8 1/2 MONTHS

 Weight: 18.4 lbs

Height: 28 inches

Diapers: Size 3

Teeth: 2 (bottom front teeth)

Accomplishments: Crawling!

~Adria is pushing up on her hands and knees and rocks herself back and forth

She is army crawling/launching. She pushes up, launches herself forward and then drags herself with arms and pushes with her feet. Its quite an involved army crawl. Needless to say we have had to move a couple of things around to keep her safe.

This is a pre-crawling video. I think my crawling videos are all too long for blogger. 
But this is still cute

We love Adria's little laugh. It makes everyone in the house so happy!

~Adria had 2 teeth come in this month! Our kids have always gotten their bottom 2 teeth around the same time...double teething...so fun. Her first tooth (bottom left) "popped out" over the first weekend in November and her second tooth (bottom right) came in this week.

~Adria has had her first cold. It started with goopey eyes. I am thinking its because she started crawling so her hands are on the floor a lot more. I was able to clear her eyes up with by washing regularly with warm water and was lucky it wasn't pink eye. Then this last week probably around Wednesday her appetite changed. (She already eats less than our boys did at this age, naturally I was a little concerned). It turns out she has a head cold, poor  thing. Luckily I haven't had to take her in to doc, just lots of fluid, baby-vicks and the humidifier. I think she is finally on the mend (her appetite starting to come back).

~Adria is starting to be able to stand leaning up against the couch or ottomans.

~We are working on clapping and waving bye-bye.

First pair(s) of shoes..I couldn't resist. 


AND...I finally have lost all of the baby weight...good grief it takes longer with each kid.

A tooth & Crawling!

This little girl finally cut a tooth the weekend after Halloween. Her bottom left front tooth. The right one is not far behind. I think it will pop out in the next week. I say finally because it feels like she has been teething forever! I would love to post a pic, but you can only see the tip of the tooth. S

Also this little lady is MOBILE! Also accomplished the weekend after Halloween. She has the cutest crawl. It kind of looks like a the butterfly stroke. She pushed up on her arms and kind of launches her self forward. She also pushes up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth. The other move she has perfected is a "plank move" - pushing up on her arms and toes and holding herself steady for a couple of seconds. Maybe she will be a yoga instructor when she grows up?

Pictures to come.

7 Months & 1st Halloween

Its sounds so cliche to say time is flying...but it really is!

7 Months

Weight: 17 lbs10 oz (50th%)

Height: 27 1/4 inches (75th%)

Eating Habits: Half a jar of baby food w/ 5-6 oz bottles. 

Tried "puffs" for the first time, of course she loves them. 

Nighttime: 2 tbsp of rice cereal w/ 8 oz bottle at 9:30 pm. Sleeps until 6:30...could possibly sleep longer if Oliver didn't wake the entire house up at 6:30 am.

Things to Remember: 

Adria started legitimately teething this month. It has kept her up at nights, poor girl and poor us!

She has been pushing up on her arms and toes still and is serious about trying to crawl.

Adria "responds" to her name, and will look at a person if you ask her "Where's Oliver, Lincoln, Dad" etc.

She continues to make cute noises and is definitely going to be a "talker".
Adria is very wiggly.
She is starting to reach out to us to pick her up or hold her.

Her hair is curly!

Adria's first Halloween 

 Adria LOVED the little pumpkin 
Lincoln & Oliver picked out for her.

 Adria wore this shirt w/black pants a little pumpkin hat, pumpkin booties and carried a little pumpkin shaped flash light for trick-or-treating.  But in all the excitement I didn't get a picture, sad.

See more pictures from Halloween on family blog here.