Almost 8 months

Dear Jameson,

You're bouncing around in your 'exersaucer' right now screeching at the TV so I figured I'd write a little about you.
You're sleeping ok, you went a while where you would wake at 2, 3, 4am and think it was party time!  It was really hard to get you back to sleep.  You slept through the night (til 4:30ish) a few nights after we switched you to big boy jammies, but you haven't since.  Now you wake up at 1 almost on the dot, for a bottle, or because you're soaked thru your jammies.  You sleep until around 6 if we're lucky, sometimes 5:30, and you go to bed around  7:30.
You are just a little character, I can't even write about all the things you do now, there's so many! 
You're army crawling around a little, rolling a lot. 
Talking a TON, still screeching.. last week you started doing funny things with your tongue and mouth, and saying dadadadada.. I'm not taking it personally :)
You are still in love with the dogs, they are the best part of your day I think!
You HATE pureed baby food, but you choke on finger foods.. still trying to figure out what to do about that.
You love to sit outside, or stand outside rather.. I'm sure it's just amazing to you to hear so many things, and look at so many different things.  It's been pretty hot out, so we don't go out all that much, but usually about once a day we do something.
You sit in a regular high chair at restaurants, you seem to like it but you want our food!  One day baby :)
You also can sit in a regular cart at grocery stores, you love that!  And you sit in the big boy part of the stroller now, instead of staying in your car seat.
You don't have a doctors appointment until 9 months, so I don't really know how big you are, but I know you're getting heavy!!
Your Nana (Daddy's mommy) is in town now, you saw her yesterday for the first time in a long time, at your Aunt Rachel's shower.
We went to Papa's birthday celebration at the place he's living now.  They had a singer, and you just loved watching him and listening to the music, and dancing with Oma, and visiting the people that live there.
You're just so fun.. and you're funny!  And you know you are! lol.
Ok, I better go grab you up.. not because you really need me to, but because I want to.. it wont be long until I can't just swoop you up into my arms and hold you if I feel like it, so I'm trying to get lots of time in now.
I love you sweetie pie, you're the light in my life.
Love, Mommy

Dear Jameson,

Just a quick note to tell you how much I love you.  Not that I don't already tell you enough!
My shirt is still a little wet from your dribble, you ate about 6 ounces before I put you to bed. 
You fell asleep with your fingers tangled in my hair, and humming to me as I sang to you, it is just the sweetest thing ever.
We had a good day today, as we always do.  You had your gym class, and played here at home in your bouncy thing, and on the floor, and in your crib.
You're becoming more and more independent, I have to admit it kind of freaks me out!  You need me for comfort, food, and to be clean.. and more and more you don't need me for a lot of other things, like playing, and napping.
Obviously you still need me, and will for a VERY long time (hopefully longer than shorter!), but even these little flickers of independence scare me, but of course at the same time make me proud that you're growing into such a self sufficient little boy all on your own.
Before I laid you down for bed tonight, I thought about how it's been 7 months since you were born, and it's gone by in what seems like the blink of an eye.. and then I thought about how double 7 months means you'd be 14 months, walking.  No longer needing me for locomotion, and probably by then not even needing me for bed time, or to feed you.  How am I going to let go?  Probably just one little breath at a time, I guess that's all we have.
I love you sweet boy, and I try so hard to treasure every single second I have with you.. so please be patient if I want to hold you a little longer than you'd like, or if I play with you a little more than you'd prefer, or if sometimes I just interrupt your alone time by swooping you up into my arms, to kiss your cheeks, and smell your sweet baby hair for a few minutes.
I love you!

Love, Mommy

7 months!

Dear Jameson,

You are getting SO big I can't believe it!  You were 16.2lb at your 6month appointment, and yesterday when I took you in you were 17lb 6oz!
I took you to the doctor because you seem to have some trouble eating, and throwing up.  He said that it's reflux and gave us some medicine that you don't like very much (Zantac).  We also changed your formula, which seems to stay down better!
You've been eating solids here and there for a little more than a month, some you like, some you don't.. but overall I don't think you're really a fan.
You now sleep without your swaddle, which is kind of hit or miss.  Sometimes you sleep really well,but you haven't slept thru the night since we took away the swaddle.  I have tried everything.. lavendar lotion before bed, helping you attach to a stuffed animal (cookie monster), white noise from the humidifier, darkened room.. but I just think you still need us sometimes, and that's ok.
You do take most of your naps in your crib now, which is somewhat new! 
You sit up pretty well without much support, sometimes you topple over but it doesn't seem to bother you.
I signed you up for a class at My Gym, and I think you have a lot of fun!  It's a great way for us to have some good quality time together away from home, and you get to see other people and babies.
I still sing twinkle twinkle to you every night before bed, and Brahms Lullaby.  Sometimes I throw in "This Little Boy of Mine" or other songs, but those two have always been the ones I sing, or hum.  I think my humming voice is better.
We also got a video monitor to watch you when we're not by you.  It's nice, but I find myself watching it constantly!
We have taken you to the pool a couple of times.  You like it, but I really think what you like is watching all the people.
You go out more and more in the world, usually you're out to the store, or something and you love to look around and giggle when I make faces at you while I'm pushing you through the store.  I'm sure people think I'm silly, but I don't care.. as long as you're smiling I'd probably do anything!
I can't even believe how fast time has gone.. as long as the days sometimes seem, all the sudden you're another month old.  I know that I'll be saying the same thing with the years.  It terrifies me, but I just love getting to know you as you grow and develop.
You're a cuddlebug, and a mama's boy, and I hope you never stop being either one of those.
You're starting to really know people in your life, and notice when there's someone you don't know around.  You reach for the people you love, and it's just so sweet.  You have a different relationship with each one of us!
Daddy buys you a LOT of toys, you think he is a lot of fun to play with!  You're his buddy, he takes you everywhere on his days with you.  You go with him to run errands, to get sushi, pick out toys.  At this rate we'll need a huge toy box!
Opa makes a lot of funny faces and noises with you, I think you've learned most of your hundreds of noises by playing with him.  Today when he came over to watch you, you almost leaped out of my arms to go to him, it was so cute!
Oma is like another mommy to you.  You love walking around with her, exploring the house, and dancing with her.  She holds and cuddles you a lot, and you just love it.
Papa is also someone that you get so excited to visit with.  He makes faces and sounds to you and you just grin from ear to ear, always have.
A lot of your family is out of state, and they get updates when they can.  Sometimes we use a video chat program called Skype, so that helps keep us connected.
Our relationship evolves constantly.  I'm mommy, of course.  You look to me for comfort, by way of napping, rocking, food, bathing and such.  You watch what I'm doing constantly, but I do the same with you.  It almost feels like you're still an extension of me, we're very connected.  I love you so much, I never even knew I could love this deeply.
I love you baby!  You are the most precious thing in my life.

Love, Mommy