Seven Years Old

Thomas Nathan- 7 years old

What a big year this has been!  Tommy lost the last little bits of "baby"- he stopped sucking his thumb (all on his own- a few weeks of sleeping with a sock on his hand) and teddy stopped riding in his backpack to school and sleeping in  his bed every night.  He lost some teeth, learned to ride a bike, tie a shoe, zip a coat, and learned to read.  It has been so fun to watch him develop and grow this year.  And grow he has- he outgrows clothes faster than we can possibly keep up!  He is a sweet, kind boy who is passionate about animals and science.  He is such a patient brother to Henry and Caroline and they both absolutely adore him.  We cannot believe that he is seven already!  Time is going too fast!

 

There is no well child check at seven, so his measurements are unofficial, but at 7 years old Tommy is 51.5" tall (94%) and weighs 56.6lbs (74%).  At 7.5 years Nathan was 51" and 60lbs- pretty close in size! 

What is Tommy up to at 7 years old?

 

- He sleeps from 8pm-6:45am, sometimes a little longer on the weekends. 

- He wears size 8 or medium in pants and shirts.

- He has lost 4 teeth (one was a few days after his birthday) and 3 of the permanent teeth are in or on their way.

- He can read, and really enjoys school.  His favorite subjects are math and science. 

- He is a great eater- the best of the bunch and will try anything.  He is going to eat me out of house and home soon!  His favorites are eggs, Trix cereal, peanut butter and jelly, pop tarts, fruit snacks, apples, lasagna, spaghetti, sloppy joes, grilled cheese, and mac 'n cheese.  He usually drinks milk or water.