The Salyers

The Salyers
Showing posts with label Milestones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milestones. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

What Seven Months-ish Looks Like.

Wow, is time flying by or what! Little Miss is over seven months old already.  Not really sure when it happened but she is turning into her own little person.  I already miss the early days.  The days of peacefully sleeping all day, sweet little dreamy smiles, looking around in awe and figuring out her surroundings, little baby clothes, newborn diapers and the cuddling..oh how I miss that the most.  I may be missing all these things terribly but I really am enjoying this new stage.  She is so much fun.

Let's see what's new shall we...
  • I'm pretty sure my baby is preparing herself for the army already.  She is scooting on her belly EVERYWHERE.  Baby proofing is already in the process.  Fireplace padded, CHECK.  Getting our dogs groomed tomorrow so that Emma can no longer pull out chunks of their hair, CHECK CHECK!

  •  She says momma! Well, I'm sure she doesn't get that I am momma but she says it so that's all that matters. It sounds about like ma ma ma ma ma and she says it the most when she's eating so she probably associates "momma" with "food".  She's a smart one already folks.  Also, no dada yet.  I'm sure if he started whipping out his wallet she would start saying it.  Her only sounds so far are ba ba ba ba ba, ma ma ma ma, baby gibberish that I cannot understand and ear piercing shrieks.
  • She has one sweet little toofer and more are coming.  She has been a little crabby lately and I'm positive it's those teeth bothering her.  I have to say I'm ready for those bad boys to come in already.  However, that one little snaggle tooth shining is just the sweetest.
  • She is still sleeping through the night (knock on wood).  She is usually asleep around 9 if we aren't out somewhere (sometimes it's 10 or 11) and awake between 8 and 9 the next morning.  I am one lucky momma.  I can't believe I have a baby that sleeps.

  • She loves to sit in a cart while shopping or in a high chair at restaurants.  She thinks she is so big.  She sits there smiling and just waiting for somebody to stop and say how cute she is.

  •  Naps these days are rough.  I shouldn't complain, she sleeps 12 hours a night.  I only wish she would take a long nap everyday that way I had a little free time during the day.  The cat naps are killing me.  Twenty minutes here and thirty minutes there are better than nothing I suppose.

  •  She's around 18ish pounds now.  My chunky monkey as I like to call her.  She's in 6 to 9 month clothes.  Some 6 month clothes are starting to get a bit snug though.  She's also a fat roll away from a size 3 diaper.  Oh those rolls....they are precious I tell you.  I think she also stores things in there for the winter. Fat babies have to eat ya know.

  • Emma has the best personality right now.  She's really starting to come out of her baby skin.  She loves people but sometimes will tuck her head into me when a stranger comes up to her to tell her hello.  She's really not shy so I think it's just a game to her.


  • She sits up on her own now.  She still wobbles sometimes but is starting to catch herself and adjust.  She still topples over sometimes though.  She is also pulling up onto things now.  She started making her way towards the fireplace and pulling up on it.  Hence the baby proofing in bullet numero uno.
My big beautiful girl.

Do you have kids?
If so, what was your favorite stage?
Are you baby proofing?
If so, what are you doing to make your bambino safe?
Comment and share!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Five Months Old

Today my sweet girl is 20 I repeat TWENTY weeks old.  I almost have a six month old baby.  How did this happen? I blinked and poof she's a big girl.  It's so exciting to see her changing though.  She's really turning into her own little person.  She's got the sweetest personality.  I just love her to death.  Here is what's new with Goose.

  • She is laughing.  We finally got the sweetest chuckle out of her.  I however being so excited about it forgot to pick up my phone and record it.  I've yet to be able to get her to do it again.  Go figure.  She's a bit stubborn.

  • She is finally rolling from back to tummy! I was so excited for her.  She really thinks she is a big girl.  Every time I lay her on her play mat she immediately rolls over.  She's figured it out and she's obsessed with rolling over.  I guess we better baby proof because she'll be crawling before we know it.

  • I'm not sure how much she weighs for sure but she's definitely over 16 pounds.

  • She is still doing well in her crib.  She had a hard time napping over Memorial Day weekend with all the commotion but I'm hoping she makes up her naps throughout the week.

  • She is reaching for everything and sticks whatever she can find in her mouth.  What a slobber machine I have on my hands.

  • She is in love with baby food.  All the child does is eat.  I think I'm going to try using the Baby Food cook book this week, that my friend Erin got for me.

  • She's found my hair.  Once she grabs hold, there is no prying the death grip that her little fingers have on my hair.  Guess it's ponytails from here on out.

  • She loves the pool.  I have a water baby for sure.

  • She's getting shy.  When somebody comes up and talks to her she smiles and turns her head away.  It's the cutest thing ever!


She's perfect.  Absolutely perfect.  I don't even remember what life was like before her.

 

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Jump around, jump up and get down Jump around, jump around...

Emma is finally big enough to go in her JUMPEROO!  I've been introducing her to in small doses and she loves it.  She is so intrigued by the lights and sounds.  She's even figuring out how to jump in it, even though it's only her tip toes that touch the ground!

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And for your viewing pleasure...videos of baby cuteness!


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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Four Months Old

This baby is growing by leaps and bounds. I am still in the process of trying to find a way to slow this process down but I'm not having any luck.  Emma is four months and one week old today.  Her four-month check up is on Friday.  That means more shots, poor baby.  At least we will know how big she is.  I'm thinking at least 14 or more pounds.  All she does is eat eat eat.  Here's what's new in Emma's world.

She LOVES her cereal.

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She officially loves LESS clothes.  That means we are in for it when she's 16.  I see turtlenecks and bars on the windows in the near future.

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We bought her a new BIG GIRL swing and she finally loves to swing!

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She is still almost rolling over.  So so close.  The kid can't get her big head to go with the rest of her body.  She does loves tummy time though.  She's so strong.

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She is also sleeping in her crib.  As in ALL the way across the house in HER OWN ROOM.  I miss her SO much.  She stays in her crib all night like a good girl.  From 10 to 6 and then usually with mommy from 6 to 8 or 9.  So glad I have a sleeper!

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This whole experience is just flying by before my eyes.  I'm just trying to savor every second of it.  She's so cute right now...baby stage is the best.  I could eat her for breakfast!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

So close!

Have I mentioned how big this baby is getting? She thinks it's ok that she grows up faster than she's supposed to. I'm not ok with that though. This baby is an inch away from rolling from back to belly. That's not supposed to happen til around the 5 month mark right? I think we are days away from the full roll over. I remember when she went from belly to back how proud I was, so I can't imagine how proud I will be for this next milestone! Check this cuteness out!

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