Responsive 7th month

Used to be that GM hardly takes note of my movements but lately, whenever he sees me, his eyes will track my movement until I am out of sight.  Should I approach him, he will get excited and literally bounces up and down - a really cute sight and definitely heart-warming.  It seems he has also associated with me going out with my handbag.  Whenever I pick up my handbag, he will keep watching me and if I do not pick him up, he will start to cry.

His crawling has also improved and he can move pretty fast, especially

when he sees something that he wants.  At times, in his excitement, he will crawl with his hands and feet as opposed to hands and knees.  He also loves it when I hold his hands and he walks - he "squeals" and has a big smile on his face.  He can also move to a sitting position on his own and sits well.  He will often take a break from crawling by sitting before continuing with exploring.

From his diet standpoint, he drinks milk 6 times a day, 110 fl. oz. each time.  He eats soft foods 3 times day, accompanied by plain water.  I also give him 50 fl. oz. of fruit juice daily - unsweetened.  Alhamdulillah, I am fortunate that GM is easy to feed and doesn't "pick" his food and will eat whatever is served.  He has his "dinner" at between 7-7.30pm followed by his last bottle of milk for the day between 8.30-9pm and then it is his bedtime.  I find that with this evening feeding schedule, he sleeps through the night and wakes up around 5.30-6 am which works well for me.

I also introduced him to the swimming pool and he loves it.  The first time that he entered the pool, he was very excited, his legs pumping furiously.  He definitely loves water.  I feel that introducing him to water activities will also help with his physical development including his motor skills.

He is also "talking" more, making more different sounds and tones.  Often we would have conversations although I wonder how much he understands.  He has also begun to express his displeasure when he is denied something that he wants and at time will continue to babble in a rather "angry" tone for a few minutes.  For a baby who is just seven months, it is rather funny to listen and watch. 

As he turns 7 months, he is now 70cm tall and weighs 9 kg so my "weight training aid" is starting to feel quite heavy after a few reps :).  He has now outgrown all his 3-6 months clothes - mainly they have become too short for him.  I love watching him grow.