Growing on up-- 6 and 7 months

Our Little is growing--6 and 7 month update

It's hard to believe that months 6 and 7 have come and almost gone (8 months next week). Eek! Where does the time go?!

Here are some things that mark Ezra's time somewhere in the 6 and 7 month

- laughing at Zeus when Zeus sneezes. 
- playing with rubber ducks in the tub
- standing up (assisted) as often and wherever he can
- enjoying food. He's had rice and oatmeal cereal, sweet potato,   applesauce, spaghetti squash, broccoli. He loves food and would eat it for every feeding if I let him. 
- weekly music/story time at the library
- watching people wherever we go
- continuing to charm people wherever we go
- running with Papi and Zeus
- rolling around all over the floor
- playing with Zeus' toys while Zeus tries to get them back
- reading more books
- playing pee-a-boo
- telling us about his day
- making movements towards crawling--getting from a sitting position to a kneeling position (on on knee) and rocking forward (this is new in the last few day)
- looking at the Christmas tree lights
- looking in the mirror at his reflection 
- playing fetch with Zeus. He loves watching Zeus chase the toys and even ttys to get the toy when Zeus brings it back. 
- watching Zeus
- making noises with his throat 
- smiling
- having people talk to him
- "grandma Lee" and the dum-dum suckers she gives him
- being outside
- eating dead leaves
- papa making animal sounds
- trying to feed himself
- his toothbrush (gum brush really)
- throwing his neck and head back when he doesn't want/like something
- the sounds things make when he scratches them with his fingers
- things with texture 
- pushing his swing with his feet
- mama's red flip flops


He does not like:

- the feel of the sidewalk
- having others hold him besides mama and papa(stranger weariness), at least for very long
- taking long naps
- staying still when he's getting dressed or his diaper changed