7 Months

The Bug is 7 months old today.

 

We just can't believe she is 7 months old already. 

She grows and changes so much every day it's really hard to keep track of all of the new things. 

She is on a really good schedule now and is nursing 5 times a day, eating solids 2-3 times a day, taking 3 naps and sleeping 7 to 7 through the night. She has tried many different fruits and vegetables as well as brown rice cereal, multi grain cereal and oatmeal. She had banana yogurt mixed with strawberries for the first time today. So far she has not disliked anything we've given her and is generally a very good eater. She is getting better every day with her sippy cup with water.

She is sitting up solidly and standing on her own for (very) short periods of time. She loves to be standing though so we are often helping her balance at her musical table. She has really learned how to bounce in her jumperoo now which brings her quite a bit of pleasure and she's learning that she can walk in circles in her entertainer. She will stay on her tummy for longer periods of time now and occasionally will get up onto all fours for a few seconds but hasn't show any signs of rocking or crawling quite yet. (Daddy is in more of a hurry than I am for her to crawl!)

She is very much a Mama's girl right now which Daddy doesn't like very much. She's fine with him if I am not around, but if Mama is in the room, she will cry if she's not with me. I secretly enjoyed this at first but now it's not as fun because she won't stay content with other people if I need to get things done.

She has started squealing and babbling quite a bit. She also loves to blow spit bubbles and stick out her tongue. Collin is working on Dada being her first word. We'll see. She has also developed a belly laugh that is to die for. Collin took video of her today while I was at the grocery store. Precious.

She continues to love the water. Bath time every other night is quite fun and she spent time in her little baby pool for the first time last week. We are going to start her on parent/child swimming lessons in May to really get her used to the water!