In her new walker from her friend Caroline's Closet (we are so lucky to have both Clara's Toy Store AND Caroline's Closet!). She is a bit tall for it, but she's so into at the moment I'm giving in.
Can you believe it? Seven months already...holy cow...time flies. On Saturday Clay noticed a little slit in her gums on the bottom left side, and on Sunday Amanda felt the start of a little tooth! She is drooling so much I think I need to keep a bib on her all day!
Notes at seven months...
-she's a crawling fool these days...and nothing scares her when she's movin about
-she can't wait to get to anything in the TV media stand (DVR, stereo, CDs, DVDs)
-she pulls herself up to her knees and now sits on one knee & bends the other
-she pulls up on her knees on furniture, toys, in her crib, on the humidifier in her room, your leg, pretty much anything
-she is very interested in the electrical outlets (yes we have them covered) and shoes
-she likes her veggies, but still doesn't love most fruits
-she still mostly plays with her sippy cup, but she does realize that liquid comes out of it
-she's eating puffs...but it is very hard work. 1 out of every 3 or 4 makes it into her mouth. tallulah eats the rest.
-when she is crawling & something is in her path it becomes wedged under her body. she either doesn't know how to go around it or move it, or it doesn't occur to her.
-she's in 12M or 12M/18M clothes
-she is drinking 4 bottles a day, about 7 oz at each sitting. if the last bottle is a bit early she'll have 2 oz or so before bed.
-she eats solids just once per day(although eating twice per day starts TODAY) and usually eats about 3/4 of the little baby food container
-she loves her Pedipeds shoes (she really just wants to eat them)
-she's discovering her individual fingers & thumb
-we just moved her crib to its lowest setting
-she's still sleeping in a sleep sack
-her feet are either cold & clammy or hot; when we fly they get hot so we take her socks off
-when we change her diaper we sing, 'change a diapee, change a diapee, change a diapee, diap diap diap! she likes it....trust me ;)
-she is very often poopy when we get her in the morning; i think it happens between 5a and 6a
-she likes teething tablets, hates ibuprofen, and seems indifferent to Tylenol
-her skin is still a mess...poor thing
-she likes taking a bath, but we keep it short given her skin
-she is delighted by the cats. she greets them with a ooh, ooh, ooh and promptly crawls over to them in attempt to get a fistful or mouthful of fur. milo runs far, far away, and tallulah sort of looks at her...then gets up & moves about 3 seconds away. luci crawls over to her new location & it starts all over again.
-in general I think her sleep is improving. she goes down between 7p and 8p, and may wake once or twice during the night but we don't usually go in anymore.
-she's usually up between 6a & 7a
-some days she naps only twice, some days three times. it depends on the length & timing of each. it is not uncommon for her to nap for 90 minutes at a time now.
-she is a great flier, but doesn't sleep well when away from home. she goes down all right, but when she wakes up & is unfamiliar with her surroundings she gets VERY upset
-we have a big girl car seat for her, but her dad HATES it....so we'll see what happens there
-she likes to go for walks
-she likes to swing at the park...she kicks her little feet with excitement. we went down a tiny slide the other day & she didn't think much of that.
-she LOVES to watch the big kids. if there are big kids in the park when we are swinging her eyes intently follow them around.
-she is a super smiley baby at home, but is very leery of sharing those smiles with anyone besides Mom & Dad. it takes her awhile to warm up to people. every member of the Lawrence Family can get a smile but they have to really work for it.
-just in the last week or so she makes it known who she prefers to be holding her by shifting her weight & body toward that person.
-in the airport this last week she was all about looking at the floor while we walked...it made it difficult to carry her.
-she's a crawling fool these days...and nothing scares her when she's movin about
-she can't wait to get to anything in the TV media stand (DVR, stereo, CDs, DVDs)
-she pulls herself up to her knees and now sits on one knee & bends the other
-she pulls up on her knees on furniture, toys, in her crib, on the humidifier in her room, your leg, pretty much anything
-she is very interested in the electrical outlets (yes we have them covered) and shoes
-she likes her veggies, but still doesn't love most fruits
-she still mostly plays with her sippy cup, but she does realize that liquid comes out of it
-she's eating puffs...but it is very hard work. 1 out of every 3 or 4 makes it into her mouth. tallulah eats the rest.
-when she is crawling & something is in her path it becomes wedged under her body. she either doesn't know how to go around it or move it, or it doesn't occur to her.
-she's in 12M or 12M/18M clothes
-she is drinking 4 bottles a day, about 7 oz at each sitting. if the last bottle is a bit early she'll have 2 oz or so before bed.
-she eats solids just once per day(although eating twice per day starts TODAY) and usually eats about 3/4 of the little baby food container
-she loves her Pedipeds shoes (she really just wants to eat them)
-she's discovering her individual fingers & thumb
-we just moved her crib to its lowest setting
-she's still sleeping in a sleep sack
-her feet are either cold & clammy or hot; when we fly they get hot so we take her socks off
-when we change her diaper we sing, 'change a diapee, change a diapee, change a diapee, diap diap diap! she likes it....trust me ;)
-she is very often poopy when we get her in the morning; i think it happens between 5a and 6a
-she likes teething tablets, hates ibuprofen, and seems indifferent to Tylenol
-her skin is still a mess...poor thing
-she likes taking a bath, but we keep it short given her skin
-she is delighted by the cats. she greets them with a ooh, ooh, ooh and promptly crawls over to them in attempt to get a fistful or mouthful of fur. milo runs far, far away, and tallulah sort of looks at her...then gets up & moves about 3 seconds away. luci crawls over to her new location & it starts all over again.
-in general I think her sleep is improving. she goes down between 7p and 8p, and may wake once or twice during the night but we don't usually go in anymore.
-she's usually up between 6a & 7a
-some days she naps only twice, some days three times. it depends on the length & timing of each. it is not uncommon for her to nap for 90 minutes at a time now.
-she is a great flier, but doesn't sleep well when away from home. she goes down all right, but when she wakes up & is unfamiliar with her surroundings she gets VERY upset
-we have a big girl car seat for her, but her dad HATES it....so we'll see what happens there
-she likes to go for walks
-she likes to swing at the park...she kicks her little feet with excitement. we went down a tiny slide the other day & she didn't think much of that.
-she LOVES to watch the big kids. if there are big kids in the park when we are swinging her eyes intently follow them around.
-she is a super smiley baby at home, but is very leery of sharing those smiles with anyone besides Mom & Dad. it takes her awhile to warm up to people. every member of the Lawrence Family can get a smile but they have to really work for it.
-just in the last week or so she makes it known who she prefers to be holding her by shifting her weight & body toward that person.
-in the airport this last week she was all about looking at the floor while we walked...it made it difficult to carry her.
-she is still in size 3 diapers
Hanging in her 18month jammies from Grandma Rosonke...playing with her favorite toy! It sings "I look in the mirror & who do I see...I see sweet little wonderful me!!!"