Oh My Maddie girl.. You are SO much fun! How in the world has seven months already flown by!? You are our little ball of energy and the focus of everyone in the room. You have so much personality and do not meet a stranger! You are such a good baby.. we are constantly getting compliments on how well behaved and content you are. (And thank goodness, because this month you went on your 7th and 8th flight!! World traveler baby!) You are pretty equally Mama's and Daddy's girl and love us both BIG. You love your puppy Molly and she is definitely one of your biggest fans. You are so happy - constantly giggling, squealing, laughing and smiling. You are growing and developing SO fast, and every day we are blown away by something new you are doing. I can not believe I was chosen to be yours, but I will forever be so incredibly thankful! We love you Maddie Jane!!
EAT
We are milk allergy FREE!!! Thank the Lord, hallelujah! Most kids grow out of milk allergies, so the pediatrician gave us the green light to try a different formula. We did it this past weekend so we could monitor you and you didn't even bat an eye! Not a care in the world with the new formula! So then we decided to be really brave, and try the powder version while we were at it. And what do ya know.. you didn't mind one bit. So we have gone from being strapped to a refrigerator, constantly purchasing $11 bottles of formula, to now having the ease of taking some powder, grabbing water on the go, and coming in at a whopping $4 a day!!! And all conveniences and money aside, we are OVER THE MOON we don't have to worry about that sensitive tummy of yours any longer!! You sneak a little bite of ice cream here and there and some cheesy grits are on the menu this weekend :) You LOVE food! You suck down those pouches like nobody's business. You are picking up puffs and huge chunks of watermelon every afternoon and shoving them in. As you can see.. we let you eat naked these days! You are a mess!!! But we want to give you free range to figure this all out on your own.
Typical schedule:
6:30 am: baby food (pureed fruit, cereal, oatmeal), couple sips of formula
9:30 am formula bottle
12:30 pm fruit/veggies pouch and bottle
3:30 pm formula bottle
5:30-6:30 snack on any and everything we will give you while we are doing stuff around the house (watermelon chunks, puffs, bits of whatever we are cooking, baby food)
8:00 pm formula bottle
10:00 pm top off "dream eat" bottle
SLEEP
You have been through a LOT this month. Between changing from west coast to east coast time, two weeks later switching back, tummy virus, diaper rash, teething, and sleeping in a million different places that were not your bed, we were prepared for some sleep issues. We had some rough nights in the mix (think getting up every 2 hours, ahhh!!), but all things considered, you did really well!! I'd say majority of the time you wake up once a night (3am), take a bottle, and go right back to sleep, some nights its twice, and some nights you sleep through the night. There is no rhyme or reason... We can't figure out a sure fire way to get you to sleep through the night, but we are so thankful when you do! You nap like a champ though! Every morning and afternoon you take solid 1-2.5 hour naps. We hear horror stories all the time of sleep issues and we are beaming with pride (and not bleary eyed with sleep deprivation) of how well you do in the sleep department!
DEVELOPMENT
Whoa girl, talk about developing like crazy over the past month! I can't keep up with you! You are constantly rolling, moving, shaking and putting every.single.thing. in your mouth! You get up on your hands to crawl, but can't quite figure out how to move. So you usually resort to rolling to get to where you want to go - and girl you are fast! I can't take my eye off you for one second! You can sit really well on your own if we sit you up, but you can't quite get to that position by yourself. Laughing - oh my goodness that laugh. You think everyone is hilarious and laugh almost all.day.long. You are getting so close to your first word.. you're making the mmmm sound, so maybe the first word will be "Mama!" But you have also gotten so close to "hey" or "hi"so many times too! You have really started to figure out toys - pushing buttons, pulling/spinning objects. So amazing watching you figure out the world. You learned the "Where's Maddie???" game this month from Gigi and it is SO much fun watching you interact with everyone!!
You wear size 2 diapers, mostly 6 month clothes, but can still wear 3 month dresses/tunics.
LOVE/HATE
You LOVE your toes, especially shoving them in your mouth. You LOVE being thrown in the air by Daddy and have the cutest squeal every.single.time. You HATE having to wait for your food and will throw a fit if we don't get something on that tray stat. You LOVE sugar and kisses and when we blow raspberries on your tummy. You LOVE stroller rides and being outside. You LOVE bath time.. really just any kind of water will do for you.. my sweet water baby could play all day long in the water. You LOVE attention - you can play on your own, but you need someone close by. You HATE it when Mom/Dad doesn't have their eyes on you :) You LOVE your jumperoo and we have to get you a walker asap!! You LOVE books, one to chew on and one for us to read. You LOVE your Mama and Daddy BIG and we feel the exact same way sweet girl.
SEVEN MONTHS PHOTO DROP
(Apparently this was the month of wide open mouth pictures! Haha!)
