Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Baby Mine..7 months!

I cannot believe that I am actually going to finish Cash's 7 month post before he is 8 months. I am slowly improving. I decided the other day to look back on this blog because I couldn't remember how long I have had it. I was shocked when I saw that I started it last June. Ha! I sure don't blog very much considering I think I have twenty posts in a year. It is just hard for me to sit down and do it. I wish I would because I do enjoy looking back on just a year ago. I know in twenty I will cherish this thing; but I have life to live. It sometimes goes by too fast to sit at the computer typing about it. I want to live it and be in it. So what if my blog posts are few and far between. I will try to remember all the really fun things, and post those. Some memories will just have to reside in my ole trusty noggin'. Here is to hoping I can remember what I don't write down.

So, seven months came and has gone just like the rest of them! Time just won't stop no matter how much I beg. Your Grammie and Pawpaw Marvin were here visiting you right before you turned 7 months. You were spoiled with tons of family the months of May and June. Now it is just us again! You don't like not having someone to hold you all the time, but are doing better. We had fun with your Grammie and Pawpaw. We spent Father's Day together on a boat tour around Charleston. We went to the beach and ate at yummy restaurants downtown. You were a good boy the entire time too.

You just FINALLY have gotten over a cold/cough/runny nose that I think has made you a tad fussy the past few weeks. You never ran a fever, but I could tell you didn't feel well some days because you would be a little more clingy at times. Last Wednesday, mommy noticed you would let out a little cry everytime I put your shorts on after changing you. Then, after changing you at one point, you started crying out of no where, and it seemed like your left leg was really hurting. You just held it in a floppy position and wouldn't put any weight on it. I was pretty worried because we had to get an ultrasound of that hip when you were a newborn because the doctors thought you may have had some hip displasia. The ultrasound was negative, but I was still worried. I decided to put you down for your afternoon nap and see what you were like when you woke up. I called and made an appontment ayway because I really did think we needed an xray (at least for my sanity). When you woke up, you were still acting like it was hurting so we went in. They thought because you have had the cold, but otherwise seem so healthy/happy; it is this virus called toxic synovitus. Of course something mommy has never heard of! It is actually a common thing that happens more to boys than girls. It is where fluid builds up behind the hip joint usually following a cold. It makes it sore and stiff. The only treatment is Motrin and rest. The doctor said it should go aways in 7-9 days. We went ahead and got the xrays. Luckily, they were negative. Mommy even looked at them herself at work the next night. It was so weird to see your little bones on the screen. We are still kind of worried because you will randomly cry out during a diaper change. Yesterday morning, before church, you acted like it was really bothering you. I guess it comes and goes and we will just continue the Motrin and watch it. I sure hope it is nothing else. We hate seeing you hurting.

Otherwise, you are happy as a clam! We feel like you are finally feeling better this weekend. You were our happy/playful boy again.

What You Are Up To at Seven Months

Weighing in at 20.6!!! Big boy!
Still loving to eat..every four hour nursing plus extra bottles sometimes. You take 8 ounces when you are at the sitter and a 10 ounce bottle at night.
Drinking out of a sippy cup pretty well. You sometimes want your bottle instead if you aren't feeling well.
Mommy gives you Coconut water as your juice. It has nothing in it except coconut water/mango puree and peach puree. You and mommy both love it.
You still have NO TEETH! You chew on EVERYTHING and drool, drool. Who knows! I like no teeffies so I am ok with that.
You are a rolling and reaching machine. You are trying to crawl. You have gotten the stance down. Knees in and arms in pushup position so it is coming.
You prefer to sit instead of be on your tummy. You will get mad when you fall over and end up on your tummy. Hopfully that will change once you learn to crawl. For now, mommy and daddy just sit with you to play. Whenever you topple over and get mad we are there to sit you back up! Ha!
You are still eating us out of house and home! Mommy can't keep up with making your food! Ha! You usually take 4 cubes for lunch of veggies and meat and 4 cubes plus rice for breakfast and dinner. You love puffs and mum mums as your snacks too!
Poop, poop and more poop
Skin rashes are much better. You will get a diaper rash if too many disposable wipes have been used on you, but otherwise are good to go!
You are starting to "talk" again. You were not making much noise for a while, but have now started back up! We love it! You get so loud sometimes!
Your hair came back!! It is growing fast now! It is a blonde/dark blonde. Fuzzy little noggin!
You love your bath. You have so many toys in there. We put you on your tummy then flip you to your back to wash you. You don't care as long as you have a toy to play with.
You are starting to have to learn the word NO. You like to grab hair/faces/earrings. You are super strong so we have to tell you No when you are hurting us.
You grab EVERYTHING! You think everything is for you!
You love for us to read to you and to sing you songs. You will just watch us and sit so still.
We miss Nana and try to skype every Sunday at least.