Mylee - 7 months

Okay, once again I am a month behind with this post and Mylee turns 8 months in 2 days so I am in a scrabble to get this posted. Mylee had a big month between 6-7 months. As I mentioned in a previous post we started her on solid food at the start of that month. She started out on just rice cereal once a day and after a few days really seemed to have the hang of it. I was super excited that she was doing so well as feeding Maddy was a real struggle for us. After about a week we tried carrots, which at first she didn't seem to like but after offering it to her for about 3-4 days in a row she seemed to start to like it. I'd been reading a lot of books on baby food and a few of them suggested starting with an orange vegetable as they have a natural sweet taste for a veggy and we already had a batch of carrots made up in the freezer from my dad's garden so it seemed like the logical choice. That brings up a chance to mention that we decided to make all of Mylee's food ourselves as it is tons healthier for her and saves us some money. At first it seemed like it might be a hassel but it actually has been a ton easier than I thought. We freeze everything in ice cube trays and just take out a cube when its time to eat, except for banana and avocado which both you use only fresh. Over the course of the month, she ate carrots, bananas, sweet potato, pear, butternut squash, and avocado. She took a liking to all of them, not always right away, except avocado which she never would eat (can't blame her) and fresh banana which I think is more of a texture issue as she'd eat banana oatmeal and banana puffs. So her first month of eating went surprisingly really well after a little bit of resistance in the beginning and persistance throughout with continuing to offer the same food at least 4-5 days in a row.

Another big change for Mylee during this timeframe was her first day at daycare. I had a 3 month maternity leave and then my mom moved in to take care of the girls for 3 months so that Mylee didn't have to start daycare until she was at least 6 months old, so Mylee didn't started daycare until Oct. 5th. She of course adjusted well and had a great report everyday, although she doesn't seem to nap as well there. The girls only go 2 days a week as I am home with them on Wednesdays and Fridays and then my mother-in-law wanted to start spending a day of week with them so she comes out on Tuesdays. It has really been great for all of us although Karen wishes she had the girls more at daycare.

Physically this month, Mylee worked on trying to crawl. She spent a lot of time on all fours rocking back and forth. She would try really hard to move but her body was just too heavy for her arms. As soon as she would pick one hand up to move it forward the other one would cave in and she was back on her belly. We knew she was getting close though and it would just be a breakthrough one day and that'd be it. She continues to be a really happy, easy going baby. I really can't get enough of her sweetness. She is starting to form sounds with "da, da, da, da" being by far her favorite.

She holds out in this video, but now I know why she started saying "da, da"

Mylee had her 6 month wellness visit at the beginning of October, which was quite a doctor's visit as I had both girls and Mylee needed 5 shots and Maddy got her flu shot. Not fun. Mylee does not handle her shots well at all, but Maddy surprising did a really great job. At her appointment Mylee was diagnosed with allergies. The doctor said she could tell by her eyes because she had Denni-Morgan lines, an extra fold or line under her eyes that is a sign of allergies in children. Mylee gets up a lot at night coughing and her doctor said its probably due to the drainage in the back of her throat. So she suggested we give her Claritin before bed and use a humidier in her room. Well, as you've all seen Mylee doesn't take medicine AT ALL so we tried the whole claritin thing for about a week and then decided it wasn't worth it as it just seemed like torture and it wasn't helping. Anyway, here are her 6 month stats:

Weight: 20 lbs. 0.2 oz. (95th %ile)
Height: 27.5 in. (90th %ile)
Head Circumference: 17 3/4 in. (95th %ile)

Our girls continue to love each other...I really couldn't ask for anything more. Here are a bunch of pictures of the girls together from this month.