7 Months Old

 

Growing, and Growing, and Growing...

Size 3 diapers

Size 9 mo. clothes

Around 16.5 pounds

Eating Well...

5 milk feedings a day, but she will probably drop the supper/evening one soon

Likes to eat two 'meals' a day: cereal and fruit in the AM and cereal and veggies in the PM

Added lots to her palate: applesauce, peaches, pears, peas, green beans, and LOVES carrots

Feels proud to hold the sippy cup and get some good gulps of water

Loves Baby Mum Mums

 

Snoozing...

Same bedtime of 7:30/8:00, but has been getting up around 5:30 AM lately

Dropped the nighttime feeding, but wakes several times per night-Nuk usually works, but sometimes snuggles are still needed

2 or 3 naps per day, afternoon nap is starting to be more consistent

 

Likes...

Being in the high chair

Rolling, slithering backward, and spinning around on her belly in the living room

Cooper making her laugh with his silly sounds

Putting everything in her mouth

Playing peek-a-boo... she likes to pull the blanket off her own face now!

Stroller rides

Playing 'chase' around the kitchen island

Snuggling and playing with daddy on the bed while mommy gets ready for work in the morning

Sleeping in our arms

Bath time-especially with her big brother

Grabbing anything she can get her hands on

Sitting in the Bumbo seat

Smiling

Other Stuff...

She is still a good snuggler :)

Bangs two toys together, and loves amusing herself with the new sounds they make

Rocks on all 'fours' and is SOOO close to crawling!

Still no teeth

Izzy lights up when she sees Mom, Dad, or Cooper enter the room

Cooper gets her best giggles

Is a pretty good sitter, but still topples over sometimes

Her forehead is acquiring some scuffs and bruises with her new mobility

She is becoming very distractable... mommy and Izzy need to find quite, calm places for nursing now

Fought off that ear pesky ear infection with a 2nd antibiotic that did NOT agree with her tummy :(

Bring on summer!  We are so excited to spend time outdoors with both kids.  Izzy thinks the grass is very interesting, so it will be fun letting her explore and crawl around outside.  I am sure she'll love the pool, too, since she's getting more confident sitting up.  We can no longer lay her on the floor without doing a good check of the area to see what could be within her grasp.  She can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time!  

Dimples! (And can you see that her head is 99+ percentile?!?! So full of brains!!)

I LOVE my brother!!

Our little pianist... banging the piano with a hammer makes beautiful music

Izzy slithered under the couch and got stuck.  But we still got smiles!

More admiration for her big brother...

Yes, Izzy, you still look VERY much like your father's daughter...

Date Night

Cooper took mommy on a date to the Twins game last weekend.  It was a beautiful night, and he did AWESOME being up late.  It was 4th Grade Night at Target Field for kids at my school, so many of my students got to see him.  Ella even shared her cotton candy with him.  Cooper loved it!

He definitely remembered where we were going, since he had just been to a game a few weeks prior with grandma and grandpa.  It was funny taking him up and down the stairs... the height of the stairs came to his knees, so it took a lot of work for him to climb up and down.  He was a trooper, though!  I think he felt like such a big boy.  He only asked to be carried a couple times.

He was such a good boy the whole night.  We had a great time, and it was fun to get out with just my big boy for another date night :)

Cheese!

Mommy's Boy

I love you, Cooper!!!

A Baby No More...

Dearest Cooper,
You are such a little man.  With each passing day, I come more and more to the realization that you are in no way, shape, or form a baby any longer.  You are becoming so much more independent, you are so very observant, and you make connections about your little world that I can't believe. 

You are smart, sometimes too smart for your own good.  There isn't much we can get by you these days.  You are hilarious... you know how to make us laugh, and you can even make yourself laugh :)  You easily ditched your Nuk a couple months ago (we sure underestimated you on that one), you use 'please' and 'thank you' without too much reminding, and you sleep in a 'toddler bed' (another transition we underestimated you on!).  I cannot believe how much older you look asleep in your bed with the simple removal of your crib rails. 

Tonight, after I put Isabelle to bed, I got the urge to snuggle with you, too, so I stopped down to your room.  You were still awake, and a little confused why I came in.  I just whispered, "I just came to say goodnight again, buddy.  And mommy needs another kiss."  You just said, "K," and gave me a sweet little smooch.  I said, "I love you, Cooper," and you whispered, "Wuv," as you rolled back over.  I love your little "Wuvs." 

As you walked out the door on Saturday afternoon to go to the Twins game with Grandma, Papa, and Jackie, you looked like such a big boy.  As I watched you walk out the door and down the sidewalk, I couldn't help but wish you would look back and want another hug and kiss.  I suppose I should get used to you not needing me every second ;) 

I love you so much, buddy.  I do love watching you grow up, but there sure are nights I wish I could freeze time and have you stay little forever.  (Tonight is one of them!!!)   I love you, Cooper, and I hope someday you realize just how much.