to otto, our 7 and a half month old army crawler....

so i missed the 7 month mark, so i thought i should post before you turn 8 months (in just over a week!). so much has happened since you turned 6 months. you got a haircut (and need another one already), you two bottom teeth have come in, and your two front, top teeth are visible through your gums. you have started eating solid foods...so far you have eaten rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, zucchini, peas, green beans, bananas, and avocado. you enjoyed a biter biscuit at grandma and grandpas, and you like to sit and eat puffs while the rest of us enjoy our meal. it's hard to tell what foods you don't like....you seem to just like eating in general and open your mouth wide for each bite. you definitely don't like getting your face and hands wiped when you are finished,i know that for sure! you have had some formula in addition to breastmilk, much to mama's chagrin. mama and papa are getting ready to go to new orleans for a few days (go cats!)and you are going to have to have some formula along with the millions of bags of frozen milk mama has saved for while we're away. we thought we'd try formula before we left, and you gobbled it right up. thank goodness.
you are army crawling like crazy and have been for the past several weeks. you get up off your belly and rock back and forth, and then right before you start to move you plop back down on your belly. you are quite fast at army crawling! your right leg is in constant motion, always kicking and pushing to get you where you need to go. you also have figured out how to get from a laying down position to sitting, and you are almost pulling up to stand! you like to get up on your knees and then kneel up and just sort of look around. you also like to see what you can get into...you crawl towards any cord, wire, or electrical ANYTHING as soon as you see it in your sights. you also have figured out how to open drawers and like to pull up to look inside.
you are making all sorts of sounds,saying "mama" and making a kissy noise are your current favorites. you also like to make a raspberry sound and a "ffffttt" sound. and you are waving now too, which is hilarious. you stick your arm way up high and move your hand around in circles while wiggling your fingers. you like to pick up toys and wave them around, as if you are showing us what you are playing with.
you like to listen to music and will "dance" by jumping up and down and laughing. you will sit and listen to books but mostly you like to be on the move. we sing you "baa baa black sheep" at nap and bedtime, and you babble like you are singing along. you don't suck your thumb as much anymore, just when we lay you down to sleep and sometimes if you are tired you snuggle on mama and suck your thumb a bit.
you are definitely a mama's boy....when mama is out of sight you play happily, but as soon as you can see me you start whining and start army crawling towards me. if i am in the kitchen, sometimes you will crawl over and bite at my ankles and pants legs. :)
you love your bath and are really able to get some good splashin' going!! you don't like getting out of the bath at all....i think you don't like being cold. you are starting swimming lessons just after you turn 8 months, and i can't wait to see what you think of that!