mateo is 7

Yup, our little boy turned seven months last August 15. He had his pedia visit yesterday and we're finally done with the very expensive IPD vaccine! Yay! 

As of last night, he weighs 8.4 kg and 71.5 cm. I was a bit worried since he hasn't been gaining much lately. A lot of people have been commenting that he got thin. According to his pedia, his weight is still okay for his age and a decrease in weight gain is not so surprising since babies at this age are active already. I guess our little fatso is not so fat anymore

Two weeks before he turned seven, Mateo has started pulling himself up to standing position. After a month of crawling, he finally discovered that he could use anything near him (i.e. walls, pillows, mama/papa) to be able to stand up. It seems that he's getting bored with crawling and prefers to walk around with somebody holding him under the armpit. We initially didn't want to buy him a walker because we don't want him to be too independent on one. We changed our minds though after having backaches and sore knees from assisting Mateo. The mamu (my mama doesn't like to be called lola) has graciously volunteered to finance it. Yey! 

Lately though, he's had episodes of stranger anxiety. He'd cry whenever an unfamiliar face would carry him. It's good that he's slowly getting over it these past few days only to proceed to a different thing - attachment to the milk provider. Ramil has been calling him mama's boy since he usually prefers me. His face would light up, he'd get all excited, and he'd stretch out his arms whenever he sees me. It's very amusing at first but considering that I almost don't get anything done, it's starting to become irritating. Hopefully, this phase will soon be over.  

It's really amazing how Mateo's personality is unfolding right before our eyes. He is not just a baby anymore. The fact that he is indeed an individual member of the family gets stronger everyday. We feel it in ways he makes himself heard (oh yes…) and understood. He has developed numerous ways of communicating to us beyond the unending baby babble he'd make. He has developed different kinds of relationships with each member of our family. I can't believe having a baby gets better and better with each passing day.