The Picker Family: Jace ~ 7 Months

Somehow 7 months crept up on me! I cannot believe how fast this first year of Jace's life is speeding by and how quickly he is growing and developing. Maybe it just feels faster because we're also busy with his older sister and brother??? All I know is that I take the chance to snuggle with our plump little guy any chance I get 💕

Sleeping - Jace got his first head cold in March, which is truly miraculous it took that long since the rest of us have had colds nearly all winter. He had a couple weeks of interrupted sleep because he was so stuffy...and it's hard to suck on a pacifier when you can't breathe through your nose! Jace is still sleeping in the pack-n-play since he's still wedging himself against the sides and it's much softer than the wood slats of his crib. He's not a big napper at Papa and Gma's house where he spends his days while Brent and I work, but he's happy when he's awake. He tends to take longer naps when he's home.

Eating - This month brought lots of new foods into Jace's life! He's tried pumpkin, green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, banana, avocado, and pears...and he hasn't found a food he doesn't like 😋 He typically eats solids twice a day and eats every last bite.

Growing - Jace is wearing 6-9 and 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers. We just started trying size 4 diapers at night because he saturates the size 3s. Funny story: We have tons of hand-me-down clothes for Jace from his cousin Parker. The other day Brent tried to put a skinny cut pair of pants on Jace that were size 6-12 months. We couldn't even get the pants up his thighs....we agreed that Jace is built solid like Brent and Luke and skinny pants are probably not in his future😄

Fun - Jace is so much fun right now. He loves to see his family and always greets us with a huge open smile and full body excitement (like a puppy 😊). He loves chattering and has been figuring out the art of conversation. Nora loves talking to him and Jace responds with lots of happy squeals and sounds like he knows exactly what she's saying. It's very, very sweet. He's still very busy rolling around and often pivots with his hands when he's on his stomach. No real signs of crawling yet, but I'm good to wait on that awhile anyway. He's been getting stronger at sitting up, but opts to lay down and roll so he can get to more stuff. This past month he got to swim for the first and started using the jumperoo. He loved swimming and totally relaxed in the water and he enjoys the toys on his jumperoo and jumping when he's excited.

Jace is really such a happy baby and is easy to bring most anywhere we go. He enjoys taking in all of the sights at sports, school events, church, or where ever we find ourselves these days. The past week has warmed up and the snow is almost completely gone, so we've gotten out for a few walks. I look forward to many more as the spring and summer progress!