Yet another first!

All the drooling and chewing and pain is finally starting to pay off - Rowan's first tooth broke through yesterday!  It is in the front lower gums and it's just barely poking out.  He has been more interested in his cold teething ring lately and we just introduced rice rusks (Mum-Mums) for him to chew on.  We try not to give him Tylenol too often, but sometimes he gets really upset when his gums are really sore and distraction just doesn't cut it.

Rowan showed us another fun new "trick" earlier today - he seemed to be intentionally trying to make us laugh.  For some reason he really likes hanging out in the laundry room and today while in there he was cracking us up with his "growling."  He also seemed to find it really funny when Ben was talking about poop.

Almost 7 months old + not slowing down

Our little baby is becoming a little boy so fast!  Big & strong barely begin to describe Rowan - he doubled his birth weight by 6 months old and now weighs in around 22 pounds!  His height has grown less steadily than his weight, but he recently had a growth spurt and now he is almost 29 inches tall.  We're starting to retire some 12 month clothes and getting out 18 months already!

Our happy little guy!

Rowan eats lots of cereal and purees now.  He loves sweet potatoes, apples, pears, and bananas, but he is not super fond of vegetables just yet.  We have tried some green vegetables, but they seem to bug his belly so his doc said to hold off on those for now.  Rowan is also working on his fine motor skills with Puffs and Mum-Mums (new today!)

Rowan sits up as well as a 9 month old, according to his doctor, and his motor skills are great, too.  He is starting to spend a fair amount of time playing with various toys while sitting up unassisted.  He isn't doing everything early, though - we finally hit a slightly overdue milestone when he rolled over all by himself the other night.  I still think he's just not all that interested in being on his stomach ...

We were disappointed to find out Rowan might need eye surgery - his eyes still aren't aligning.  We had hoped he would just outgrow it.  For now we are using an eye patch - 2 hours a day alternating eyes.  It seems like it might be helping - and we get some really fun pictures.

Rocking the eye patch while hanging out at Grandma's

Well, helloooooo!

BEST goofy face!

Rowan is very proud of all the stuff he can do now and seems to respond well to praise.  He is especially proud when he pulls himself into a squat at the end of his changing table.  He's too little to reach and pull himself up in the crib, but the lower bar on the changing table is just right for practice (with mom or dad's arms ready just in case!)

One of Rowan's very favorite places!

We love to snuggle our little boy and play with him, too.  I"m glad he is starting to have a wider range of interests because as much as I love holding him, my arms and back need a rest occasionally!

Rowan's Likes: Cereal (and most solid foods that he is allowed to have), Puffs or Mum-Mums, Peek-a-boo, Changing table time (but not always getting changed), bouncing (most of the time), singing, looking at books, most toys

Rowan's Dislikes: The car (sigh, still),  being tired (but he still sleeps well at night), tummy discomfort