have lots of fun during the day, tickling and giggling and singing, etc.

Charlie loves Khaki and Lucy. I'm not sure what enthrals him about them but he loves to touch and reach for them. Lucy (the cat) has learned to tolerate him. He grabs and pulls at her. Most of the time, she walks away. Occasionally, she will lay down by him. I think she likes the attention. Khaki, on the other hand, relishes in his enthusiasm for her. She licks and licks and licks. Did I mention she likes to lick him? Charlie just giggles most of the time. Here are some pictures of their encounter the other day...

Charlie has a favorite toy already. It's a book that is all cloth with pages that look like animals - cow, chick, lamb, pig. The ears of the cow crinkles, which he likes, but his favorite part is the chick's little tuft of stringy hair. I don't know why. My guess is it's the same reason he loves my hair. You can hide it under all the other pages but he will find it. That book is now a must-have in the diaper bag. Here are pictures of it...