The Bentleys: 7 Months of Life!

Height + Weight: Not sure- next appointment isn't until 9 months.

Milestones: We removed your changing table from downstairs and your dresser changing pad from you room at 6 1/2 months old as you became too mobile and rolling over like crazy. Because you're so mobile, you started the attempt to crawl. You do more over an army crawl at the moment, but you are very motivated to do it when you see an empty water bottle or remote control.

Likes: My favorite moment of the month is when you're excited to eat your baby food and you open your little mouth like a baby bird as the spoon comes towards you. To help you eat, I usually play music, sing to you and give you play rings that keep you entertained during the 15-20 minute process. Besides basic baby food, you love GoGo packs and Elsa Kitchen packs. I guess these companies really know how to mix certain foods together because you love them! You also love your sippy cup and being able to hold it on your own as you are a fiercely independent little baby. However, you now have let me hold you like a baby again in my arm when I feed you your bottle ( you stopped letting us do that for 2-3 months). You biggest like/ love lately is being able to touch your bedroom chandelier as your dad lifts you up towards it. You gasp for air in excitement and extend you little arm so far up to touch it yourself.

Dislikes: Your biggest dislike this moment in time is being made to sit still. When it comes to changing your diapers, putting on your pjs, or even giving you a bath, you want to roll over and move from the position you are currently in. It is really like taming a wild animal. You still dislike being shown how to sit up on your own. Even though you can and have done it before, once you realize you're sitting up you slide back and want to roll over on your belly.

Fun Stuff & Firsts: I changed up your daily schedule around 10 days before you turned 7 months old. We did this because you were no longer wanting to eat your bottle at all! It was like something clicked inside of you and wanted a change! You also started to get tired earlier, which in turned to a fussy evening. The other part of life I have changed for you was your baby food. I still consider each new food and day feeding you as a first (you're one tough cookie when it comes to food). This is an ever evolving process where one day you hate everything I do, so I panic and decide to attempt BLW (Baby Led Weaning) approach where you get "big" food, but then the next day I'll try baby food and you love it so I will make homemade food but still buy baby food and the baby food in the go-go packs to make sure you are happy. Sadly, you had your first true cold of a terrible stuffy nose and watery eyes, but I give a HUGE THANK YOU to Nose Frida!!!

Baby food(s):
2/21- Pumpkin
2/26- Avocado
3/1- Apples & Mum/ Mums (teething cookies)
3/6- Scrambled eggs
3/14- Baby yogurt

A normal day looks like this:

7:30 am (wake and eat 7 oz)
8-8:30 (play)
8:30 (baby food)- 1 TBL. baby oatmeal, peaches or another fruit.
9-10:30 (nap in crib)
11:00 (eat 6 oz)
11:15- 12:00 (play)
12:00 pm (baby food) Mixture of veggies and fruits like sweet potatoes, avocados, pears, prunes, or I will give you a Go-Go or Ella's kitchen pack if we're on the go.
12:30- 2:30 (nap in crib)
3:00 (eat 6oz)
3:15- 4:00 (play)
4:00 (baby food) Mixture of fruits and veggies- biggest meal of the day
4:15- 5:00 (play)
5:00-5:30 (cat nap)- I sometimes let you sleep from 4:30- 5:30 if you didn't nap well today.
5:30- 7:00 (play)
7:00 (bath) Very, Very difficult since you wont sit and like to roll over.
7:30 (eat 9 oz)
8:00 pm (sleep for the night)