{Sylvie} 8 Months Old

Life at 8 months old has been so much fun with Sylvie. She has turned into a really happy baby (most of time) and loves being around people.

Sleeping:
This was a transition month for Sylvie. At the beginning of the month, she was still taking 3 naps a day. She still needed that extra 20 minute catnap to make it until bedtime. But then we started noticing that it was becoming really hard to get her to take that third nap and she wouldn't do it unless we were rocking her. So on days that she took good morning and afternoon naps, we would try for only 2 naps a day. Some nights she was pretty grouchy before bed, but by the end of the month we had fully switched over to 2 naps.

Most days her sleep schedule looked like this:

7:15  wake up for the morning
9:45 - 11:00  first nap
2:00 - 3:15  second nap
7:15  bedtime


Eating:
This was a huge month for Sylvie trying new foods! She loves all kinds of baby food. She seems to really love the apple/blueberry and squash the best.  Pears and applesauce are also big hits.  This month, Sylvie also got to try puffs, Cheerios, and crackers...yum!  We're still working on her pincer grasp so not very much food has made it into her mouth by herself, but we're happy to feed her for now!  Sylvie is also still nursing and is doing really well.  We're just taking it day by day; as long as it's working for both of us we'll keep going for the next few months.


Growth:
We'll have to wait and see how she measures at her 9 month appointment for her stats. Sylvie is wearing a few 9 month clothes, all of her 6-12 month clothes, and starting to wear some 12 month clothes.


Milestones:
There weren't any real milestones that come to mind this month. She has become a lot better at sitting up, but still needs to be watched.


Likes:
Splashing and warm water at bath time, Cheerios, car rides, being with people, and Judah's big kid toys


Dislikes:
There's really not too much that Sylvie dislikes these days! She's turned into a pretty happy little girl. If she's crying, it's probably because she wants to be held.

Sylvie's First Thanksgiving / Thanksgiving 2015

With both sides of our family living close, holidays are always busy days. We started the day with lunch at my parents' house, and ended the day with Drew's side at his family's cabin. I didn't remember to take very many pictures but I got a couple of cute ones!

Sylvie is ready for her first Thanksgiving meal (puffs!)

Always watching her big brother

Judah was attempting to do bunny ears for a picture...but it ended up being a sweet shot of the two of them.

She was such a good baby all day...and it was a long day for her. She crashed as soon as we got home and slept all night.

My little family (minus one)

Happy Thanksgiving!

{Sylvie} 7 Months Old

Our baby girl is seven months old! That first birthday is coming way too quickly for us.  Besides some crabbiness from teething, she has been a doll this month!

Sleeping:
We are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with Sylvie's sleeping.  Most nights, she goes to bed around 7:30, will sing and jabber for a few minutes, and go to sleep.  Then she will wake up around 4 or 5 in the morning to eat, and will go back to bed until 7 AM.

Naps have gotten better too.  She does have a few short naps here and there, but most of them last around an hour and a half.  She feels so much more rested and is a happy girl.  She still takes 3 naps a day.  She is awake for around 2 hours before she is ready to go back to sleep.

Except for a few rough nights with teething, Sylvie is finally getting to be a better sleeper!


Eating:
Sylvie is still nursing and is doing pretty well.  We have introduced lots of new foods this month.  She has tried applesauce, pears, prunes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash.  Sylvie just gobbles them up.  We also tried bananas but she seemed to have some diaper issues after that so we may wait to try those again for a bit.


Growth:
Not sure about her stats, but she is definitely a growing girl.  She is wearing 6-9 month and 6-12 month clothes, but the 9 month sleepers are definitely starting to get tight.  Can't believe she'll be moving up to 12 month sleepers soon!


Milestones:
Sylvie got her 2nd tooth on October 23.  She also has gotten really good at rolling.  Rolling tummy to back is easy for her, but rolling back to tummy is still something she's working on.  She also sat up for the first time on November 1st!  Sylvie also took a bath in the big tub and sat in the front of the cart this month.


Likes:
Sylvie's number one favorite thing is to do is watch Judah.  She just thinks he's hilarious.  She also loves chewing on things, playing in her jumper, going on car rides, eating her baby food, and watching the credits at the end of TV shows (just like her big brother did!)

She also has become pretty attached to her sleep sacks.  Since she started teething, Sylvie has started sucking on the tops of them.  I tried to put her down for a nap the other day without one and she would not relax and stop wiggling until I put her in her sleep sack.  She instantly relaxed and went to sleep a few minutes later - I guess it's a comfort thing!

Just woke up and still in her sleep sack

First time riding in the cart like a big girl!

Lots of drool this month with a new tooth coming in!

We love her sweet smile.

Sylvie loves her daddy.

With cousin Josie at the cabin!

first bath in the tub with Judah

Judah's 4th Birthday Party

For Judah's birthday this year, he really wanted to be the one to choose what theme he was going to have.  For months he had been telling us that he wanted a dragons party (from How to Train Your Dragon).  But over the summer he really loved watching The Lion King.

As his birthday came closer, Judah told us that he wanted a Lion King party now and he really wanted Simba, Pumbaa, and Timon on the cake.  And that is exactly what we did!

We picked out his plates and napkins online, ordered our cake, and got ready for Judah to turn four!

Family and friends came to celebrate our little guy.  We had such nice weather that we were able to have his party in the backyard and he had such a good time.

Judah got to open a few presents from us the day before his party.

It's party time!

{Sylvie} 6 Months Old

Our little girl is 6 months old  - half a year! - already.  Time really needs to slow down!

Sleeping:

At six months, I would say that Sylvie sleeps mostly through the night.  She goes to bed around 7:30 and will usually sleep until around 5 AM.  Then she'll fuss in her crib until I feed her and she'll go to back to sleep until 7 AM.  Some nights she does fuss in the middle of the night, but those are becoming less often and I think they are due to teething.

Sylvie naps three times a day.  Her naps aren't very long though (around 45 minutes), and can lead to some crabbiness if she can't get back to sleep.  She can be awake for about two hours before she needs to go back to bed...otherwise watch out!  When Sylvie gets overtired, it is not pretty.

Eating:

She is still nursing, although it has become a little harder.  She prefers one side which means I need to pump the other side sometimes.  It's hard to fit that extra pumping session in when we're in a rush that day.  She also is a lot more distracted and won't eat if Judah is in the room or if the TV Is on. 

We did start solids on her six month birthday.  We started with rice cereal and she ate just a little bit before she gagged and decided that was enough of that!


Growth:
Sylvie weighs 18 pounds, 9.6 ounces (87%).  She is 26.25" long (64%).  She can still fit in a few 3-6 month things, but they are getting really short.  She is wearing mostly 6-9 or 6-12 month clothes.

Milestones:

Sylvie started solids on October 3.

She rolled from her back on to her tummy on September 23.  Sylvie can roll, but doesn't do it often so we are still working on tummy time every day.

She is also working on her first teeth.  We can see little lines on her bottom gums and she is doing a lot of chewing, drooling, and is sometimes fussy so we know those little teeth are on their way.

Likes:

Sylvie likes singing and music, chewing on fingers and toes, her colorful ball, riding in the car, taking walks, remote controls, and being rocked to sleep

Dislikes:

Wiping her nose and missing naps

She's always chewing on something!

I love that little tuft of hair :)

 Ready for her first taste of cereal

Judah is such a good big brother - he gets very excited for all of Sylvie's "firsts"