Never A Dull Moment: Laughing, eating, and trying to crawl

I can't keep up with Carter--I think he does something new every day! He's almost 7 months old and we are finding that he gets bored VERY easily now. Keeping him entertained all day is getting very interesting, but also so much fun! Oh, and he's developing quite a little attitude, especially when you take something away from him that he wants. He must still think he's in the NICU and has those Nurses wrapped around his little finger!

This is what he does when you say "Cheese!"

We still go to see Mrs. Leah (OT) twice a week. One day she works on PO feeding with the bottle and formula and the other day we work on PO feeding with pureed solids. She also sprinkles in lots of work on rolling, sitting, strength, etc. Today, Carter showed off for her and took 10 bites of sweet potato! She seems very encouraged with this new development and we're hoping this will continue to improve and will also be the bridge we need to teach Carter what to do when he gets liquids in his mouth so he can move on to a sippy cup. He's also improving on his trunk strength and we're hoping he'll be able to sit on his own soon. He's started standing a lot, especially when we try to sit him down. He'll lock his legs and stand up. Leah and Carter's PT said this is a big No-No for Carter, as are Jumpers and Bouncers. Essentially he's standing b/c it's easy and sitting is hard work--standing up and locking his body allows him to avoid "working." Little stinker is outsmarting us at each step!

After working with Mrs. Leah, Carter came home and tried out crawling. Of course, he won't do this when he's in therapy! He's funny because he can't quite coordinate himself and his arms aren't strong enough to support him for very long, so he gets mad. Here are some pictures of his attempt to crawl.