the domestication of a michael: 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.