7 months

Well Cami is officially 7 months. Where has the time gone? She is getting bigger by the day. She can sit now. She still gets tired and falls over but she is getting there. I almost always still put the boppy behind her so she does not topple over and hit her head. Or get knocked over by crazy Av and Jack. She is very ready to be on the move too with Av and Jack. She just sits with me and watches them and moves and moves. She can’t wait to play with them. It is funny the stages they go through. She is back to that really fun squealing thing. She is loud. She wants to be known. It is cute at the appropriate times. Not cute at brunch or at 5:45am. Not sure what is fun to her about squealing by herself in her room in the dark but apparently it is great fun. She pivots 360 degrees on a blanket on her belly to play with her toys. She rolls from back to belly and then belly to back over and over again but going in the same direction so as of yet it is not getting her anywhere. She has gone from a baby that just wants to nurse for the rest of her life to not wanting to nurse at all. She is too distracted for it and the rest of the world is much more exciting then cuddling with momma. No matter where in the house we go or how hard I work to get us alone (with Av this is not easy) I cannot count on any feeding really working. As she starts nursing I just sit there holding my breath waiting to see if she just pulls off. A nursing session NEVER lasts more then 4 or 5 minutes other then the bedtime nurse. I am guessing she can get 3 to 4 ounces in that time (at least my pump can). It makes me sad (I know I say that all the time) but I miss my cuddle time with her. Plus I am worried about losing my milk. I hope this is just another fun stage. She eats her baby food really well now. She knows how she wants things; she does not want her morning meal until after her morning nap. If you try before she just will not eat it but if you give her the same food after her nap she eats it right up. Her favs are yellow/orange veggies (carrots, sweet potatoes and squash) but is okay with peas, green beans and spinach. For fruits she has had pears, peaches, bananas, applesauce, mangos and raspberries. I am keeping her on 2 meals a day until 8 months and no meat until 8 months. She has had cheerios, puffs and whole peas. She seemed to like them. She can pick them up but cannot get them in her mouth yet. She is now down to only eating once a night and it is a very quick feed. She is starting to get up earlier and earlier, we are going to have to work on that. She is a good napper. 2 naps a day, about 1 hour in the am and 2 hours in the pm. She has started to babble within the last week. Dadadadada, bababababb and mamamamama so cute. She is a great and easy baby.