7 Month Update

I am late!  This kid is already 8 months old.  How is that even possible?

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General Updates:

-Bedtime is a roller coaster.  Things were beginning to improve, then the hubby's schedule changed and it all went downhill.  It sometimes takes me two hours to get J to bed.  Some nights I can barely stand it.
-No new teeth but I think his two front teeth will be coming in soon.
-He still doesn't love texture so though I wanted to skip purees we haven't been able to.  He is doing better and has eaten some food that isn't pureed (mostly fruit) but I keep having to remind myself not to rush him.
-He pulls himself into a standing position so well and walks like a champ when we help him.  He loves to stand.  LOVESSSS it!
-Some days he refuses to be on his belly and other days he will army crawl with the best of them.  The two things he can't help but stomach scoot to - paper and technology.
-He still loves making loud and obnoxious but oh so cute dinosaur noises.
-He loves to chew paper and cardboard (life would be so much easier if we could just let him eat it) and I feel like it is a constant battle now to keep things away from him (he may or may not have broken a plate at a restaurant....woops!)
-He hates the sound of the blender.  If the hubby isn't home, I usually can't use the blender because he has to be held while it is on.  Time to get a new blender.
-He is still a people person and likes to have someone right beside him about 99.9 percent of the time.
-He doesn't cry in the pool or the ocean but does cling to us like crazy so I haven't quite figured out if we are  traumatizing him or if he likes the water but is also a bit scared of it.
-He is transitioning into 9 month clothing.  So excited for this.
-He often says what sounds like mama, but we can't figure out if he knows what it means or if it's just another noise.  Only time will.
-He gets so excited when we leave the house but also gets so excited when we get back to the house.  We could literately walk outside for one minute and he gets excited going in and out.
-I am convinced this dude will never ever ever nap well.  Sigh....He actually naps better for daddy than he does me.  Double sigh...
-He has begun to show more affection for his daddy.  It is so cute.  He smiles so much when daddy comes home from work.
-He still loves sleeping with us but we make him sleep at least half the night in his crib.  One night he kept sleeping on my neck.  I actually had a dream I was slightly suffocating.  I happen to be paranoid about my neck so it was rough but kind of funny at the same time.
-When I ask him for kisses he opens his mouth really wide and bends down.  One time I asked him for kisses and he stopped moving around and just started looking at me.  Then he put his hand near my mouth and kind of rubbed my face for a bit and then bend down and gave me the juiciest kiss ever.  It was so cute.
-He likes to bite knees.  Now sure why but man it hurts.