Evie's been working so hard on her crawling. She's so close now, she can taste it! She gets up on her knees and takes a few "steps", then falls on her tummy and army-crawls the rest of the way. It's only a matter of time now, I just know it.
She found her way over to me, too. I think she wanted to look inside the camera lens.
Yay, Evie! You got it! Such a hard worker - you'll be on the move in no time!
Evelyn Mae you are seven months today! This was a great month for you. Your personality is really starting to show. You are laid-back yet determined, smart and silly, and still the smiliest girl around!
Your biggest accomplishment this month was learning how to sit up all by yourself. It just clicked for you one day, and you've been a good sitter-upper ever since. Within a week of figuring out how to sit up, you started army-crawling and you're all over the place. I know your seventh month will be the month you start crawling on all fours. I was glad to be able to photograph you sitting up in your crib this month. Looks like Daddy will have to lower the mattress now!
Here you are reading "The Runaway Bunny". I was surprised you liked it so much because your favorite books so far seem to be the ones with photographs instead of illustrations. You're so good at playing by yourself with your toys, especially in the morning after you first wake up.
As I suspected, this month's chair photos were a bit of a challenge to take because you are so mobile now. Not only were you wiggly, you were expressive as well. I've added below some of the photos that showed your funny faces!
Measurements -
weight - 20 lbs - 90% according to online growth charts
length - tall!
head - still perfectly round and your hair is really starting to grow!
Clothes - You're wearing both your 6-12 month and 12-18 month outfits.
Diapers - still a size three, but Mommy has a package of fours on-hand just in case
Feedings - You're now eating five times a day for a total of about forty minutes a day. You eat around 5, 10, 2, 6, and 10 or 11.
Sleeping - You do great during naps, and you do great on your first stretch of sleep from about 8:30 until your last feeding. After that it's iffy until about 1 or 2, then iffy again around 4 or 5. So, no, we're not getting lots of sleep around here. You still get in bed with Mommy after your early morning feeding, right about the time Daddy gets up for work. You kick, flail your arms and pull my hair for about 30 minutes, then fall back asleep. What a way to start the day!
We kept busy this month, going new places and trying new things. You ate solid food for the first time this month and you are starting to enjoy it more and more. So far you've tried apples, pears, sweet potatoes and carrots, and of course, oatmeal and rice cereal. You and Mommy enjoyed a few hours alone while Sam was in VBS for a week and we all went to Jack Carter Pool for a playdate. We've been taking family walks a few nights a week while the weather is still decent and you love to watch Sam ride his bike back and forth on the sidewalk. He's your favorite Straka!
Look at you, getting bigger! And below is Sam's seven month chair photo. You two look to be about the same size, but you don't look too much alike in any other way!
There was the coolest light coming from one of the windows high-up at Gram and Pops' house when we were there last weekend. We had just put Evie in a new little stroller they bought for their house and it turned out to be the perfect size for her. She loved her walk and I loved how the late afternoon sun spotlighted my little girl just perfectly.
I had tried just this morning, as I do several times a day, to get her to sit up while I got ready to leave the house. As usual, she fell right over and seemed no closer to sitting up than any other time I'd tried before. That same evening, I tried again and voila! She can sit. All of a sudden.
I bought this suit for Evelyn the day we found out we were having a girl. It was on sale at Janie & Jack; the matching swim cap, too. Knowing she would be six months old on May 21st, I got a size 6-12 months.
Oops.
Turns out it's a little snug, and short. It might get us through June, but I went ahead and ordered a new suit - size 12-18 months - to wear the rest of the summer.
Sam and I put the pool on the front patio and filled the bottom with just a tiny bit of water. We dipped Evelyn's toesies in, and she screamed. And screamed. And screamed. So we decided to dump out the water, put her in the Bumbo, and give her lots of toys to play with. She ended up having a great time, but what we're going to do when Sam wants to go to the big pool I don't know!
Remember this robe? I took these photos of Sam wearing it when he was six months, too.
Sam
2009
Well, we started with apples. I thought she'd like the sweet. Not so much. I tried her spoon, my finger, with cereal, without cereal. But she just spits it out. Hope she's not as picky as her brother!
I like making baby food. I actually find it relaxing and it's so easy. Just chop-chop-chop, steam, blend and freeze. I usually make a bunch of food all at once. If I'm going to dirty all those dishes, I'd rather have a lot of food at the end to show for it. This was my first baby-food making session for Evelyn. I made apples, pears, carrots and sweet potatoes. I hope she likes it.
Came outside to give a dinner update and saw these two watching Sam ride his bike back and forth. Brian asked me if my camera was handy. I'm glad it was.
Evie's first bath in the blue baby tub! She was overflowing in her newborn tub the hospital gave us. I'd put her in, she'd displace all the water, and then her arms and legs would hang over the side. This is much roomier, with lots of water for splashin'!
Oh, my bathing beauty!
Dr. G. said we could start solids anytime now that Evie's six months old. He suggested rice or oats. This took some planning, let me tell you. Had to make the cereal, just the right consistency for those first tastes, then feed and snap at the same time. Not easy!
She sort of liked it, though most of it ended up on her bib or her tray. She likes to grab the spoon - that was a surprise! I love all of the expressions she makes while eating. Such a happy girl!
