7 Months

We have been weighing Miss Juliet and are excited to announce that she has met, exceeded her goal! She weighs 14 lbs. 9.6 oz!!!!! Our next official appointment is at 9 months. Since I was only feeding her on one side at each feeding, her spit up did in fact decrease, but evidently she was not taking enough in! So, we're back to eating both sides at each feeding, but without spit up aplenty! Yea!! She seems to be very interested in watching us eat food. I think she would dig right in if we let her. She loves bottles too, how's that? I can count the number of bottles she's had.This month has brought on the excitement of teeth! She is a bit fussy a few days before they come in, but overall it isn't too bad. She has two teeth on the bottom (see Developments post). Keeping with the theme of the mouth, Juliet has begun to make sounds rather than just cooing! It began at the first of this month (August). She is making the "ba" sound and is totally into "ma-ma"!!! When she cries "ma-ma" is clear as a bell. Although she does not associate it with me. Could it technically be her first word?!!



She is also crawling, army style...kinda. She doesn't seem to be using her elbows. Fingers grip the floor (mostly hardwood) and toes dig in, but only the right side. She keeps her left foot up. Even with keeping the floors vacuumed and mopped, her clothes are dirty. Can I say I hope this stage passes quickly?Sleeping has improved sightly. I'm down to one or two times getting up with her at night. I've started not changing her diaper when she wakes up in the middle of the night because it makes her so mad. And she doesn't mind sleeping with it wet. That's fine with me! I hate snaps in the dark, at two a.m.!Juliet attended her first VBS while we were in Tallahassee. She loved it! Perfect attendance! Juliet loves other kids and I think she might be a little aggressive. She was really good at stealing other kid's Bibles and chew toys. She also has a serious love for stuffed animals. It is hilarious. She gets super excited and zeros in on her prey and cannot be deterred. Granddaddy bought her a pink pig, Wilbur, to satisfy her craving! She is loving the "touch and feel" books. We have a Baby Einstein about baby animals and she loves the yellow chick and the baby hedgehog. She actually puts her fingers together and pinches the yellow fur. There is a Peter Rabbit book and her buddy Wynn has a John Deere Tractor & Tiny Hands "touch and feel" books she is crazy about. Books are still a big hit and she loves turning the pages.

Swinging is another favorite. I think she could swing for hours, but we haven't tried it yet. If all else fails to make her happy, swinging is the key! We also blow bubbles while swinging, which she gets real excited about. Lucy loves them to and jumps up to catch them. Lucy makes Juliet get very excited. Juliet joins many others who love Lucy! Lucy is not sure about the pulling of her hair, ears and tail, so she tries to stay just out of reach.

Juliet also has an obsession with paper and tearing it up. Napkins and junk mail are favorites. Clapping is still a lot of fun. That is the only way I got A (count, one) smile out of her for this session. But trying to clap and take a picture proves difficult. Below are a few outtakes. Note the obsession with paper.


I cannot tell you how much I love this little girl. She is so amazing. I love looking at her to catch her doing something new or just sleeping. I love watch her sweet little lips pooch out as her tiny chest rises and falls. She'll crawl all over me now and I love it. She puts her little mouth on my shoulder and talks. Sometimes I even feel the little teeth. I love every bit of her! (Justin does too.) I cannot tell you how many times the words sweet and precious come out of my mouth. So for the record. She is so precious. I cannot believe how sweet she is. Thank you God. Now I am current with her monthly posts!