7 Months

I can't believe my baby is 7 months old! I know that she's going to continue to get older but I'm always surprised when another month passes. I didn't really think about what it would be like for her to be seven months old. I haven't weighed her yet so I'm not sure how much she weighs but she just looks so much bigger this month. She sits up all by herself and rarely tumbles over. She can right herself if she wobbles a little. She loves standing up. If I'm sitting next to her, she leans over, grabs onto me and stands up. I'm always so amazed when she does it. It is so cute! The only problem is that she doesn't often sit on the floor with me and play anymore. She keeps using me to stand up instead of playing.

We've moved her to the crib for good now. The transition was actually surprisingly easy. I tried at least 5 times previously to get her to sleep in her crib and she just wasn't having any of it. Sometimes she would only sleep there for half an hour or 2 hours at most and then not go back to sleep and other times I couldn't even put her down in the crib without her screaming without stopping. Suddenly in the last week though, I guess she decided she was ready. We have our own bedtime routine now and she does pretty well. She still wakes up a few times in the middle of the night but she usually can fall back to sleep on her own. Sometimes I have to get up and put her pacifier back in but she I don't feed her anymore. No more nighttime feedings! I'm so proud of her. I know it's taken a long time to get her to sleep through the night and to sleep in her own room but I'm so glad we've made it.

I've been feeding her solids much more regularly now. It was actually rough for a few weeks because she was absolutely refusing to eat. I would make her something, put her in her high chair and sit down with her. I would put some on the spoon to feed her and she would close her mouth tightly and turn her head. She wouldn't even try it! She did it with everything, even things I knew she liked. Finally, I gave her some yogurt and she loved it. She kept lunging at the spoon. Now, I mix her meals with the yogurt and she eats it again. Today she even opened her mouth right when I picked up the spoon. She is just getting so big! Here are some pictures!

Baseball Season

It's finally baseball season again and I couldn't be more excited! I have always loved baseball and with the Reds looking the way they do this year, I'm super excited. I went to Opening Day with my sister and brother and that was just amazing. We took Colbie to her first game on Sunday. It was a lot warmer than I thought it would be and I wasn't anticipating as much sun as we had. We got her a certificate to commemorate her first game. I hate pink colored sports gear so I refuse to put her in anything pink for games. I found a lot of Reds stuff at secondhand shops for pretty cheap. I'm pretty sure I bought everything they had in sizes that she is either in right now or sizes that she'll grow into throughout the season. We came away with some adorable onesies, a jacket, pants, and even cute little baseball shoes that are already too small. Her Auntie Emily bought her a super cute bow to wear. I went to Hobby Lobby and found a red crochet hat and a red infant baseball cap to put the bow on. It is just so cute!

On Opening Day, I took her to the parade with my mom and sister. She LOVED it. It was really cold so I had her all bundled up with multiple layers (including layered hats!) and a bunch of blankets. We put her in the big girl part of the stroller so she could see better and camped out at 7th & Race to watch the parade. I was afraid that she wouldn't like the loud noises when the fire trucks and drums came through but those were her favorite parts. She was just amazed by them! After the parade my mom and dad took her to her other grandparents for the rest of the day and I went to the game.

On Sunday, Ben and I took her to her first game. We played the Brewers and we ended up winning 12-3. It was awesome. She fell asleep in the 4th inning even though we were sitting right in front of a speaker that was blaring music the whole time. I kept worrying that she was getting hot or sunburned so I for a little bit I took her back in the shade where it was a little windier. Overall it was a success first game even though I got quite a few compliments on my cute son. I guess if she's not in pink people just assume she's a little boy. Oh well, she's adorable either way. Here are some pictures from Opening Day and her first game!

 Ready for the parade!

Baseball shoes!

Reds bow from Aunt Emily

Baseball binky!

With Daddy at her first Reds game. Took her hat off for the National Anthem!

First game with Mommy!

Taking a power nap.

The view from our seats!