everett's seven month update

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1. food - due to ev's recent battle with a terrible cold (thanks to momma) he took a break from eating any solids in favor of nursing a lot more. so we haven't tried anything new or made much progress in this area. he has finally begun feeling better in the last couple days so we're reintroducing solids all over again. currently his favorite food is butternut squash and he isn't a fan at all of anything to runny or of cereals.
2. growth - ev is definitely starting to slow down his growth, especially since he wasn't feeling well and therefore not eating much. but we are still in love with his chunk-a-munk rolls!
3. development - he is now fully sitting up unassisted, although continues to be a little wobbly and does fall over from time to time. still no signs of crawling but continues to do push-ups. both bottom middle teeth are fully in (and sharp little suckers!), but no more as of yet.
4. sleeping - the dependable routine we thought we were developing as of the last update was completely messed up during his cold (so much so that we even spent a couple nights sitting in the rocking chair with him so he could sleep upright). in the last week he's settled back down a bit to waking twice a night. but the big news is that tuesday night, ev slept all night long...7:30pm to 7am! oh what a feeling to have an entire night of uninterrupted sleep - hasn't happened for me since before ev was born. last night was similar but he awoke at 5am, nursed, and went back to sleep til 8! i'll take it. naps seem to be falling into more of a routine as well and he is dropping his evening catnap. he typically take an hour to hour-and-a-half morning nap at 10am and then an afternoon nap around 1:30 and sleeps til 3:30 or 4. way better than o was napping at this age!
5. overall demeanor - fussy has been the word of the day for the last couple weeks. and who can blame him. he has lots of congestion and a yucky cough. between steam rooms, saline drops, nasal suctioning, eucalyptus rubs, and homeopathic cough syrup, little man's being put through the ringer every day. but each day's getting a little better.
6. favorite things - ev still chews on everything. if he can't put it in his mouth he has no use for it. just like his brother, sophie has become his favorite thing, closely followed by his vanilla teething rings. he also loves his nightly airtime where he gets to play on the floor unencumbered by clothes or diaper.