Back to no pacifier at naptime/nighttime....

And we're wondering why in the world we slipped into letting her have it at night again. I guess it started again when we were in San Diego, without any type of noise to help her fall asleep. She's had some type of "white noise" in her room ever since she was born. We had a fan blowing in our room when she was sleeping in our room, a fan in her room during the summer, and now a humidifier in her room. I forgot how well she sleeps without the paci. I won't be making that mistake again.....at least I hope not :)

It's gonna be a loooooonnnnnnngggggggg day......

So not only has my 7 month old given up a nap during the day...that's right...my 7 month old is only taking 1 nap a day....she has decided that 1:00am is when she would like to start her day. It's almost 4:00am and we're still wide awake. She's playing in the exersaucer while I clean the house.

Here's my continuous prayer for the day: Lord help me to be patient with my child.

I'll let you know if we get any sleep today.....back to cleaning.....

Fun with my camera

Thought I'd share this great photo with you :) Just having some fun with photoshop while Eleanor is asleep. I have a feeling there will be some late nights this week.

Here's her 7 Month Video :)

Hope you enjoy it :)

A Year Ago Today...

We found out we were having a girl. Happy Birthday to Daddy today :)

We found a new toy today too. LOL....she LOVES it :)

She's so funny. Her new thing is to ham it up. She tries to make herself laugh...which then leads to us laughing at her. It's a crack up :)

Better week......so far......

She's much happier this week! Thank goodness :) One of her top teeth is almost through. I can't wait to see what she looks like with top teeth!! Yesterday we went to the park and played in the grass and then played on the swings. She just about fell asleep in the swing...poor baby. She's still only taking one nap...but I have a feeling she's gonna take 2 today. She had us up a lot last night, and was awake at 6:15 this morning. So everyone keep your fingers crossed!

The weather is a changing here. Supposed to be a high of 55 today...and I realize to some of you readers...that might sound like a heat wave!! I think it's safe for me to pack away all her summer clothes now. It kinda makes me sad everytime I put away some clothes that don't fit her anymore. Last night I flipped through pictures of when I was pregnant with her, and the ones of her the day she was born. I know I say this all the time, but I really can't believe how fast it goes. I have a feeling that she might be crawling soon folks. While we were visiting "Uncle" Mike & "Aunt" Katie the other night, she put both of her arms down and leaned forward and tried to get her legs behind her...but instead fell on her face. Hahaha....she was so cute and didn't even cry...she just flipped over on her back and went back to babbling. So maybe within the next couple weeks she'll be mobile. Oh geez...we gotta get to babyproofing!

Butt Scoot Boogie

Yesterday she actually scooted...well...I should say, rocked herself back and forth enough to "scoot" herself across the floor. She was sitting in front of the t.v. playing, and must have caught a glimpse of herself in the t.v. cabinet glass and was so excited. She was talking to herself and rocking away. Once she reached the glass she started banging on it. Another reason why we need to start childproofing the house. It's not going to be long folks and she's gonna be EVERYWHERE. Makes me tired just thinking about it :)

The teeth are still making her miserable. She's not eating from the spoon at all still. I'm hoping this is because of her teeth and not something else. She's stil nursing great, so I'm not too worried, but it's really frustrating trying to feed her when she screams back and me and shakes her head "no" and refuses to open her mouth. I even tried to give her yogurt mixed with blueberries last night. All I ended up with was a blueberry mess. I thought, hey...why not try and put some on her tray and see if she'll try to feed herself the yogurt. Nope....that didn't work....but she did like to paint with it. Oh well.....keep trying I guess :)

Toofers......

She's teething again...and it's not pretty. She has been miserable these last couple days. It's the top teeth this time, and I think both are coming in at the same time. I can kinda sorta see little whites in her gum line, but her gums are super swollen. We've tried orajel...which is good for immediate relief. We've tried the teething tablets....ok.....but not as effective as I'd hoped they would be. So right now the best thing for her is motrin. I give it to her before bed so she sleeps better. Poor baby!!

She still won't let me feed her anything. I'm guessing things are a little out of whack because of the teeth, so hopefully once they come through, she'll be eating better again. Right now her mealtimes consist of Cheerios, and Mum Mums. Oh and yesterday we tried some organic teething biscuits. What. A. Hoot! She was covered head to toe in that thing, and still wasn't finished with it. Next time we will try that without a shirt on...and right before bath time! :)

Little Miss Independent

Little stinker is wanting to become more independent every day. This morning she decided she didn't want ME to feed her anything. She wanted to put the cheerios in her own mouth :) So I let her do that....and gave in and cut up a few little pieces of banana so she could feed herself. She's also started squirming to get down from us holding her. She's happier sitting on the floor playing than having us squeeze and hold her. Makes me kinda sad that she's already starting this process. Oh well....you have to let them grow up right? :)

She learned something new this weekend....she shakes her head "yes" now. We'll have to get some video of this. It's so cute. She smiles the whole time she's doing it too. Funny girl!

6 month stats

We had her 6 month dr. appt on Tuesday and it went great. She is 16 lbs. 7 oz and a whopping 27 1/4 inches long! She grew a whole 2 inches in 2 months :) She just about gained 2 lbs in2 months as well. She got her first flu shot and her other regular immunizations. Boy was she a trooper. As soon as it was over, and I picked her, she was smiling and giggling at the nurse who poked her. Big girl :)

Tomorrow we go and get her 6 month pictures taken at JC Penny's. Can't wait to see how these turn out now that she sits up on her own. :Sigh: where does the time go? Next thing we know we'll be out buying Christmas presents for her...and she'll only be a few months away from turning a year old. I get it now. I understand it when people tell you while you're pregnant, "It goes so fast, you better enjoy it." Boy does it ever :)