Happy 7-monthiversary, Baby Jude!

Paulie's ribbon is just so chewable!

Happy happy monthiversary, Jude! You're 7 months old today! You are growing up so fast!
This past month, you have been busy trying out new foods, making new sounds and trying your darndest to crawl! Crawl forwards, that is!

Your first food came on your 6 monthiversary with oatmeal. You weren't a fan. Then you were given a cupcake to celebrate your half-birthday. You absolutely loved it. Then we tried rice cereal...blech...whole grain cereal...ick...bananas...ugh...pears...mmmm, okay...avacado...blergh...carrots...not bad. For someone who is just so, ahem...how do I put this...healthy, it's funny that you don't like food.

My healthy, healthy boy!

You've had it chunky, semi-chunky and pureed to a pulp and still after a few bites you are just SO DONE! with it all. (so done to the point of just not opening your mouth anymore or spitting up everything that has gone in) Well, I can confidently bet all of the money in the world that by the time you're a teenager, you'll be eating us out of house and home...but it probably won't include carrots, oatmeal and pears. More like pizza, chips and pop! ;) Anyway, since you're still a wee babe, we'll be working our way through the rainbow of foods. On deck is peas, green beans, prunes and sweet potato. Better get some stain remover, Mama!
You have mastered the rotate and grab, the backwards push, the downward dog, the plank pose and the cat and cow. You can go from sitting to your belly and back up to sitting again. You roll every once in a while from your tummy to your back and then from your back to your tummy, but I can probably count on one hand how many times you've rolled over in your life. You're strong enough to do it, but it just does nothing for you. Soon, you will be able to coordinate your movements and begin the stilted crawling that will finally get you places.

Those beautiful blues!

Jude, you are beginning to babble a lot more. With your oh-so-quiet "ba-ba-ba"s and "mum-mum-mum"s to your occasional "da-da-da"s and don't forget your high-pitched 'singing,' you have made the house a little happier with your chatter and a little more musical with your serenades. You still growl like a dinosaur and laugh like you've seen the funniest stand-up comic a lot, too. You are a joy to listen to.
You are a big big boy. Currently you are sporting 18-24 month clothing and Mommy has just been handing down (directly!) all of Liam's clothes that have just become too small. I'm happy not to have to box them up until you're ready for them--it saves me a step! I predict that you will just be wearing Liam's clothes from last year for the summer. It's like a whole year's worth of clothes just got pushed aside. :)
Well, my love, we hope you have a great day today. We're playing at home today since Liam is feeling a little under the weather. Maybe we will all go down to the basement to rush around!
We love you very much, baby.
Love,
Mommy, Daddy and Liam

There's no way that Liam would pass up this photo op!

PS: I forgot to add that Jude popped his second tooth through yesterday--bottom right. That will help chew up those prunes! ;)