{{Finn is 7 Months!}}

Time has flown yet again and our little bubs is now a 7 month old. I must say I've absolutely adored each and every stage of our Finn man, but, I think this might be my favorite age yet! He is just so interactive, so intrigued by all that's around him. I love watching him learn and he's developing such a funny little character! Here are some of this months' goodness:

Developmental Milestones:

His first 2 teeth are cutting in! And wouldn't ya know it, it's his top two teeth. My little beaver. <3 (7 months, 10 days).

Officially started crawling at 7 months, 12 days.

Pulling himself to standing.

Eating some non-pureed solids, such as teeny pieces of banana and organic teething wafers.

Actually turns pages of books- rather than holding and shaking the book like a little maniac.

Holding own bottle.

Eating: 5-7 oz. every 2.5 hours plus 2 pureed meals of a fruit/veggie, single grain oatmeal, and small, chopped up solids.

Weighs: 20.1 lbs.

Inches: 28 1/4

Play: Oh this boy is definitely demonstrating his curiosity for new things and moving around constantly. Especially now that he's crawling, that's a green light for him to take off the instant he sees something remotely interesting (or something he'd like to put into his mouth). His favorite things right now are an interactive, talking chair he got from his Aunt B., reading books, riding his sweet Christmas cruisers, and chewing on the hose to momma's breast pump (ha).

Sleep: Sleeping decently. Typically up at 1am and 5 am for feedings.

Size: 9-12 and some 12-18 month clothes. Size 4 diapers.


What He Loves: 

Chewing on momma's phone, the remote, etc.

Sid the Science Kid

Bath time and splashing around in water

Swimming!

His newfound independence from learning to crawl (sobbing)

What he DOES NOT love:

Teething.

The snot-sucker. Bloody.murder.screams. when the nose sucker comes out. The poor child has been scarred for life after a nasty cold and having that thing in his face 24/7. 

{{A Laskowski Christmas}}

Our first Christmas as a family of three has come and gone, already! I was totally in the Christmas and holiday spirit early on this year. All I could think about was how much joy this time of year would bring to Finn from here on out. That notion in itself was enough for me to dig into our holiday décor early November and flood the homestead with some good ole' "cheer;" and naturally, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and Rudolph were on blast mode in the background since the day after Thanksgiving...actually...since Thanksgiving night. No shame here. The sounds and smells of this time of year are so comforting and cozy and I just couldn't get enough of it!

Our little bubba came down with a nasty cold the week prior to Christmas, and was at the tail-end of it by the time Christmas morning came; thus, a snot-covered, miserable, snuggly little man is what we had. Despite, he had so much fun ripping into his presents (and we were totally shocked at those fine motor skills in doing so!). Our hearts were spilling over, and I was a blubbery mommy mess. Oh the joy, oh my heart.

Snippets from our Christmas: