Seven Months Old! Like a month ago!

First of all, thank you to everyone for all the well wishes for my sweet Blakely!  She is doing much better...not quite 100% but definitely getting there :)

So let's just go ahead and pretend that I posted this a good 4 weeks ago...kay??

Blakely turned 7 months old on May 13th!  We had such a wonderful month with our sweet princess...

Firsts this month...

first time in a shopping cart

First time holding her bottle and twirling her hair at the same time...just like her Gran Di!!

First time going to Florida with the girls! (and daddy too!) This also included her first time to see the ocean, first time in the sand, first time in a pool, and her first time sitting in a highchair at a restaurant. 

First time sitting in Pops' (my dad) chair at his office!

First time waving bye bye to Nana Bob on 4-20-12.  She still does this sometimes but not all the time.  

First time really noticing mommy's glasses!  I usually wear them in the morning when I nurse her but I can't anymore...she gets too distracted by them! 

First time actually jumping the her jumparoo!  She has bee playing with the toys for a while and ocasionally accidentally jumping.  But now she jumps all the time and LOVES it!  

Feeding:  We are still exclusively breastfeeding.  I have intentions on doing a full blown breastfeeding post all about my experience with it so far.  She gets a bottle of breast milk here and there....I'd say average is about one every other day or so.  It really depends on if mommy wants a glass of wine or not ;)  

She is doing so much better at eating her solids.  She has had carrots, avocados, acorn squash, green beans, green peas, mangos, and bananas.  She reaches out with her left hand and grabs the spoon and takes it to her mouth.  I seriously think she is going to be left handed.  I am still making her food and plan on doing it for as long as I enjoy it.  

Sleeping:  She is sleeping much better this month. She was doing great and sleeping from 9pm to 730-8 every morning.  The Florida trip threw her off her sleeping game a bit and she woke up in the middle of the night a few times while we were there.  Her naps are so so so so so much better.  We have definitely gotten in a routine with that.  She takes about an hour long nap in the morning in her crib.  Then in the afternoon she will either take two 1 hour naps or she will take one long nap...about 2-2 1/2 hours.  I am so thankful the naps are better....I am able to get stuff done and she is so much happier when she naps well.  

Diapers:  We are still cloth diapering 100% during the day and then a disposable at night.  I purchased some fitted cloth diapers with covers to try for overnight.  I have read that they are the best combo for night time.  I have yet to try them but I am excited to do so.  I don't know why it has taken me this long to do it!  She wears a size three in disposables and she is on the medium rise of all her one size cloth diapers.  

big girl getting her shots!

Clothing:  Blakely is wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes or just 9 month.  There are some 6 month dresses that she can still wear.  

Weight:  I am guessing she weighs around 16 1/2 pounds...

Height:  I don't feel like she's lengthened out this month so I am sticking with 26 inches

Hair:  Her hair is growing in more and more each day.  It is so much lighter than when she was born.  My guess is that it is going to be a very light brown or a strawberry blonde.  

Eyes:  Blue blue blue!!!

Favorite Toy:  Definitely the jumparoo this month.  She loves that thing and is content in it for at least 30 minutes at a time...sometimes even longer.  

She also loves going for walks in her baby b.jorn.  

Sweet Blakely,
  This month has been so much fun with you.  You are getting bigger by the second!  I just want you to know how much mommy loves you no matter what.  I am so so so proud of you and I am so excited to watch you grow up.  I remember back to the time when I first learned you were growing inside of me.  I wanted to talk to you but I wasn't sure what to say.  The words that came out of my mouth were "I am so proud of you".  After that night, I said that to you every single night while you were in my belly.  So proud that you made it through everything, so proud that you hung on, so proud that you kept growing, and so proud that you are thriving now.  You and your daddy are my world.  I hope you will always know how proud I am of you.  No matter what path you choose in life, I will always be your biggest cheerleader.  I know that you can do anything and I will be behind you 100%.  Happy seven months pea pod!  

Love, Mommy!