Today Keegan is 7 months old! He is learning and doing new things almost every day now. His energy is like nothing I've ever seen before! Anyone who holds him for even just a few minutes usually hands him back exhausted from trying to hold onto him. I guess he is living up to his name. We have always loved the name Keegan because it's a strong Irish name and we had never known anyone with the name. We later learned from a baby name book that it means 'little firey one.' And boy is he fired up.....all the time! He is so strong and he moves non-stop. He loves to roll around on the floor and he can 'army' crawl backwards which makes him really mad when he realizes he is actually moving further away from the object that he is trying to get to. He can definitely throw a good fit!
He weighed 16 pounds two weeks ago so he's probably around 16.5 this week. He is still in a size 3 diaper and 6-9 or 6-12 month clothes. He is such a smiley boy. He loves to watch his big sister and he laughs at almost everything she does. He loves being able to sit up and co-play with her. The two of them had a 'picnic' the other day and it was pretty much the sweetest thing I have ever seen.
A few days ago we looked across the room to see him pulling up on this toy. It was so funny to hear him grunt and strain with all his might. And his face had such a look of accomplishment once he was up. He has done it a few times since but it took a few times before I caught him with my camera.
Although he is so full of energy right now he is still so sweet and cuddly. I love to put him in my lap and just love on him. It makes me sad to think about the mobility that is to come in the months ahead. I hope he will take a time out from running around to still give Mommy love. And I hope Ava is ready because I have a feeling he is going to chase her around like she never imagined :-)
Happy 7 months sweet boy! We love you more with every month!
