Jordy at 7 months:
-Jordy doesn't seem to really like peas, green beans, or squash. However, true to his Idahoan-blood, he did seem to like sweet potatoes!
-Started gnawing on rice wafers
-He always tries drinking from my water bottle- so I thought we'd try a sippy cup for him- but he still just wants my water bottle! :)
- He can tolerate being on his tummy now! In fact- he tries reaching for things while laying down, but he ends up moving backwards more than forward and then he gets frustrated.
- HE HAS SOME HAIR!!! Before it just was noticeable in some lighting...but now- stuff actually sticks up!
- Still no teeth but lots and LOTS of drool!
- Still likes to eat his feet when he gets the chance
- Likes to fall asleep as my mom calls it: "Helen-Kellering" our face! (Feeling our face and mouth and neck)
- Makes lots of "Yurtle-the-Turtle" faces (biting on his lower lip)
- Still prefers cuddling to sleeping on his own, but he will sleep in his bed if he's really tired!
- Loves crinkling and ripping paper
- LOVES the water. However, every time he went to the pool with his cousins during their swimming lessons, he fell asleep! I guess the water can be both fun and relaxing! :) He loves splashing and kicking during bath time!
- Has gotten a little "shy" when others are talking or smiling at him (he'll bury his head into me- then he lifts it and smiles right back...so he's also a little bit of a flirt!)
- Is as happy as ever! :)
WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH!
The best part about being a mom: We've been around a lot of family recently. Jordy has loved all the attention from his grandmas and grandpas and aunts, uncles and cousins. He has been spoiled having people "dibbing" the next turn to hold him! Usually, he was really good with going from person to person. However, there were some times that he would get upset so he'd get "returned" to me and eventually he'd calm down and snuggle into me. I can't believe that I'm THAT person-- that gets the crying baby handed back to them because they are supposedly the only person that can calm them down! I was always eager to be able to hand back the crying baby to someone else...now I am the "end of the line!" As daunting as that seems- it's also kind of a "fun"/unique feeling: I don't know what I'm doing- I wish I had some magic trick that "worked every time"- but, it is nice to be able to hold him close and try to make him feel safe and loved. I can at least do that! :)
Another great thing about being a mom: Seeing my mom in action! I always knew there was something special about grandmas...and my mom is definitely in Grandma Mode! :) I was too young to remember her holding babies when my siblings were that young- so it is neat to see her "in action" as she shows me her "magic touch"! I would just watch her as she played with Jordy thinking: how does she make it look so EASY?! It is humbling to realize how much patience she had with 7 kids...when I can feel at my wit's end after a few hours with 1!! She woke up with me one night when Jordy and I were visiting in WI when Jordy had gotten a little cold and was having a hard time sleeping with a stuffy nose. I was so tired- and I can only imagine how tired SHE was after being the favorite all day to 3 other grandkids...yet she offered to stay up with Jordy so I could get a few hours of sleep. THAT is a mother's TRUE love. It makes me realize once again how lucky I am to have such an amazing woman as my mother! I love her so much and am just more and more amazed with what she did for each of us as we were growing up-- and what she STILL is doing.
* I also watched her with her mom (my Grandma Hanson) as she's taken over the mother-role with her --caring for her and reassuring her and making her feel safe and loved. Again, just an amazing example of her unconditional and limitless love and sacrifice. She is ALWAYS putting the needs of others before her own. I love you so much, MOM!
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