Brynlee is 7 Months Old!

*Note: I originally wrote this post on August 10, but it took me this long to hit the "publish" button, so things are slightly outdated already. I can't believe how much can change in just a week and a half!

Yesterday Brynlee turned 7 months old! This has definitely been her biggest developmental month since she was born. Brynlee, here's what you're up to now that you are 7 months old:

-You have recently decided to NOT sleep through the night. You wake 2-3 times a night, but we've recently started making you cry it out. You don't like it and neither do we, but it seems like things might be heading in the right direction to get you sleeping like normal again :)

-Still wearing a size 2 diaper. I feel like you've been in these forever!

-You weigh about 16 pounds and are roughly 26 inches long!

-You're still wearing mainly 3-6 month clothes, with some 6-9 month outfits. Pajamas are all 6-9 months.

-You eat 3 (food) meals a day. Cereal and a fruit in the morning, with cereal and a veggie in the afternoon and evening. Minus a short stint where you decided to hate peas after previously liking them, you eat anything we put in front of you.

-Your hair is pretty much non-existent still. Maybe by your 1st birthday, you'll have something up top to show off :)

-You got your first tooth about a week ago and it pokes up a little more each day! And as of about 5 minutes ago, I noticed that your second tooth showed up overnight!

-Right after you turned 6 months old, you started army crawling! That's still your main mode of movement, but you occasionally get up on your hands and knees and crawl the "correct" way.

-Just last week you pulled yourself up to standing! Now you pull up on the couch, stairs, your crib, and anything else you can manage.

-You are still a pretty happy-go-lucky baby, for the most part. You still like your exersaucer, love Mommy and Daddy making faces/noises at you, and playing with Turner. But most of all, you like to crawl/climb all over and explore!

With all that Brynlee has done in the last month, I'm sure the next month holds plenty of excitement for us. She sure keeps us on our toes and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Try To Keep Up

Brynlee has been tearing up the milestone chart the last few days and I am having a hard time keeping up with all the new things she is doing!

Last Thursday, Brynlee had a horrible day. By the time Brandon got home, I was crying because she was just whining all day long, never wanted to be put down, etc. I was exhausted. Friday morning, I got Brynlee out of her crib and she was flashing the beginnings of her first tooth at me :) I felt a lot better knowing there was a reason for Brynlee's crankiness and my previously well-behaved and happy baby had not been taken over by aliens!

Saturday, Brandon and I went to a wedding reception while Brandon's parents watched Bryn for us. Before we left their house, we sat Brynlee down to play and she actually stayed sitting! Previously she had been too antsy to sit. But she finally proved that she can do it!

Monday, Brynlee delivered her most shocking development to date. I went upstairs to get her bath ready and left her downstairs to crawl around, play, hang out until I was ready for her. Well, I came down the stairs and was greeted with this:

She had pulled herself up to standing! The girl is not even 7 months old yet! Since she did this Monday, she immediately finds her way to the stairs all the time now and is pulling herself up. And, as I'm typing this, she has used her Bumbo seat to help her pull herself up and stand at the couch. Seriously, I cannot keep up with her and all her new tricks! I also can't stop myself from constantly worrying now that she stands that she will one day fall and bust her head open. Oh, motherhood. So much fun but so much worrying!

Here's hoping Brynlee gives us at least a month before she starts walking, but I've ordered 2 pairs of Pedipeds on Ebay in the last week just in case she doesn't :)