My independent boy

Colin's little personality is huge already. He likes doing things on his own and on his own terms. Fun stuff, I tell ya.

This weekend not only did we have to lower his crib already, but he decided he didn't want to eat from a spoon anymore and that he just wanted to feed himself. At 7 months old. Aye!

He learned to pull himself up in the crib last week. Now he pulls himself up immediately after being laid down. The second you lay him down he rolls, gets on all fours and pulls himself up. I must have laid him back down 100 times last night. It is really putting a damper on the whole fall asleep on your own in your crib thing we've been trying. I've resorted to putting him in there asleep the past couple days.

He is also going to be a climber. Last night he pulled himself up on the couch and was walking along the couch trying to get my laptop. When he got below it he tried picking up his leg to get on the couch by himself!! OMG!

The spoon thing took me by surprise. Colins been eating like a rock star since we started food. Then this weekend he's like, ummm no spoon for me, I'm big enough to feed myself! Which is fine, I just didn't expect it. So today I am going to the store in search of foods for him, Baby Led Weaning style. I hope they have some soft fruits! I made some carrots for him Saturday, but I don't think I made them soft enough, so he wasn't very impressed, but he ate a banana yesterday and then turkey, bread and avocado from sandwich at lunch yesterday. His fine motor skills aren't the best, but he can grab the food, where he messes up is that he passes the food from one hand to another... that is where he drops it! But about half the time he gets it in his mouth!

What I worry about is when other  people watch him. He still doesn't take a bottle well. So last week my mom gave him milk from a spoon... now that he doesn't want the spoon... what do I do?  I am going to look for a baby cup that has a straw... I *think* he might drink from a straw. Lol  Aye, This kid! At least he knows what he wants!! lol