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  Cooper is 7 months old!

Clothes: 6-9 months, 9 months

Growing Up: Coop is still toothless!  The doctor confirmed he is teething, and judging by the fact that he is drooly and chews on EVERYTHING, I am sure she is right.  Now sure when his first tooth will show up though!  He is sitting up so well now and can stay up for a good while... if he wants to!  Coop is also on the move! While not really crawling, he can spin himself in circles, roll over and over and over to get somewhere, and push himself forward when laying (lying?) on his side.  He is pretty slow at the forward part, but if he wants the toy bad enough, he will get there! ALSO! HE SLEPT ALLLL NIGHT 3 times in the past month (Dec 18, 20, & 21).  Hoping he will start doing it more often... I feel SO much better when I sleep with no interruptions!

Likes: kicking his legs, sitting up, standing up (while leaning against something or holding onto fingers), sucking his thumb (and toes!), sleeping on his belly, knees, feet, fingers, doing the airplane with mommy, books, feeling different textures, throwing things, JUMPAROO!, someone coming to get him up from nap/bed time, FaceTiming with Daddy

Dislikes: Not being able get where he is going fast enough, not being able to roll over on soft surfaces, riding in the car for more than 45 minutes, daddy being sick

Schedule:  

This is our basic schedule, but it changed depending on how well he naps and when he wakes up

7:30 - wake up and eat

9:15 - nap

11:00 - eat and play

1:30 - nap

3:30 - eat and play

4:45 - nap (if needed)

5:30 - eat and play

7:00 - bath

7:15 - eat and bedtime

Moments:  Cooper has his first Thanksgiving and Christmas (although we are still waiting to do our Christmas)! He slept all night (11.25 hours!).  He opened his first presents.

I am reintroducing dairy today.. hoping that goes well.  And after trying three times, I just can't bring myself to eat tomatoes on a regular basis yet.  While his reaction is NOTHING like it used to be, it still makes him uncomfortable and gassy.  Same with broccoli.  So my guess is dairy will be a no-go, but I gotta try!  Then we will move on to real food! Bananas are up first!