seven months old...

jaelyn is seven months old today. here is an update of what she is doing these days.

sleeping:
we are continuing to put jaelyn on a more strict schedule and it is going very well. she is crying it out for shorter periods of time and sleeping so much better. our goal is to have her sleeping from 7 pm until 7 am. we are getting so close to that.

she naps two to three times a day. her first nap is at 9:00 am, her second nap is at 1:00 pm and then sometimes she will takes a third nap around 4:00. she has been sleeping for about 2 hours in the morning and about 1 hour in the afternoon.

she is no longer taking the soothie pacifier, i switched her to the cute and colorful playtex ortho pro. i was dying to use the really cute ribbons to attach her pacifiers and the soothies don't work on our little paci leashes.

eating:
jaelyn is eating cereal once a day at dinner time. she loves oatmeal cereal the best. i just added a second meal at lunchtime. i am going to make jaelyn's baby food. i choose to start with sweet potatoes. today we introduced them, she seemed to really like them. she goobled up the first couple bites and couldn't get enough and then she wasn't really interested in eating too much more. she may have been full.

she is nursing about 6 times a day, although with her on a 12 hours sleep schedule, that only leaves 12 hours of awake time. some days it is hard to get in 6 nursings a day. sometimes it is only 4.

she also started taking a sippy cup with a little water in it. she is doing pretty well with it.

she takes bottles of breastmilk or formula when she is not with mommy.


developmental milestones:

jaelyn is working on sitting up. she can do it with assistance. i honestly haven't been eager to practice or push her to do it. i rather like it that she still can lay on the floor to play. but it is time to get this one completed.

she can roll over both ways and she rolls to get herself places or to reach toys. she has started to scoot herself backwards too. she moves pretty fast.

she is always grabbing and reaching for whatever she can. loves to get her toes and put them in her mouth. of course, everything that is in her hand goes in her mouth.

she can "say"/ make these sounds: ahhhh, ahh gooo, babababa, ggghhhh, kkkkhhh, dadada, and mamama