Seven months old

This month has been full of fun for our little one.  She has started to pull up on anything that will support her weight although she still needs a little help with balance.  She has also crawled a few times and would rather be on the floor playing then being held anymore.  This makes me sad knowing this is one of the first stages that means our baby is growing up.  I have promised myself now that she is more active, I will be sure to keep the camera close by.  We play outside in the grass sometimes after dinner and she doesn’t seem to mind the grass tickling her toes.  She continues to love being outside and looking around to see what the world has to offer.  Each morning, before we leave the house for work and daycare, we stand near the front door and say hello to the birds, sun, sky, trees and grass.  She just smiles and looks around to try and find the birds that are chirping.  I love the look of curiosity in her eyes.She has learned to use her legs to her fullest capacity.  Bouncing up and down has become a favorite of hers and if you turn on the Mickey Mouse hot dog song, she will bounce in sync.  She has learned to get herself from a lying to a sitting position and does so very frequently.  Soon she’ll be all over the place.  I hope to get some better, more interactive pictures of her for the next posts.  I know I didn’t keep up too well, (on camera), during the sixth month, with all of the new things she started doing.  I will try to be better at updating!Playing with toys does interest her, however, she has grown fond of a Ritz cracker box, her toy basket and a lid to a child’s cup from Moe’s.  She has also played with a paper towel roll and a plastic container with almonds inside.  Who knew we wouldn’t need real toys?  She is definitely easily entertained.  I love to sit and watch her play alone with her toys.  It is important to me that she recognizes ‘independent play.’  She doesn’t get too bored anymore and she is always busy with something, whether it be a toy or climbing all over mommy and daddy.  We will gladly be your jungle gym, baby girl!

We have added more new food items to her list, as she is eating three meals a day now.  She likes butternut squash (which I forgot to add with last months list), zucchini, potato, strawberries, blueberries, oatmeal, broccoli, carrot, cauliflower and chicken as well as a variety of flavors of yogurt.  I hope that she will continue to be a good eater and not too picky.  So far, so good!  She remains on the same nap schedule and feeding schedule.  It is still a must that she receive 18 – 20 ounces of milk a day so she gets breast milk in the morning and night and an eight ounce bottle twice a day in between.  I’m so excited for what’s to come but I don’t want it to happen too fast.

 

Kendall-

You are such a joy in our lives! We can’t help but kiss you and hug you and love you more and more every day.  You make us smile every day and light up our hearts with love!  God has truly blessed us with a perfect gift and you deserve only the best.  You have developed into a very content, easy going baby girl and we have enjoyed every minute of you!  Thank you for making  mommy and daddy the luckiest parents in the world!

We love you!

Mommy and Daddy