7 Months!

This week brought us to Haleigh's 7 month birthday! Looking back over the past month, it seems that there should have been more milestones or big changes. But that doesn't seem to be the case! The biggest change has been that I went back to work this past week. Eventually I will be working 4 days a week from 3:00-11:30pm but the training and orientation period started out with 5 full days...which meant that the girls were either at a babysitter or home with Grandma or Kyle every day this week! They handled it very well! 

Sleeping: This has still been rather inconsistent. We try to put Haleigh to bed between 7:00 and 8:00pm. Frequently she wakes up around 10:00 and will cry for about 10 minutes. As long as she isn't too cold, she will fall back asleep without any intervention. (We have found that her room is the coldest in the house and she needs to sleep in two fleece sleepers! I don't know what we are going to do when it actually gets cold out!) Her wake-up time varies, but seems to most consistently be around 8:00. That being said, it is 9:20 and she is still asleep this morning! 
   Naps also vary. Some days she will nap fabulously, taking two 2 hour naps and then a shorter 3rd nap. Then there are usually a day or two where she takes 2 or 3 45 minute naps. We just go with it:)
   I always put Haleigh down on her back and she usually turns onto her side and grabs her purple bunny right away. Within the last week or so, I have started to find her flat on her back with her arms straight out in the morning. 

Eating: Haleigh usually nurses or takes a bottle 4-5 times/day. She is also eating more solids and I am trying to be more consistent at feeding her and also broadening her diet! We regularly give her bananas, avocado and applesauce. We've also tried peas, green beans, carrots, and pumpkin. She loves green beans and could easily pass on the carrots! Unfortunately for her, I love the face she makes when she gets the first bite of carrot so she continues to get them:) 

Clothing: Onesies are still 6 months, although they are getting a bit tight. We have moved into 9 month pants. This weekend the plan is to go through things a bit more thoroughly because the poor child has been wearing the same clothes over and over again! 

Activities: Haleigh loves watching Annaliese and will laugh at just about anything Annaliese does. She likes to be a part of the action and will instantly start crying when anyone walks out of the room. She enjoys playing with blocks, being tickled, eating, and being outside. She doesn't like being cold, taking a bath, being alone or tummy time.

Movement: She doesn't really move. Unless she's in her crib. Sitting up the living room with anyone around however, she will just sit there or lay there. She doesn't make any attempts to move whatever. But I find her all over her crib! Sometimes she's at one end and sometimes at the other; she turns in circles and everything! I should put a video camera in there just to see what she does! 

Teeth: We still just have the two teeth on the bottom. Every once in a while she gets a bit fussier and more drooly and I think maybe we are getting another one...but no, we still just have 2!