Saturday, November 28, 2015

Claire Elyse: 7 Months



Weeks 27-30

Claire truly amazes me every day! She seems to always be doing something new!  I watch her and am in awe of her.  She is so sweet, beautiful, and I love seeing her personality shine! She is a happy baby.  She smiles a lot, but not all the time.  She laughs a lot, but you have to know her and earn it :).  She really is the best!

-Claire is in 6 month clothing and size 2 diapers.  She eats a wide variety of pureed foods.  She still is breastfed/given breastmilk in bottles.  

-She pulls herself up to stand but is not very steady.  
-She does not fall asleep on my chest as often; instead she falls asleep cradled in my arms.
-This month she really went through a mommy phase! 
-She is stretching the time between eating and napping!
-She takes  ~3, 1-2 hour naps a day. 
-She reaches and lunges towards people and things that she wants.
-She is starting to get into the "crawling position."
-She babbles, "babababa, dadadada"
-She had her first cold and ear infection and it was the saddest thing :) Thank goodness for the nose frieda!
-She is quite the cuddler! 
-She no longer sleeps well on the go! We have created a sleep snob! She sleeps in the car or in a quiet room with a fan and that is about it!
-She has started to hit my chest when she wants to nurse
-We began transitioning her out of the sleep sack.
-She is an awful sleeper.  She wakes up every 2-3 hours.  This mama is EXHAUSTED!
-She has started to clap but does not do it on demand.
-She rolls to get places (mainly to mommy)
-She smiles and laughs when you blow on her face
-She is very unsure of the hair dryer
-She loves her Sophie the Giraffe book
-She cries when I walk away
-She started to give big, slobbery, open-mouthed kisses!

-This month Claire visited a pumpkin patch with Mommy's family and then again with daddy's family.
-Claire was dedicated on October 18th.
-She visited her Auntie Christine downtown and spent a few minutes on the roof of a high rise. 
-Claire went trick or treating at the mall in her giraffe costume



Now for a picture dump!



Wanting to crawl!

Trick or treat!







Visiting Uncle Alec at the firehouse!

Fall fun!


Fire prevention at Mommy's school!

She is a big fan of feeding herself!



Claire's Dedication Day




She ADORES her big cousins!



Cutest giraffe!

Game day target fun!


Uncle Tony thought this was SOOO funny!

Morning fun!