The Bassham Blog

Our little man is 7 months old! I thought my previous lists of his accomplishments were silly, because I thought I would always remember the things Rhett did at 2 months old, but it's amazing how quickly you forget.

So, here's a list of what Rhett can do now at 7 months. If you don't feel like reading, feel free to scroll down to the pictures :)

• He reaches for anything and everything in his sight. He leaps and grabs at whatever is in his range. And if it's not in his range, he doesn't mind throwing himself to get it. This means he has almost rolled off the couch and our bed while we were standing there holding him
• He LOVES Jasmine more than ever before. She follows us into his room in the morning, and once Rhett gives you his morning smiles, he's looking for her. And if Jasmine follows you down the hall, Rhett is looking over your shoulder at her. He also loves to jump for her (see bullet #1)
• He has now eaten almost every Gerber Organic Stage 2 food that's available. That includes sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans, apples, bananas, pears, and peaches. This week? Apples with strawberries! In the next few weeks, we plan on giving him little Puffs and Cheerios so he can practice feeding himself
• We've tried a sippy cup a few times, and he seems pretty interested. There are a few pictures below of the first event :)
• He's been sitting for a few weeks now, but now he's almost about to crawl! He can get up on his hands and knees now, and he is able to leap forward to get stuff but he's not very good at it. It mostly results in him hitting his face on the ground :) He started rocking this weekend though, so I think the beginning of the end is near :)
• He has 3 teeth-two bottom teeth and the left eye tooth is coming through. When he smiles, you can see all 3 of them (and the back of his throat because when he smiles, he smiles with his whole head)
• He has started waving! I noticed this when I said goodbye to him the other day at daycare. He doesn't do it every time, but it's totally adorable when he does. And, it makes it that much harder to leave him every morning!
• He's very interested in his toys now. He will sit for an hour straight and try to put a ball in the toy's hole at daycare. I know, because I'm finally able to watch him on the daycare webcam, and I check on him often ;)

Here's the official 7-month picture. No big smiles this month, but I love the look on his face...

And the photo shoot didn't last long, because Jasmine came into the room. Here's what he does every time he sees her...

A few "rolling around" pictures. His favorite thing to do these days.

On the guest bed...
Someone needs a haircut!

I had to post a picture of Rhett and his adorable outfit. First time to wear shoes! :)

Last week, Donnie's mom's school closed because of the dreaded swine flu, so she offered to come help us out for a few days. She kept Rhett during the day so he didn't have to go to daycare, which was a nice break for him since he was going through some pretty tough teething.

Here are a few pictures from their days together:

Rhett and Jasmine in the backyard. Rhett is chilling with his taggie blanket in Gran's new stroller she got for him. They have become really good buddies...

Chewing on the harness strap. He can always find a good strap to chew on!
Playing on the floor with Jasmine. I love the stand-off going on :)

Rhett tried out his new carseat today and he seemed pretty happy with it! It was definitely nice to take him into school without lugging his 20lb carseat along.

Rhett's infant carseat weighs 15-20lbs, and now that Rhett weighs 20 lbs himself, it has gotten REALLY difficult to carry him to and from the car. In fact, I have made an appointment with a chiropractor tomorrow to help with my back pains :) Add the fact that the carseat is only rated to 22lbs and he has a few inches of head room left in his carseat, it was time to upgrade.

A few weeks ago, Rhett started to really get into jumping and since my arms could only hold him for so long while he jumped, I bought him a jumperoo. Several years ago, these used to hang from door frames, but now, they have a frame that sits on the floor.

This video clip is a few weeks old, but it shows Rhett's very first time in the jumperoo. At first, he just stood there and played with the toys, but once the music started, he really got going!

Today was my very first Mother's Day, and it was so nice! Donnie let me sleep in while he got up with Rhett, although once I heard them playing in the living room, I had to go join the fun. :)

Here's a picture of Donnie and Braden before their first ride. I wish I had taken an "after" picture because Donnie looked pretty green.

So, Taste of Addison wasn't great, but Rhett was in an awesome mood once we got home and that was the best Mother's Day present ever. He had a fun bath and laughed until we put him to bed. Happy Mother's Day to all those mommies out there!

We had a pretty low-key Saturday, which started with the end of Gran's visit. I'll update on that later this week once I get her pictures. We had a really great time with her and she was so helpful with Rhett and stuff around the house!

Thanks again, Angie!

I just wanted to share this cute picture of Rhett and Grammy. That's all! :)

Today was my 30th birthday, or as my brother Larry says, I have entered my 4th decade. I pointed out that at least I was just starting my 4th decade while he's now on the far side of it. :)

When Donnie got home from work, he took us out to dinner and then we hurried home so we could get Rhett to bed. It was such a nice birthday and I feel so blessed to have Donnie and Rhett in my life. I can't wait to experience my 30's! :)