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Your baby is becoming more interested in playing and can entertain himself for a little while on the floor. Encourage him to play by giving him stimulating and interesting toys. Your baby may enjoy an exersaucer or jumper, and this will help him develop muscles that are needed for walking. Many babies take off crawling at this age! When he begins to rock back and forth on his hands and knees, crawling is soon to come! If he is not yet up on his hands and knees, encourage him by placing favorite toys in front of him. Praise his accomplishments and if he begins to get frustrated, stop.

Organzing baby's toys can be a challenge. You need to find somewhere to safely store her toys so that they are easily accesible, but also easy to clean up. Low shelves can be great- make sure they are secured to the wall. A plastic laundry basket makes an ideal place for toys. Your baby can easily see what is inside and it moves from place to place easily. Make her play area interesting and encourage her to play with different toys to maximize learning. Babies at this age like toys that fit inside of each other- get her some nesting cups or a bowl with objects that can go inside.

Finger foods are good for babies that show an interest in feeding themselves. You can get special finger foods made just for babies or use cheerios as well. Bread, cheese and cooked veggies are all good choices. Put a couple on the highchair at a time. This will also help your baby develop fine motor skills. Let your baby help feed himself with less messy foods. At first, it can be messy. But, this is one of the many ways you can teach your baby to be independent. She probably has some teeth and sometimes snacking can help soothe the pain. It is also time to add some types of protein to her diet. You can add strained or pureed meats and poultry, but wait on eggs until atleast a year old.

New sounds will continue to come from your baby's mouth. She is learning different sounds and can say alot more. Listen to her and repeat her `words`. Point to objects and tell her what they are. Use a persons name when she sees them. Babies like to hear different sounds and will probably bang their toys together. Allow her to play with toys that make sounds.

Your baby likes to be included in what you do. He likes to be with other people and see pictures of other babies. Let him look at himself in the mirror often. Your baby can tell if someone is happy or upset by the way they look and talk. If you are upset, chances are your baby will notice.

You may begin to hear what sounds like real words. Your baby has learned alot about language and can say ma, mi, da, di, ba and bi. Put that together, and you may have just hear `mommy` or `daddy`. Make a game out of blowing air and clicking your tongue. These will help her with learning to talk. Teach your baby where her body parts are. You can show your baby different colors and tell him what they are.

Your baby's eyes are developing rapidly. When she was born, she could not see very far or differentiate colors. That is all changing now. Take her for walks and let her see as much as possible. Introduce her to different patterns, shapes, textures and colors. Play games with her that encourage her to use both eyes at the same time.

Because you are the most important thing to your baby, she will try to keep track of you. Separation anxiety is still an issue, but showing her that you will return will help. Calming your baby's distress will help her become less clingy. She will develop a sense of trust and security. As your baby grows and learns that you will always return for him, he will be able to tolerate longer perids of separation because of the trust he developed.

Developmental Milestones 7 Months Old

Physical

• Your baby can support some of her weight on her legs and loves to bounce
• Can turn when sitting to reach for a desired object
• May be able to get into a sitting position from lying on stomach
• Can scoop things up with one hand and transfer from one hand to another
• Can drink from a two handed cup with assistance
• May start to roll around the room to get objects she desires
• Will try to crawl
• Begins to actually get teeth
• Can stand while holding onto someone or something
• Can pull up to a standing position from a sitting one
• Some babies can cruise around furniture while holding on

Intellectual

• Enjoys banging objects together
• Continues to make babbling sounds
• Is very curious about the world around them
• Your baby will start to test your authority
• Actively engages in hiding games-likes to play peek a boo
• Can remember small things-the jack in the box pops up at the end of the song
• Understands how objects relate to one another in 3D space
• May be able to sort toys
• Waves bye-bye
• May be able to say mama or dada

Emotional

• Vents frustration
• Beginnings of separation anxiety starts
• May awake more during the night seeking your comfort
• Can recognize different tones and may burst into tears if you speak harshly

Age Appropriate Toys

• Books
• Exercise saucer
• Balls
• Bath toys
• Cause and effect toys
• Musical instruments-shakers, cymbals, drums, etc..
• Jack in the box or other pop up toys
• Hiding toys
• Stacking toys and nesting cylinders
• Blocks
• Games such as peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake
• Stuffed animals
• Large dolls

Comments:

Comments 1-25 of about 2009 for month 7
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luckypenny - 6.3 hours ago
Oh and here's a funny....remember the lovely preggo brain....well I'm 1/2 way thru this pregnancy and I HIT A PARKED CAR! That takes talent girls.

luckypenny - 6.3 hours ago
To those making their own nummies for their munchkins....have you made and frozen meats? I did ground turkey and carrots with a bit of rice cereal mixed in....what a nasty texture that is....any tips or recipes you guys know of.....put em on my page. Thanks girlies!

SunnyMom - 9.6 hours ago
hey mommies...if you have a SWIFFER WETJET read on...now that my LO is crawling everywhere I am hyper about mopping the floors. All my rooms are hardwood floors. Bought the swiffer wetjet which I love BUT cannot afford to buy a whole bottle of solution each time I want to mop the house..and frankly can't stand the smell either. ...SOOOOOOOO...figured out how to get the cap off the solution bottle and refill with my favorite Murphy's Oil Soap (a dash in hot water)...here's how...microwave a cup of water till boiling...soak the cap of the solution bottle for a minute or two...remove with pliers...cut off each plastic tooth on inside of cap that prevents unscrewing...and you're good to go can screw and unscrew cap!!! You can also use a water/vinegar solution in the bottle or whatever you like to use. I am a happy swiffering mom!! :)

denise13 - 13.1 hours ago
Can't believe my LO turns 7 months today!! He's getting so big. Kalf~~~~~~~same boat over here. Fabi loves to sit down, he can sit on his own like a big boy, but he doesn't roll. He'll roll to his back if his on his tummy cause he doesn't like it, but other than that nope. so he's not even trying to crawl. What about teeths??? my lo has no sign that one will be coming out soon.. right now he weighs about 17lbs and is like 27 1/2 long.. weighed and measured at home =o)

nikki3kids - 13.2 hours ago
joshiebear yea aye the loo.. hahaha my first was 4mths when he crawled i put him down went to the kicthen to make a coffee came back in looked on the mat where i put him almost droped my coffee i was like where is he he wasnt there he was nearly going down the steps that we have in the longe only 2 steps but still. i was like he 4mths people were saying not till about 7mths so i though i had a few mths up my sleeve. yea no. my 2nd was crawling bout 5-6mths she was climbing things left right and centre so when to leave the room i would put her in the walker with the breaks on so she could move just sit there. jai he only rollsbut lately has try to crawl get there faster when he rolls if his brother and sister are up they will give what he needs so he doesnt need to move. he got good leg strength though i stick him in the jolly jumper and he can jump away and stand up too, he has a funny bond with my dog my dog never liked to look at my other kids would always stare away but with jai he looks at him and jai grabs him to cuddle and laughs when my dog barks and talks. it soo funy.. they cat loves him too she always lays next to him she pregnant he lets her pull her tail we dont let him near the pets to much as he allergic to them though so waiting and hoping he will out grow it i havent but the kids arent all me so hoping hubbys genes take over soon

sandy127962 - 19.9 hours ago
Kalf don't worry all babies learn differently. And the stats on these pages are averages not standards. Mine is saying Dada and crawing she will put a bit of pressure on her legs but doesn't care for it. She can only sit for a second or two and topples over. I just keep practicing with her. My first could say mama and dada by the time she was 5 months old but did not crawl until 9.5 months old just rolled around. If you and your doc are happy don't worry about others. Time passes so quickly you are going to be surprised and say wow he is so grown now..

joshiebear* - 21.6 hours ago
Kalf - same here, sitting up on his own, but nothing else! He babbles constantly, making lots of different sounds and we have heard mama, dada, and what sounded like Oh dear but nothing that he associates with actual people. He still doesn't roll properly, only if u put him on his front, then he will roll over - but not the other way. H as waved twice, but I think it was just a fluke! My first son was the same, and went straight to walking at 12 months old and has a intellect 2 years above his age, so I'm not worried.. and besides, it's much easier when they don't move, at least u can put them down and ucan go to the loo etc without wondering what mischief they've got themselves in to!

Beluga - Friday, 6 Nov
Concerning the topic of how many c-sections a woman can have, well most doctors that I have spoken with do not like to perform more than 5 c-sections... However if you space your pregnancies well, allowing for plenty of time to heal, the decision on how many c-sections can safely be performed on your body would be up to you and your OB... :-)

my-beautiful-destiny - Friday, 6 Nov
Kalf... my baby is pretty much the same. She sits on her own if I sit her up and has for a long time now but no crawling and she just started saying dada last week... but does not babble. She is very happy smiley and laughs at the strangest things. Very interactive with people. She does not pull herself to a stand or anything like that. She won't put pressure on her legs to stand even when im holding her but I think that's because her right hip is out. All babies do things in their own time. If your baby is thriving otherwise don't worry that he's not doing what other peoples babies are.

kalf - Friday, 6 Nov
O.K...My LO will be 8 months this Sunday...I read everyone's posts how there LO's say mama, dada, are crawling, walking, using the phone...is anyone in the same boat as me...He is a happy, laughing all the time baby, can sit up his own when I sit him up...however, he is wriggling from place to place...Not crawling, is not getting to the sitting position on his own, certainly not walking and is not saying mama or dada, but babbles and gurgles and laughs a ton...the dr. says he is perfect....what's going on...how are all these others doing so much? Let me know if your baby is like mine : )

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
you know what i found out after having babies the more you have the more no-one really cares soo sad too see i got heaps of card and clothes when i had my first i got 4 card and 1 outfit when i had my girl 'we never knew she was a girl ' so you think people would help you out there lol and i got nothing when i had my baby now. noone even came to see him when he was born how sad is that..

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
yea will when i was pregnant with my son i had a nurse tell me that i cant be as sick as i was cause my baby didnt have a heartbeat i was 8 weeks along let me tell you. you never piss a 8weeks pregnant hormonal sick lady off hehehe... she was a nurse she should know..better but really when i had him i found out why its because they are only train in one place not all areas there are childrens nurses and adult nurses and even newborn nurses.. not all are the same just because your a nurse doesn mean you know everything.. hehe.. i want 4 too we are trying next year be the last i want more but hubby sys 4 is enough lol

mommajess - Friday, 6 Nov
I can't believe I already switched to the 7 months page!!! WOW time is flying by. Hudson will be 7 months on Tuesday. I'm about to put his 6 months picture up on my page. Come check them out!

The farmer s wife - Friday, 6 Nov
my husband and i want four total hope everything works out for us

The farmer s wife - Friday, 6 Nov
yeah i think i can have more than one more it was just what she said. she is rude and she is a nurse she should know better

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
the farmers wife why would you only be alowed one more you can have 3 sometimes even 4 depending on the scar tissue. that is mean to say though.. when i had my baby i was told i had a stupid midwife and how dare she let me go this far i too redilated from 8cm to 4cm but was put on the drip to redilate and stayed on there till i had him the midwife had to pul him out for me with her hand not vacume as i didnt want that.. but he here and healthy and i have since had 2more

joshiebear* - Friday, 6 Nov
He does about 3 a day since I changed him to stage 3 milk, but before it was every 3 days.. and then it was a big one lol!

The farmer s wife - Friday, 6 Nov
I was bummed to have a C-section too I went through 24 hours of labor got to 8cm then went down to 7cm, i remember the doctor and nurses were afraid that even if i got the head through that they may have to dislocate his shoulder to get him out, I don't know why but I felt like such a failure that I couldn't do it naturally. Every one said 'but all that matters is you got a healthy baby,' then that made me feel like i was ungrateful. the first thing my sister in law said to me in the hospital was ' you can only have one more baby now' what a thing to say.

my-beautiful-destiny - Friday, 6 Nov
Beluga - I am thankful that babies really are so resiliant, you know? They are so strong and seem to adjust to change very quickly. Thank you for sharing your story with me. It definitely helps hearing other peoples stories about these things.

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
yea tell me about but then i so get stink about it sometimes there is a time and place lol.. my oldest son like to tell everyone that jai is doing a poo because he going like this and then grunts. and jai laughs about it.. funny things aye... how poos in a day can your lo do

joshiebear* - Friday, 6 Nov
nikki - my LO grunts loudly too! I think it is for attention, cause everyone always looks at him when he starts to poo, and kinda wills him on to get it out! It's more funny in public LOL!

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
on a new note is anyone esles baby grunting so loud and hard to do a poo. or wee. im not too sure if he is strugling as he does alot of them in a days work. but im thinking he does it cause we look at him and he thinks its funny and sometimes theres no poo there just the grunting. not to sure we have been having problems with the solids as he cant digest them that great but the plunket nurse said keep feeding him and he will get used to it. he also farts alot and has heaps of gas so i have started putting him to sleep on his tummy.

nikki3kids - Friday, 6 Nov
yes i know how lucky we are with my first the reason why i was not able to dilate on my own from 8cms i actualy went back down to 4cm very uncomon. but my midwife decided to put her hand up and feel for the baby she found his cord was round his neck and some cords are short as it is but when unwraped it she noticed it was still wrapped round 2 more times which was why he was breathing when he came out he is find now sometimes i wonder if his acting up is from his hard labour have read stories of that but then i think no he normal he can count and do alsort just not with me teaching him lol.. i have to say i was very scared going at it again but once i did and gave birth to me girl i was happy as even my son was there with me he was 2 at the time i think that help me stay together. while in labour with jai i had my other 2 in there then it got to much so they left but 5mins after they left he was born i was gutted but thinking well if they stayed would he have been born in 5mins was it my bodys ways of saying not yet get the kids out he was born tiny and needed to be looked at he wouldnt wake for feeds for hours when he did have a feed he slept all night and part of the day without feeds was told not to wake him but then when i tried i couldnt wake him. this was wrong as since he was a tiny baby he was really ment to be woken every 1hr to feed as his body temp will drop it did, now i know what to do if i have a long labour and what to do if i have a small baby lol hmm what to do if i have a long labour and a small baby.. on a new note my oldest is good now 2 day with antibiotics i just hope that my girl dont get what hes got or ill go nuts.. jai is nearly crawling he soo funny he crawls on his side cracks me up and he does this thing where he done a poo he will give you this funny as smile as if to say gues what i have done hehe..

Beluga - Friday, 6 Nov
my-beautiful-destiny... My little Sarah handled it very good, she is thriving now, standing on her own and crawling... She is a fighter... I feel like the luckiest woman on the world... I was soooo lucky to fall down twice around my 30 week of PG, and that is why they did an emergency U/S to check the well-being of the baby (I lived in the north of Quebec and I hit the snow and ice)... Anyway, I broke my thumb, but the most important thing ever was that they detected that my unborn LO had a blockage in her intestine and would need to correct it right after birth in order for her to live... A lot of babies with that issue die after birth because they are unable to process their feedings and they vomit, so by the time is diagnose it is too late... My DH and I were blessed to know beforehand (even it was only 4 weeks in advance)... Knowing before help us to emotionally and mentally prepare us and do as much research as we could to face the situation.... The hardest thing for me was to kiss good-bye to my LO right after birth, not knowing how the outcome of the surgery or the extend of her issue would be, not knowing if I was going to be able to hold her ever again... But then I had to stay strong for my little daughter... She was in NICU for 4 weeks, and I visit her every single day eventhough that I had my c-section... Then she was moved to the observation room (for 3 more weeks), and I stayed with her 24 hours in a room, day and night, I had a sofa-bed... My DH and I grew much more closer then, he is a strong man, I got to see a side that I would otherwise not know about him... My little Sarah had so many good days and many bad ones, but I kept positive and hope for the best... I grew up so much as a person, and made me a more aware, humble, thankful, human being and I realize that I would have traded everything that I have, everything that I own, all my accomplishments, everything... just for the opportunity of being able to be her mother...

Beluga - Friday, 6 Nov
my-beautiful-destiny.. My little Sarah handled it very good, she is thriving now, standing on her own and crawling... She is a fighter... I feel like the luckiest woman on the world... I was soooo lucky to fall down twice around my 30 week of PG, and that is why they did an emergency U/S to check the wellbeing of the baby (I lived in the north of Quebec and I hit the snow and ice)... Anyway, I broke my thumb, but the most important thing ever was that they detected that my unborn LO had a blockage in her intestine and would need to correct it right after birth in order for her to live... A lot of babies with that issue die after birth because they are unable to process their feedings and they

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