Vivian is 7 months

 

Where has the month gone?  I was really surprised the other day when I looked at my phone and realized that it was the 29th!  I haven’t even caught up on all of my blogging from our trip…oh well. I guess that will have to wait because Vivian is now 7 months and I need to update so that I can remember what’s happened with her this month.

This is a dress I used to wear as a baby and we used my baby quilt that my mother made for me as the background. She’s not too happy about being stuffed into this cabbage-patch dress…oh well, she looks cute.

Development:

We started out her first week this month in Utah and she became more and more competent at sitting.  She can now sit for quite a long time (if she wants to) though most of the time she gets back on her belly and rolls to where she wants to be.  She can’t get into a sitting position on her own yet, but she’s working on it by doing sideways crunches and swinging her legs up and down.  Though she’s quite a chunk she has a pretty flat belly from all of her exercises ;).

This is a picture of the the funny stance she takes on the floor when she’s not sitting…I think we need to find her a piano….

Vivian also thinks that she should be held in a standing position the majority of the time…which is driving me nuts as she can’t stand by herself and just wants to stand on my lap all the live-long day…I really need to get a bouncy seat or something for her to save my arms (and some time).  There have been many times when she refuses to be sat down and wants to stand and she has slid across the blanket as I’m holding her because she’s so determined to be upright.  Christian thinks it’s the funniest thing in the world when she gets all stiff like that.  She has a pretty good pincer grasp now and also can change hands which is really cute to watch (in my opinion).

Play:

Vivian is a very playful happy baby.  She will always greet the first person to get her after naps with a huge grin.  I’m really liking this stage because since she can sit, she will sit on the blanket and play with toys for quiet a while.  It’s very nice.  She can now give five and she also will play peek-a-boo on her on fruition.  It’s very fun to have a baby in the playful stage now.

Eating:

Vivian is now eating baby food quite proficiently and is happy to now be starting finger foods.  Bitter biscuits are her favorite.  She also really likes cheese.  She’s my baby.

Sleep:

Vivian’s sleep patterns are getting better.  She still wants to stay up late but if we can get her down for all her naps (four) in a day she will go down and stay down at around 9 though there are still 11 o’clock nights that make me crazy here and there.  She’s still in the pattern of two hours of wakefulness, nap (from one to two hours), the two more hours of wakefulness…etc.  It worked for Christian and it seems to work for her.  I’m wondering when her naps will get further but so far she still on the two-hour cycle.

Family:

We’re all still in love with this little girl.  What a lucky mommy I am!  She’s been such a dream I’m afraid what kind of kid a number three could be like (to even out the score of easiness)…. that is not an announcement, by the way, it’s a projection of thought.  She does have a temper of course (a baby in church stole her pacifier the other week and she was livid!).

Here’s proof that this girl has a temper…

Christian is really happy that she can now sit on the floor and play with him.  She will play blocks with him and destroy his creations and he says “Oh, is that how it’s supposed to look?  Okay baby.” They also play dinosaurs together and he just trades her for the one she’s not playing with anymore.  They play cars as well, though mostly Vivian chews her car and he races cars around her and she laughs.  He has been playing make-believe with her as well.  It’s perfect for him since she just sits on the floor and things happen all around her and Christian speaks for her…it’s like she’s his giant doll that changes expressions.  I was not happy today when he decided that he was a prince and she was a princess and he kissed her squarely on the mouth….Gross!  Someday he will be very embarrassed about that….

This month has gone by so quickly with her.  It is going too fast. My baby is growing so fast!  Sometimes the days go a little slow but this year over-all has seemed to go way too quickly.