{Baby Kaylee} 7 Months

It's September already and Kaylee hit 7 months old on Labor Day. I'm just a little behind in posting everything! 

 The older she gets, the more personality she gets, the sweeter and funnier she gets. She just cracks us up on a daily basis. Lately she has been squealing none stop. It is this high pitched screech that she thinks is just absolutely hilarious (and secretly I do too). I've been working on "mama" and "dada" but nothing yet, except babbles and screeches!

She is rolling and army crawling everywhere, we can't take our eyes off her and I know it is going to get so much worse once she is officially crawling. She can pull herself up on to anything and everything she can reach if she is in the sitting position. I am convinced she could do so much more but she gets frustrated easily and starts crying (Wonder who she gets that from?) especially with crawling. I have started to baby proof by putting the socket covers on our outlets. I still need to do the cabinets and drawers as well as put up the baby gate, but I'm running behind on everything so hopefully I don't wait until my drawers and cabinets have been emptied and she falls down the steps to do it! 

 ::6 Month Favorites:: 

 1) Sippy Cup - I don't know that this is a favorite, just something that we are working on. She doesn't quite understand how to tilt the cup up yet. Just kinda chews on the tip and when she does get it tiled back mostly gets water everywhere! 

 2) Cart/Highchair cover - We just recently realized she is able to sit in the shopping cart by herself. We used our cart cover which is awesome because it has shoulder straps. She loves it.

3) Stacking cups - I'm not sure if I've put this on the monthly favorites in the past but she really loves these and the noises they make. They stack, you can make them into balls, or you can put them all together into one big ball. It also comes with a little smiley face ball that rattles. 

 4) Mirror - Again not sure if this is a repeat but she will try to give herself kisses, smiles, laughs and talks to herself. If she sees the mirror across the room she immediately tries to get to it! 

 5) Puffs - We just started giving her these a week ago and she can't quite put them in her mouth. She picks them up but then can't get them out of her hand into her mouth. I think she has done it once. But they are great for while we are eating. They keep her occupied for a little while. 

 6) Bath toys - She has this container full of bath toys (there are probably about 15 little animals) and she will grab the same one (a green seahorse) every time. We decide he needed a name but never quite named him... She chews on his nose the entire bath. It's hilarious.

::Stats:: 

15.2 lb :: 12th %

25.5 inches :: 13th %

Didn't really get much bigger this past month! It's all the moving she has been doing!

 ::Milestones:: 

{Pulling herself up from the sitting position}

If we position her just right she can pull herself up on the couch/ottoman. She climbs and pulls up on just about anything she can get her hands on. She's a strong little girl! 

{Gets on all fours/army crawling} 

One step (no pun intended) closer to crawling. She can get on her hands and knees but doesn't quite know what to do from there. She does a teepee stance on her toes and hands. Then she just lays down and resorts to the army crawl by dragging herself by her arms.

 ::Sleeping:: 

{Night} 

We have been on a great sleeping run here lately! Fingers crossed it's only forward from here!! Her bedtime is 7:30, I nurse her and put her down. She has been falling asleep on her own which is amazing. Usually as soon as I give her the pacifier she is lights out, but occasionally she will play/talk to her self for a little while before falling asleep. Yay for no more tears at bedtime! She is still waking anywhere between 2:30-4:30 to eat (I really am going to stop this soon, I know I've been saying that for a month now, but really...). She goes right back to sleep until I get her up at 6:00 to feed her before I leave for work. She falls back asleep for a mini 30 minute nap until Chad gets her up at 6:30 to get ready to go to the sitter. On the weekends, I don't wake her at 6:00 but she usually gets up about that time (6:15ish) and says "um excuse me, I was supposed to get fed 15 minutes ago!" Then she may or may not fall back asleep until 7:00-8:00. 

{Naps} 

She takes 2-3 naps a day. The first two are anywhere from 1.5 hrs - 2.5 hrs and depending on when she gets up from her second nap, she may or may not take a mini 30 minute nap around dinner time (5:00). She USUALLY goes down for her naps without a fuss if she is pretty exhausted. Sometimes she fights the dinner time nap, but if she doesn't take it she is a cranky baby!! 

 ::Eating:: 

We are still breastfeeding. She really loves most foods we give her with a couple exceptions. New foods she has had: yogurt, chicken (hated it), avacado, broccoli/cheddar soup, puffs, blueberries, peaches, plums, and an assortment of mixed baby foods from the store. 

::Misc:: 

{First night away from home} 

We stayed in a hotel for Labor Day. She did amazing! Slept just like she does at home. She woke up around 6:15 playing and talking to her self. We finally picked her up at 6:30 since we weren't getting anymore sleep with her babbles, but it was adorable! 

{Back to the sitter} 

Chad started back to work mid-August and Kaylee went back to the sitter. She absolutely loves it there. She gets to play with the other babies and watch them. The kids keep her very entertained. Sometimes we wonder if her nighttime fussiness is just her saying "You two bore me!" after being completely entertained all day long! 

 She is absolutely hilarious and sweet. She loves to give kisses (open mouthed) and hugs! I could just squeeze her little chubby thighs all day! 

 We love you baby girl! Happy 7 months!

Baby Kaylee {6 Months}

Half way to a year! 6 whole months old! I have a 6 month old! No matter how I say it, I still can’t believe it. She is the cutest thing ever and so much fun! She is so grown up now, playing, *nearly* on the move and eating big girl food. She has baby fat rolls on her legs and the cutest chubby cheeks. She definitely has her own little personality!

6 Month Favorites:: 

1) Frozen Teethers – Or unfrozen for that matter. She LOVES to chew on things. We keep waiting for some teeth to pop up but nothing yet!

 2) Baby food – She has been eating baby food and loves it!

3) Baby Bullet – I have made some baby food with my baby bullet but I hate so say, I think she likes the Gerber store bought better =(

4) Spoons – This is just as good as a teether for all I care. She will practice with her spoon and knows exactly how it works!

5) Toys – She is able to play with toys and loves her stacking rings and rattles. We can *almost* sit her down with a toy and she can play by herself.

6) Restaurant highchair – She just recently started to fit in the highchairs at restaurants. We have a cover for them that we attempted to use a couple times but we find that my purse or some burp cloths and a pack of wipes behind her works best to keep her propped up!

7) Bibs – we have one messy eater!

Stats:: 

25.5 in :: 45th %
15 lbs :: 25th %

Still a tiny little thing!

Milestones:: 

{Sitting up}
She can completely sit up on her own and play with her toys. If she tries to turn or reach for something too far out of her reach she still topples over but she is pretty steady!

{The famous pick it up and drop it on the floor game}
Oh. My. Gosh. She loves this game. Over. And over. And over. She can’t get enough!

{Butt in the air}
I’m not sure this qualifies as a milestone but it’s the first steps toward crawling. She has, a couple times, scooted herself forward (army crawl like). She gets those knees under her and I’m sure she will be crawling or at least almost there by next month!

Sleeping:: 

{Night time}
This has been a regression this month but I think this is mostly due to bad napping (see naps below) and a possible growth spurt/teething/allergies/anything else I can think of.

{Naps}
We attempted to get her to start napping in her crib this month. She used nap in her rock and play. This went terribly. After 2-3 awful weeks of no sleep, we gave up and went back to the rock and play. I don’t know what our future plans are… I guess we will try it again a little later.

Eating:: 

She is still breastfed and eating her cereal. We started baby food again about a week ago. She has had carrots, peas, squash and sweet potatoes. She pretty much will eat whatever we put in her mouth, she’s definitely not picky *yet*.

Misc:: 

{Fourth of July}
Her first Fourth of July and she LOVED the fireworks. She just sat there and watched them. They didn't scare her at all.

 Happy 6 months baby girl. You are taking the world by storm!

Baby Kaylee {5 Months Old}

FIVE. WHOLE. MONTHS. OLD. HOLY. CRAP! My tiny 5 pound baby is now five months old and rolling over and babbling and getting so big! Although it’s sad she is growing so quickly, we are looking forward to better days of more playing, sitting, climbing, talking and less fussing, not sleeping and did I mention fussing! I've officially decided that she is a high maintenance baby (just like her momma was) but I wouldn't trade her for the world. She takes 100% of our energy levels on the daily and we are pretty much exhausted but we are trying to enjoy her still, not wanting to wish away these precious days. 

5 Month Favorites:: 

1) Exersaucer – Thank God for the exersaucer! This gives us approximately 10 minutes of relaxation time where we don’t have to give 110% of our energy to entertain her! She loves to spin the monkey and chew on the teether. It’s amazing how she will see us do something and then turn around and do it herself. 

2) Rice Cereal- She started solids this month! We tried Avocado, which didn't sit well with her and Sweet Potatoes, which we are unsure about. The only thing we are for sure about is the rice cereal. And boy does she love to eat, just like her daddy! The noises she makes when she wants another bite are hilarious! 

3) Hand/Face wipes- These are a necessity after eating rice cereal. 

4) Umbrella Stroller- We recently just bought this so we don’t have to lug around our huge stroller. It is really nice and light weight. 

5) Car Seat Shoulder Straps – I love these because the shoulder straps on the car seat were digging into her neck! I think she likes them because they hold her head up when she falls asleep! 

6) Car Mirror – Recently Kaylee decided she hates the car. She screams her head off or falls asleep. One. Or. The. Other. There is no in-between. This helps for me to be able to see her while I’m driving. 

7) Daddy - Kaylee and her daddy have spent some quality time together this summer. They get to hang out everyday and play since daddy is home on summer break. She just loves to look at him and watch him wherever he is in the room. He sings funny songs to her that she loves and plays little games that make her smile. She has him wrapped around her little finger!

8) Screens - She will definitely be a baby of this generation! She loves to look at any kind of screen: TV, Ipad, Phone...etc. She tries to touch and play on the phone any time Chad or I have ours out! It will be no time before she is playing on it for real!

Stats:: 

24 in :: 10th %

14.2 lbs :: 30th %

I feel like she is so little and tiny and according to her percentile she is tiny but everyone that sees pictures of her says “I can’t believe she’s so big! What are you feeding her?” I guess it’s all in perspective! 

Milestones:: 

{Rolling over both ways} 

Rolling from her back to her belly is her new favorite thing to do! Which would be totally awesome if she liked to be on her belly, but she doesn't! She rolls and rolls and rolls over and each time gets mad and wants to be flipped back over. 

{Laughing} 

Oh.My.Gosh. This is literally the cutest thing I have ever seen. We can get her on a roll laughing and its so freaking adorable I can’t even handle it! 

Sleeping:: 

{Night time} 

This was another month of ups and downs with sleeping at night. She has good nights and bad. We are trying to get her to go 8 hours without eating, which she does 7-7.5 currently. Lately she’s been waking herself up and rolling over to her belly, then getting mad and crying! So we've been dealing with that. But overall, it hasn't been too bad. 

{Naps} 

Thank goodness she remembered what a nap is this month. We have her on a great daily schedule now. She takes a 30-60 minute nap in the morning, a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon and a 30 minute nap in the evening. It has really been working out great! 

Eating:: 

She is still breastfed but this month we added rice cereal to the mix. She LOVES the rice cereal and will continue to “ask” for more until it’s gone most of the time. We started to give her baby food (avocado and sweet potatoes) but she was having belly pains so we backed off. Her little tummy just isn’t ready for real food yet. We will try again sometime this month. 

Misc:: 

{Father’s Day} 

Chad celebrated his first Father’s Day. We spent the day at the pool and grilled out with my family. It was a really nice, relaxing day! Kaylee posed for some cute pictures for a collage frame for her daddy. 

{Grabbing toes} 

Another top 10 cutest things she started doing. She will lay on her back and just grab those toes! 

{Blowing bubbles} 

Two days ago, I laid her down to change her diaper and she starts blowing bubbles! I about lost my mind it was so adorable! She did it over and over again, Chad and I were cracking up!

I just want to kiss her little face! She's so freaking cute!