While that's to be said of ANY month, just about, when it comes to having an infant in your life, Michael's 7th month seemed to be the most dramatic of new changes and things he's done:

-- He's finally gotten the hang of sitting up on his own for hours on end without falling

-- He's now able to go from a laying-down position to sitting on his own.

-- He's creeping along all over the floor now. Between that, and the rolling around he's been doing, he can get to just about anywhere he's wanting to go. Which, of course, made babyproofing necessary. We spent this past weekend going nuts adding padding to every corner we could find, and blocking up every outlet. And vacuuming like crazy. I so should have taken Jill up on her offer for a Dyson vacuum. I think ours is not long for this world.

-- On Valentine's Day, he had his first taste of Krispy Kreme donuts. Much like his parents, he was no match to the hot, glazed goodness that the neon "Hot Doughnuts Now" sign promises.

-- Also on Valentine's Day, he saw his first snow. Texas had a rare snowfall in the early morning hours of 2/14. Keller actually had an accumulation of 5 inches that morning. Kids everywhere took advantage of it and turned most of the town into a snowman village. And what did the Baby Munkey do? Stood supported by his parents and looked confused as hell.

-- Speaking of standing, he has finally figured out that when he's being held up by his arms over the ground, he should in fact put his feet down on the ground and try to bear at least a BIT of weight on his legs.

-- He ate his first bit of fully solid food. He was given some bites of super-stewed carrots and green beans. And unlike his mom, he loved every bit of them.

-- He finally said "mama". Of course, he was looking at everything BUT me when he said it. But I'll take it nonetheless.

-- He went to his first party. Well, ok, that statement is a bit false. He's been to get togethers with our neighbors. And he was at Nathan's birthday party in September. However, this was the first one he actually could interact in. He was quite the little flirt, socializing with everyone there.

-- He's also officially learned how to play "catch". We bought him a set of soft blocks to play with. The other day, Nathan was sitting on the floor with him, tossing one of the blocks to him. Mikey decided he wanted to play along, and started catching it every other time. He was quite happy.

-- Goliath baby also officially has outgrown 6- 9 month clothes. If sonething is sized for 6 - 12 months, they still fit. Otherwise, they're destined for the garage in bins

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Ali