So I think we might have a picky eater on our hands. I've been trying to introduce new foods to her every few days, and so far the only thing she doesn't make a sour face at is oatmeal mixed with prunes (her old lady meal - keeps her regular!) :-) and sweet potatoes. This week, we tried pears, peaches and green beans. She actually seemed to like the green beans for the first few bites and then she started making the sour lemons face. I was surprised she didn't like the pears and peaches. As Scott said "who hates peaches??"
Other fun developments this week - waving! She first started waving at Papa (my dad) when he came over a few days ago. I thought it was a fluke, but she keeps doing it every time someone waves at her - it's pretty funny! We need to try to catch it on camera - she just kind of flails her arm around at you.
She is also officially sitting up. She is getting really good, she doesn't topple over much at all anymore. She's not pulling up on things yet, but if you stand her next to something with her hands on it, like the ottoman, she'll hold on and stand! We also switched from the size 1 diapers to the next size up - she finally outgrew them. Getting so big!
New trick - she likes to pull all of her toys out of the basket at once
Ok, it's official...I've become a slacker on the blog. It's just been hard to find the time...after being at work all day on the computer, the last thing I want to do when I get home is get on the computer. I'm still holding up my promise of "weekly-ish" but just have to make sure that doesn't turn into monthly-ish!
So much to report since my last post! Let's start with food. First of all, we are now fully weaned. I was pumping for the first few weeks while back at work and was slowly starting to nurse her less and less. We were down to once a day and then she started refusing! I think she must have been getting the milk faster from the bottle and decided she preferred that, so it made my decision to stop a whole lot easier. I'm really glad I was able to do it for 6 months though!
We've been trying to introduce more foods. So far, Audrey has tried carrots and sweet potatoes and loves both. I wanted to introduce green vegetables to see how she would like them. I've been making all the food so far and have been trying to use organic veggies, but unfortunately we don't live close to an organic market, so I've just been making do with what they have at our Hen House until I can make a trip to Whole Foods. As you can imagine, it's been slim pickins for good organic produce at Hen House and Hy-Vee. So I bought some of the Gerber organic sweet peas. She hated them. Then Scott found some organic broccoli at Hy-Vee. Hated it even MORE (if that's possible). Of course we got her reaction on video. This is her eating the broccoli and her reaction to the peas was about the same...pretty hilarious! I felt bad like I was torturing her, so I only made her take two bites. Since our green veggie experience, I've gone back to carrots and she has now decided that she doesn't like those either! Guess it's just sweet potatoes for this girl. We're going to try some fruits this week which I'm sure she'll love.
Eating oatmeal with prunes
Next new development - sitting up! She is officially sitting up like a big girl on her own. She's been slowly building up to longer periods sitting up on her own and today Scott said she sat and played for about 45 minutes, so it's official! She still hasn't been able to get to seated position on her own, we have to sit her up. I'm not sure how that happens, I guess she'll just figure it out. This also means that she can now use the high chair, which is pretty exciting! We've also tried the exer-saucer, but her legs are way too short and aren't even close to touching the floor, so it's pretty uncomfortable for her (guess she got her mommy's legs - darn it!).
At least she's trying to smile now,
but can't seem to keep her eyes open for the camera!
Such a big girl!
Another first - the pool! Uncle Brian and Aunt Laura had everyone over last weekend for a birthday/early Father's Day party. It was a little chilly, so we didn't put her swimsuit on her, but she put her feet in the water. She seemed to like it! We have her swimsuit and a floatie device ready to go for the next time. I'm sure she'll love it!
Fun in the sun with Daddy!
First time in the pool!
Loves to be the center of attention!
Playing with her cousins, Babka, Aunt Crystal and Daddy
Finally, an update on sleep. She continues to be a great sleeper at night. She goes to bed between 6:30 and 7:00 and wakes up around 7:00. She's still taking 3-4 catnaps throughout the day. Recently, she has decided that she doesn't like to be rocked before naps and bedtime. The squirms and even gets a little fussy if you try. This is actually a very good thing since it's important that they learn to go to sleep on their own, but selfishly I miss that extra time I got to spend with her before bed time. So now she just talks and plays for a while in her crib and drifts off to sleep. She also is not liking the pacifier anymore, her thumb suits her just fine!
So there you have it...the life of a happy 7 month old! I feel grateful every day to have such a healthy and happy baby - we are truly blessed!
Daddy and Audrey and the grilling mit - Happy First Father's Day!
We celebrated our first Father's Day today and it was a wonderful day! We had my parents, Scott's parents and Uncle Brian and Aunt Laura over for dinner tonight to celebrate. Audrey had a blast being the center of attention as usual and even stayed up past her bed time! She got Daddy a new grilling mit - he really needed a new one and he's already used it twice!
Audrey is so lucky to have such a great daddy! They are such good buddies since Scott gets to stay home with her on his days off. He's so hands-on and loving and they have so much fun together. I knew he would be a good dad, but he has just been amazing with her and it's so fun to watch them together! We love you, honey!!! Happy Father's Day!
All the dads - Papa and Papa with Daddy and Audrey
Gaga and Nana
Uncle Brian and Aunt Laura
She's getting much better about smiling at the camera, but still hates the flash!
So I've been bad about posting for the past couple of weeks. I'm trying to get back into a routine now that I'm back at work. This week will be my first full-time week at work, so I'm sure it will be a whole new adjustment to being a working mom. I'm not going to lie, it's hard stuff! I'm lucky that I like my job, so that makes things a little easier. But I have a whole new found respect for working moms. I told a friend at work that I'm still trying to figure out how people do both jobs well. She said you never quite figure that out (and her daughter just entered middle school!). So the perfectionist in me is just going to have to accept the fact that some days Audrey might wear her pajamas all day and I might forget the meaning of the term "card back" at work (yes, fellow Hallmarkers, this did happen).
We are slowly getting into a good day to day routine. I get up around 6:00 to get ready before Audrey wakes up at 7:00. Then I feed her and get her ready before I leave at 8:00. I'm SO lucky that I don't have to drop her off anywhere, my mom and Scott's parents have agreed to watch her at our house, so that makes things a lot easier. And on Scott's days off, he's home by 7:30. In the evenings, she is now staying up until at least 6:30 or 7:00, so I try to get home no later that 5:30 which gives me a good hour or so to spend with her. We usually feed her dinner, have a bath, read some books and/or play if she's not too tired and head to bed. So we are slowly but surely figuring things out!
Other new developments this week include more food...this time, sweet potatoes! Who doesn't love sweet potatoes? Audrey definitely loves them! Maybe even more than carrots. Next I'm going to try to make a green vegetable, so that might be another story. She is also closer than ever to sitting up, she can actually do it on her own for a few seconds before losing her balance. And she is very good at standing while holding onto your fingers with her hands - she is getting so strong!
No new pictures this week...I'm a slacker. I told Scott he's going to have to start helping take pictures since he's home with her during the week, so we'll see what he comes up with next week (no pressure, honey!).
