7 Months

How many? 7 MONTHS! Somebody hold me!!!!!!

What happened this month? We finished up our Disney trip, had a BUNCH of snow days, and then suddenly the month was over.

Recent Stats  Update: At her 6 month appointment she weighed 17 pounds and was 26.5 inches long.  I'm sure she's more than that now.

Clothes size: Starting to grow out of 6 month size. She still fits in 6 month onesies, but I'm transitioning into all 9 month stuff basically. I cleaned out her cubby at Daycare and took home all the 3-6 month size clothes :(

Diaper size: I'm really trying hard to get through this last pack of size 2s but I don't think I'm going to win. I sent 3s to Daycare and they obviously fit her much better and I think she is more comfortable in them. Oh well. My coworkers started talking about doing a Diaper Drive and the organization accepts opened diapers.  Lucky for them I have 2382890974387 bags in my basement.

Feeding: Big girl eats 3 solid meals a day. Breakfast is oatmeal with some fruit mixed in, lunch at daycare is a pureed veggie, and dinner is either fruit or veggie, or combo of both depending on what I've got in the fridge.  She's between level 1 and 2 foods (still eats both). She still gets 6 ounce bottles every 3 hours or so, but she does not always finish them now.  I have been trying with multiple types of sippy cups but she is not really interested/can't figure out how to drink from them.  Our Ped said when she gets teeth we can start with the puffs.

Speaking of teeth! Her right bottom tooth is FINALLY starting to pop through. I can actually see it.. it has been there for less than a week and it is taking forever.  Funny because my Mom said I was 7 months when my first tooth came in.

This is a pretty standard happening when the camera or phone comes out.

Sleeping: Abby is still a good sleeper.  We have been EXTREMELY blessed. Her naps are still not on an exact schedule, but she is napping 3 times per day- morning, afternoon and evening. If she gets a good long morning nap she will usually have a good day! At night she goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps until about 5.  She is still waking up sometimes in need of a paci but the other morning I woke up at 4:40 and realized she'd slept right through and SO HAD I.  This was exciting because even though she's slept through the night a bunch of times, I don't think I have since August.  It was a very exciting moment for me. (It's the little things, people.)

Personality: Easy going, not too needy, goes with the flow.  Loves to smile and babble at herself in the mirror.  LOVES her doggies. Wants to pet them and more recently, grab their ears. :-/

Milestones
-Sitting comfortably
-Not crawling or scooting but will roll all over the place to get something she wants that is out of reach
-Teeth finally starting to come in!
-Holds objects, switches from hand to hand, grasps and picks up toys, etc.
-Working on clapping our hands (she kind of gets it)
-Chatters, babbles, sings, yells, is very vocal, especially at herself in the mirror and/or if she has a toy (or sock) in her mouth
-That's all I can think of at the moment.

Mom's Corner
I was reading about Baby Sign Language and I decided to try it for fun.  I plan on just doing the essential words ("Milk", "Food", "More", "All done" and "Dog").  (The essentials.) I'm not too hell bent on it since she is so easy going but I figure it won't hurt for her to be able to communicate with us.

There was something else I was going to write about and I forgot :( Mommy Brain is real, yo.

"Clapping"