month 8

Almost 2/3 of a year old...craaaazzzzy! I don't even know how this is possible. Sometimes I look at her and think "how is she so big?" and other times I ask "how is she so little still??". Jameson is definitely one of the smallest babies in her classroom. She does lots of things the bigger/older babies do...she just looks really small doing it! It seems like all the little boy babies we know learn to do things like crawl and walk much earlier than the little girl babies. Jameson is one of two baby girls in her classroom (the other 6 are boys!). Jameson's bestie, Emerson, moved up to the crawlers room (she's advanced!!)so J will settle for being friends with little Bailey until they are reunited. Jameson doesn't crawl yet so I think it will be some time before she gets to move up...probably at least another 2 months! Okay, on with the rest of the updates! Plus some beach pics!

Likes the sand and hates the water. Whose baby is this???

So many beach toys but I'll play with my Nose-Frida

Bed-head at Stacks in Hilton Head. "I'll take a short stack, but I only want to touch the pancakes and not actually eat them...". Still won't eat foods with "texture". Diva.

Sleep:  Still sleeping through the night but seems to be wanting to go to bed a little later at times. If she's sicks she usually wakes up once at night wanting her paci....and she is sick a lot so we wake up a lot. But we are sleeping so much more than before...sometimes I get too much sleep. 

Size: We don't go to our next well-baby appointment until 9 months (didn't even remember when I was supposed to go back...had to ask Jessica). If I had to guess she is probably close to 16 lbs.

 
Clothes: We just upgraded to 9 months onesies and sleepers. She has lots of 6-12 months outfits that fit her well. We are completely out of 6 months clothes. Although, she does have this 3 month t-shirt I keep putting her in because it makes her have a beer gut and I think that is hilarious!

Diapers: Size 2 at night and size 3 during the day. We bought a ridiculous amount of 12 hour dry size 2 diapers that we use at night so she is still wearing those for now. The size 3 are a little big and she likes to pull on them. I can't tell if she is trying to take them off!?

Eating: Same as last month but shows a lot of interest in our food but when I let her try it she still gags and barfs. This weekend I have her a steak fry that was really potato-ey and when she held it she looked at me in disgust and dropped it. Too greasy mom! I've tried giving her puffs, mum-mums, and pieces of soft biscuit. Mum-mums seem to be the offensive to her. She just licks them until they dissolve or I find them smashed and damp all over something. Gross.

Oh and we switched to soy milk. Seems to help with gas but she is also on Miralax to help with her rock-poo. So I have no idea what helps and what she likes. Poor baby has tried everything once.

Likes: Naps with Dad, Kitties, Exersacuer, cell phones, milk, waving...and so many other things! She is mostly a really happy baby...unless you take her toy. 

Dislikes: She HATES water! We have tried to get her to get in the lake, pool, and ocean...and she hates them all. She screamed at the lake, cried in the pool, and whined at the beach. I have tried to give her big girl baths but she freaks out every time. Any big noise in the tub and she loses it. Yesterday her little butt cheeks slipped in the tub (I was holding her so she didn't fall) but she lost it! I couldn't stop laughing so I'm sure that didn't help. She also hates when I leave her at daycare. Which makes me feel miserable all day :( So sad.

Other: Stills has the "eggs" (eczema) but it seems to be manageable. Her cradle-cap is out of control. I have been trying to get rid of it but it pulls her hair out. Not worth it.

Milestones: Bubs sits up completely by herself without a bobby...which she has done for awhile but it keeps getting better. J also can hold her own bottle! Such a big girl. She also waves on command! Not just a little hand-wave...a full blown arm wave from side to side. So freaking cute.

Me: I quit. I'm somehow 10lbs heavier than before I go pregnant but I can still "fit" in my old clothes. I can tell a big difference even from the last few months but I feel like there is so much extra skin! Whatevs. I told Will I'll go to bootcamp after I'm done having kids....I don't see how people have time or energy to go to work out classes. I'll get it together soon enough...for now I'm enjoying spending every free moment with Bubs!

Mommy Fail(s): I talked about cradle cap earlier...I used some sort of shampoo but didn't realize that I was only supposed to use a very small amount and I was also supposed to rinse it out with regular shampoo. Well....this baby went to school for 3 days with the greasiest and flakiest hair. So sick. I couldn't get it to come out. She was the grossest baby at school for sure. Sorry Bub.

pretending she is excited for water...lies!

she touched the sand so delicately! so cute.

best buds

she's too cute sometimes

our last day...so sad

month 7

How did a month already pass!??! I swear it was just May 1st. Add another month to Bub's count! She's getting so big and I can slowly see her growing out of being a baby-baby. Now she's just a regular baby. I should have done this post a week ago because now month 7 and the start of month 8 are blurring together. It seemed like we went on a lot of trips this month. We saw Uncle Nick graduate, we had our first Mother's day, and we visited Uncle Les and had our longest road trip to date. I would give the road trip a 7 out of 10 on the behavior scale. Some slight naughtiness but overall a decent trip. Graduation was probably a 6 out of 10...peaches spit-up and crying...I don't blame her though, I barely made it through my own graduation without being bored (sorry Uncle Nick :)) 

L to R: Will, Jameson, Michael, Uncle Dean, Mike, Nick, Cindy, Aunt Debbie, Richard, and Fernanda.

**Fun Fact: even though I was on time to my graduation I nearly missed it thanks to falling asleep in the locker room at the coliseum while I watched Saved by the Bell. I made it to the front with about 10 people to spare in line before walking out. Will also graduated that day and hung out watching TV in his locker room too...TV junkie soul mates!!**

Peach Face...they were everywhere.

Best Friends...I can't even....

And we know we can't go a full month without an illness...so we had one of those too. Actually, she probably got "sick" more than once. I can't even keep track of the days she has been out. At one point I think she had been out as many days as she was "in"...but I think that we are beyond that. I considered changing her daycare for about 2 minutes and then decided all daycares have germs AND I don't want to go through the emotional drama of leaving Jameson with new-strangers. 

OH! and how could I forget that I had my first trip away from Jameson?? I went to Mexico for 3 nights without the Will or the Jameson. Kind of a bummer to go solo but I had fun with my friends. Obvi I wish both of them were there but mostly Will <3 (don't tell J). (p.s. It feels weird to go to an all-inclusive resort and not have your husband with you. I went on a romantic breakfast for one and didn't make that mistake twice!). Okay, on to the babe's stats. We will have to settle for an iphone pic since I can't find my camera cord ANYwhere!! I have some good pics from Washington on there too :(

Her face in this is cracking me up! She is always camera ready just like her Aunt Sarah!!!

Sleep:  Still sleeping through the night. Goes to bed anywhere between 7-8pm and wakes up around 6:30-8am. She somehow knows how to sleep in on the weekends. Good job, baby!

Size: 15lbs and 5ozs (ish)...with clothes and a dipe on. She didn't go to a well-baby visit this month so I'm not sure how long she is. She seems to reach the ground in her bouncer better so maybe she grew a little! 

 
Clothes: 6 months clothes barely but I suspect she can fit in 9 month clothes easily. She wears 6-9 month stuff most of the time and the occasional 6-12 month outfit.

Diapers: Size 2 still!

Eating: 5 bottles a day and 3 big girl meals! She has a 6oz bottle when she wakes up and then some sort of fruit/oatmeal and a bottle, then lunch and a bottle, a bottle, and then dinner and a bottle! She can't hold her own bottle yet but she will hold the empty bottle to her mouth and try to get extra drops out when she's done! Hilarious.

Likes: Dad, Rose and Lady Cat, remote controls, cell phones, iPad, baths sometimes, and sweet potatoes! She likes to sit on the couch beside us all by herself and hold remote controls! Stoller jogs! Weekend big-bed naps with Dad are her absolute fave! 

Dislikes: She hates being changed at school! She doesn't like right after she gets out of the bath and put on the changing table, whines the whole time! Peas. This is the most hilarious dislike...textured food of any kind. She gags if there is a chunk of anything on her tongue! Not only gags but then actually slow-motion throws up. It is the most bizarre thing!!!! She doesn't like to be ignored (totally in the "where's my mom??" phase). She also fights morning and late afternoon naps! But she looooooves a 2.5 hour middle of the day nap (me too J-bird!)

Other: Still drooly but we don't see/feel any teeth! Where are those things?!?! She still has slight eczema which we are combating with limited bath time and Eucerin galore! She has some cradle cap lingering too! 

Milestones: Bubs can sit up by herself! I still put the Boppy behind her because she topples over every now and then

Me: I still have some left over chub but it looks like it's not moving unless I do something drastic...like stop eating fast food (never!). Soooo I'm working on that...I still do T25 every now and then but since it is nice out I try to go running with the Bubba outside. She loves it!

Mommy Fail(s): I know there were tons but I can't even remember right now...I'll make up for it next month! I'm sure there are 1000 grammatical and spelling errors in this post because I refuse to proofread it for some reason...so that can count???