It seriously freaks me out that my Little Lady is 7 months old today. Where is the time going? Oh I know to baseball, swim team practice, swim lessons and music class. Miss B. has had a very productive and busy month 6 if I do say so myself! As a six month old she has: learned to sit up on her own, started crawling (1 or 2 inches), grown her two bottom teeth, learned to clap, started eating solids (applesauce, pears, peaches, bananas, apricots, carrots, peas, oatmeal and rice cereal), and she has learned that if I'm not in the room where she can see me or if I'm not lugging her around on my hip, she should SCREAM and CRY until I pick her up! Her little personality is in full bloom and I'm afraid it is a feisty one! She has no problem protesting when she is unhappy or doesn't want something. She LOVES attention from he big brothers. They are really good about playing with her and talking to her when she is fussing. Miss B. loves her Dad. When he walks through the door at night, her face lights up! Her smile is enormous and makes all of us happy. We are crazy about this Little Lady and can't wait to see what happens during her 7th month.
This is a typical look from Miss B. right now.
She can't quite figure out what is growing in her mouth! She is constantly feeling her 2 new teeth with her tongue. How do you like the little ouchy under her nose? She fell flat on her face while she was sitting up the other day.
Here is an example of what a typical day is like for Miss B:
6:30-7:00 Rise and Shine!
7:00 Breakfast in the Bumbo in the sink. (Oatmeal and a fruit). Hang out there until the rest of the gang is dressed, brushed and spiked! Protest a little cause you want out but I'm too busy getting the boys ready that I don't have time to pay attention to you... cry away little Miss!
7:30 Pick out the most girlie pink outfit I can find and decide which flower is the biggest and most obnoxious looking in your hair. Do you have a cute bracelet or necklace to match that darling outfit? You betcha! Laugh and giggle at you in the mirror cause I can't believe that pink outfit and flower are staring back at me. It's beautiful!
8:30 Bottle and down for a nap. (unless we have to take Case to preschool and then it's eat and sleep in the car! We also run errands for 2 hours until we have to pick your brother up!) Sorry!
10:30 Up and ready to play! You love your saucer, Bumbo, vibrating chair and sitting on the carpet. As long as I am within seeing distance, your good to go! You also love to have something in your chubby little hands to play with and suck on.
11:30 Are you really hungry again? Time for a 6 ounce bottle. If we have to pick up Case from preschool, you are drinking that yummy bottle in the car (thank goodness you can hold your own bottle now!) (Three days out of the week we are off to swim lessons at this time which means you get to hang out in the beautiful weather and watch the boys swim.)
1:00 I've held you off long enough for another nap, but I really want you sleeping at the same time as Case and Ledger. You are out cold the minute your little head hits your plush crib! Good night little lady!
4:00 Sorry to do this to you, but, " wake up," we have to take your brothers to swim team practice! (Drink another 6 ounce bottle on the way there or when we get there.)
8:00 We are back home after swim team practice and a baseball game. Since we haven't been home most the day, we had to get dinner after the game which means we are all exhausted by now...especially YOU! Dad gives you a shower with the boys and I quickly put your warm, soft Jammie's on you and give you a bottle. This is my favorite time of night cause I get to hold you, all clean and warm, in that gorgeous room of yours and watch you fall asleep. I usually fall asleep with you which I love! I didn't have time to feed you rice cereal, peas and a fruit, but you don't seem to mind. You are out like a rock! Good night sweet girl!!
As you can see, we are very busy right now. The other night we were at a swim meet and a friend politely (hmmmmm...) said to Berkley, "Your mama is gonna wear you out. You should be home, not out with all these people." This is also the same woman who has nanny for her kids, who are now 17!! This sweet lady doesn't take her kids anywhere until they are about 5 years old. She thinks kids should be at home, they have no business being out with the rat race! While a nanny would be wonderful and great for our hectic schedule, it's not realistic for us. The obvious reason is that we can't afford one, and the next being that we choose to do these activities. I can't stay home with my new babies until they are 5 and have my older kids miss out on their activities. It just wouldn't work. When Brody was the only child, I thought Mom's like myself were out of control, ridiculous, and didn't care about the health and well being of their kids. After all, how could they drag their kids around like they do and expect them to be happy and well behaved when they haven't had a nap all day or play time with Mom at home. I've come to realize that while those things are important, so is having a kid who can adjust and adapt in different situations under different circumstances. I'm not trying to justify our busy life. I'm overwhelmed and exhausted too. At night when I FINALLY get into bed I ask myself, "Why am I doing this?" Then I remember that this time will pass. This craziness only lasts for 6 weeks and then it's over. The problem is that all our activities are coming to an end or just starting. They are all overlapping right now. In another 4 weeks we will be back to normal (yea right!), I can do this! My baby will be fine. We will be fine. After all, "It may be a crazy life, but it's our life!"
Getting that crawling thing down!
