*I have 3 posts all waiting in drafts that I never finished to publish from the past month... I need to get back on the blogging bandwagon...*
Dear Lulu-
Wow! Seven months that you've been a part of our sweet family... that number doesn't seem possible. On the one hand, it feels like just yesterday you were a teeny baby that cried all day and on the other hand, I barely remember life without you in it.
The past month was chock full of firsts.On June 7th, Daddy texted me that you finally had a tooth that had broken through. A couple days later, the second bottom tooth popped right on through. Let me just tell you, those things are sharp! You've got both of us on the fingers a couple of times and it hurts! You also got to meet several new family members at a family reunion we had in Central High at the beginning of the month. You survived moving houses (mommy almost didn't, but you were quite the trooper!) and you moved into your new bedroom with no problems. Our friends from Houston visited for a week, so you and Crosby got to go on lots of baby dates. :)
You are such a good sleeper. On an ideal night, you go to bed around 7:30-8:00. The past month has seen quite a few less than ideal nights and you've been so good to just go with the flow. Being out of town and out at Thunder game watch parties hasn't phased you too much. Regardless of when you go to bed, you wake up between 6:00-7:00. Recently you've begun to take two really long naps- around 2 hours- one in the morning around 9 and another one in the late afternoon around 3. There's usually a 45 minute cap nap in between there, because that's our usual errand running time.
Eating is one of your new favorite things to do. I've fed you almost every baby food out there, and so far you like it all. I've also started to give you small pieces of food and let you start working on that pincer grasp. Your favorite foods (pureed) to be fed are: bananas, sweet potatoes and mac & cheese. The food you love to feed yourself: blueberries (quartered), cheerios, puffs, mac & cheese and baby mum-mum crackers. My plan is to let you keep working at feeding yourself and hopefully phase out the purees eventually.
You sit by yourself now and are working so hard to crawl. If I lay you down, you immediately flop over to your tummy and start scooting. I've even caught you up on all fours a couple of times. The best is when I put a toy just out of your reach and you stretch and scoot until you reach it. I'm not ready for a crawler! Your favorite toys are the stacking rings, a mirror and linking rings. Another "physical" milestone you're loving is slinging your arms up and down as hard as you can. You love to bang things- especially your sippy cup on the high chair tray.
You're wearing size 3 diapers and mostly 9 month or 6-12 month size clothes. At the doctor last week you weighed in at 16 pounds, 6 ounces. You've got the best chubby little thighs and tummy!
You love: big brother, playing peek-a-boo, growling, saying "babababa" and blowing raspberries, eating, naps, having your neck tickled, being outside. You dislike: mommy leaving the room, bath time, waiting for things, diaper changes, clothing changes, and peas.
This has been a long monthly rundown, but I feel like you are growing and changing so much these days. I don't want to forget any of this. I love you, my sweet baby goose.
Forever,
Mommy
