Josie is 7 Months Old

Where the past seven months gone?! I feel as though I blinked and the months flew by. 

Josie weighs about 15 1/2 pounds (according to our scale at home). She wears 3-6 month and 6 month clothes as well as size 2 diapers.

Josie continues to be a really good eater. Due to the fact that she enjoys food, I bought a Baby Brezza and have been making baby food this month. She likes all the foods that we tried last month as well as squash, peaches, mango, and beans. We tried some broccoli but she hates it! I think it just isn't smooth enough for her yet. Plus it smells pretty bad, so I'm okay with her not liking it. I also try taking some teether biscuits. They look more like cookies and aren't very hard, but she loves gnawing on them and her high chair during dinner time. I can't wait to try more and more food with her. It is fun having a child who actually enjoys eating!

Josie is not crawling yet. There have been a few times where she has been up on her hands and knees and lifted her belly off the ground, but she isn't sure what to do next. She will get there though. Until then she is perfectly content with rolling all over the place. She gets to where she wants to go this way!

I'm not sure why we keep the blanket for her on the floor anymore. She always rolls herself off of it.

Josie isn't sitting up completely on her own yet. She can sit up and has been doing that for a while now. However she gets too distracted and quickly and falls right over. Even when I put her in her Bumbo she goes off to the side. She does the same thing in her highchair. I'm not sure what that is all about. She enjoys laying on the floor more than sitting up. I keep working with her but I'm not going to push her. I know that she will do it when she is ready.  One thing that I had picked up about her is that she can do things and when she does it she kind of loses interest. Maybe she likes to challenge herself and once the challenge is over she doesn't care as much anymore. Who knows.

We still have not heard Josie say her first word. This summer she it sounded like she said 'dad' once but we never heard it again. For the past two months or so she has been making a sound that sounds like the word 'hi' in the same exact drawn out way that we say it to her. I don't count this either though because i cant be sure what she is saying. I long to hear her say mommy to me. I know though that whatever word she finally says will sound so sweet. 

Josie's sleeping habits continue to improve. She takes a few naps during the day, including an early evening nap around 6pm. She goes to be for good around 7:30-8pm. She only gets up once at night now, which is usually between 11pm and 1am. She is still pretty easy to put to bed. We just have to give her a pacifier, her lovies, play her music, put her on her side near the side of the crib and she is good to go. She falls asleep on her side, but usually ends up on her back or stomach throughout the night. I can't wait until she sleeps all night long!

Josie doesn't have any teeth yet. There have been times where we thought that we felt something around the gum line but it turned out to be nothing. She doesn't seem like she is in a lot of pain though so I'm guessing that she is not close to getting a new tooth. She does love teething toys though, so who knows.

Sophie the giraffe is Josie's new best friend.

I can't wait to see what other fun and exciting things happen with Josie next month! Until then, here are some more pictures from this month:

I had a hard time getting Josie to look at the camera and to keep her legs down!

Sophie kept cracking up when Josie was grabbing at her. She loved the attention that Josie was giving to her.

Sophie decided to 'read' to Josie so that she wouldn't grab at her face anymore.

Trying puffs for the first time...

...not so sure about them. 

Josie getting her first pedicure from Aunt Sara.

There is one section of our driveway that puddles when it rains. Sophie loves jumping in it, so we thought we would let Josie try it out, too.

I love that sweet little face!

She looks so disappointed that the ice cream cone is plastic!

Puddles and pink piggies

Josie is fascinated with different textures. She spent a good 5 minutes one day just playing with the carpet. She looked so concerned and intrigued. You would think that it was brand new carpet as opposed to the stuff she rolls around on every day.

She loved this shaggy carpet (though not the taste of it).

Josie and Grandma Jenny

Grandpa Marvin and Jo Jo (as he lovingly calls her)

Zoo day with friends

We visited Daddy at his new job. All his co-workers swooned over the girls. 

Passed OUT!

Meeting Aunt Deanna for the first time.

Quality time with cousin Anna.

Getting some lovin' from big sister Sophie.

Sophie's Sparkle and Shine 3rd Birthday Party

This cute little girl had a sparkle and shine birthday party! She was so excited about her 'glitter party.'

The Decorations, Favors, and Food

Obviously we had to have lots of glittery things. I found some silver and gold decorations for the front door, porch and inside the house. I also covered a vase and a few picture frames in glitter (and added pictures of Sophie playing with glitter). For party favors I covered a few foam wands in glitter and made glittery paperclip bookmarks. Nothing fancy, but they added some sparkle to the party. We had tacos, fajitas, and nachos for lunch. Sophie's Aunt Sara and Aunt Kathy made her a tasty and pretty gold cake.

 

I made Sophie a sparkly gold tutu and hair bow for her to wear, and she grabbed one of my necklaces to put on, too. She looked so cute and sparkly! (On a side note, we will be picking up glitter from that tutu for months!)

 The Activities
My mom had a small bounce house that she let us borrow for the party. The kids loved it! We were able to put Sophie's birthday present (a trampoline) as well. It was the perfect size for two kids to bounce around in. We also had a shiny star piñata filled with candy. That thing was hard to bust open! Luckily cousin Andrew was finally able to knock the candy out.

Note to self: teach this kid how to hold a baseball bat!

The Presents
Sophie received so many wonderful presents from her friends and family. Books, clothes, toys, and even a sparkly owl! Some of her Aunts went in together and bought her a sand and water table. (After the party and today she begged me to put it together so she could play. She was so happy when I set it up for her.) Sophie was so cute when she would get a new present to open. While most kids would tear right into the present, Sophie would open up the card and 'read' it aloud first. She would always say, "Dear Sophie's birthday party..." and then make up something to finish up what she thought the card said. It was so sweet!

Blowing Out the Candles
Sophie loves singing 'Happy Birthday' and was so happy while everyone sang to her. She smiled the whole time! She blew out all 3 candles in one try and was so proud of herself. I was pretty proud of her as well. 



 

Happy 3rd birthday, sweet girl!