Brynn: 7 months old: 1-30-15

Brynn Madison

7 months old

January 30, 2014

Brynn's Stats 

Weight: 17 lbs 5 ounces

Height: 26 inches- last time they checked

Head: 16.5- last time we went to doctor

Teeth: Nope…none yet. I keep swearing that she is getting one with the way she drools and the faucet that was her nose one week this month. Also I blame teething for her continually getting up in the middle of the night along with fussiness throughout the day. Apparently it not teeth…just her.

Clothing size: 3-6 months- she fits into 9 months towards the end of the month so I’ve been switching out and depending on the outfit she wears both. Like for example if I really love a 3-6 month outfit…she fits in it.

Diaper Size: size 3- Swadlers

Eats: Dropped nursing to just morning, night, middle of the night and middle of the day. So she is getting a bottle mid morning, lunch, dinner and a big bottle before bed. She prefers solids over milk and is a little chunk. They always say looks for signs for them to be interested in your food. Ascher was never like that- perhaps because he threw up everything he ate. Brynn on the other hand LOVES to eat! She opens her mouth for everything!! The other night she ate my pizza crust. I gave it to her to chew on and before I knew it I was digging a chunk out of her mouth because she had figured out she needed to put it in her mouth and pull at it. She also loves puffs. She has had fun this month trying to pick them up and put them in her mouth. She misses most the time especially because I break them in half so she won’t choke on them. She loves sweet potatoes & pears. A current favorite is Beechnut baby food pineapple, pear, & avocado. She tears it up. I took her off all medication. I felt like it wasn't helping anything. She still fussed all the time and her stomach was constantly hurting/gassy/constipated. She is so little to need to be on medicine I am confident in taking her off.

Sleeping patterns:  Justin and I are wearing thin. At 7 months old the girl still gets up 2 times a night and is up for the day at 5 am. Naps are getting more predictable. A morning nap around 9ish when I take Ascher to school and an afternoon around 12:40-1ish. The days I get them both to sleep at the same time are GLORIOUS. Granted, some days Ascher will take a nap and in that time frame Brynn will nap, wake up and nap again.

Routine: 

I hate that I can’t just write out a daily routine for her. I need to be better. She would probably be happier if I had more of a schedule that was the same every day but I am sure all you moms of more than one can agree. No two days are the same. I wish more than anything she at least had consistent sleeping patterns. They ARE getting better but still not consistent.

Favorites & Little Facts: 

Starting to like the jumperoo- not really jumping yet like Ascher was

loves to sit on the floor by herself and reach for her toys and then of course put them into her mouth

speaking of putting things into her mouth..she chews on everything constantly. The second anything goes into her hand it is in her mouth

nuby teething ring- the day after she turned 7 months, Pip ate it : ( Going to re-order another one

she is very chill in the bathtub- however now that she can sit up she likes to splash and always wants to chew on a bath toy the whole time she is in the tub

LOVES our cell phones. she could have a bucket of toys right in front of her but if she sees your phone she would prefer to chew on that

dislikes: sleeping, the carseat (getting better though- just hates it initially and after we have been in it for extended periods of time), changing her diaper- tries to roll over onto her stomach and flexes her legs 

Pictures from the month:

Brynn: 6 months old: 12-30-14

Brynn Madison

6 months old

December 30, 2014

Brynn's Stats 

Weight: 16 lbs (47%)

Height: 26 inches (47%)

Head: 16.5 inches

Teeth: Nope…none yet.

Clothing size: 3-6 months. I had so much fun going to Target with Mom and picking out some cute outfits for her that were warm.

Diaper Size: size 3- tried Up & Up since that is what Ascher wore but didn’t like them on her at all so back to Pampers Swadlers we went.

Eats: nurses every 3 hours. December was a crazy busy month. She still nurses every 2 hours but towards the end of the month I’ve been giving a 2-4 hour ounce bottle depending on her mood- if she acts like shes hungry I give her a little bottle of extra. She also gets solids two times a day- most days. Up until Christmas it was more of a here and there type thing but since Christmas two times a day without fail. She loves sweet potatoes & pears. She has also had peaches, avocado, apples, pineapple pear mixture, green beans & carrots. I think that’s everything.

Sleeping patterns: Still a terrible sleeper. December was a rough month. She goes to sleep at 8, wakes up at 1 ( I stopped feeding her when she wakes up at 1), then wakes up again at 3-4 and eats goes to sleep for 30 minutes-1 hour then eats again at 5:30 and up for the day. It makes for long nights.  During the day she takes lots of little naps and is never fully rested so she is always crabby. 

Routine: 

What’s a routine during a holiday season!? Every day was different which is probably why she was so tired and so crabby. Being a second kid is rough.

Favorites & Little Facts: 

Visited Santa the first time
went to Cookie Exchange with Mommy
went to Main Event with the Jamesons (your cousins)
had your first Christmas (whole post on this later)
love your brother- lots of love this month

naps often for 30 minutes ONLY if you hold her

loves stuffed animals/lovies/soft dolls- holds them and kisses"eats" them
sits up by herself- getting stronger every day. I still put the boppy pillow around her most of the time because I dont want her to fall on the tile and I dont 100% trust Ascher with her if I am not right there watching. 

blows bubbles out of her drool when she is really happy
tries to grab pips ears

Pictures from the month:

Christmas Tree Photos Take 1

One night we were having a quiet night and I thought what a perfect opportunity to take some cute photos of the kids in front of the Christmas tree. What follows is how they turned out. 

Love my sweet babies under the Christmas tree!! 

PooDink- Our Elf & Other Christmas Around The House

Yes. We have an Elf on the Shelf. No. I am not one of the crazies that does extravagant things with it every day. Multiple times thru out the holiday season Ascher would say...Ooo poodinks still there! Then I would say things like, "oh well I bet during your nap this afternoon he is going to go tell Santa what kind of day you've had" and then during nap move him from the picture ledge to the plant on top of the fridge. ; )  I also only did "good" ones if Ascher had a super good day or we had something planned (like gingerbread house).

The day Poodink arrived he brought Ascher a book (the elf book), pjs and hot chocolate. Ascher was so excited when he got home from school and the Christmas tree was up (not decorated) and sitting on the mantle was an elf with wrapped presents just for him.

Ascher also LOVES his Christmas tree in his room. He insists we plug it in every morning.

 The Christmas tree before the decorations were hung

 Ascher playing with his little people nativity. You see who made an appearance? Santa of course!

 Ascher in his new PJS Poodink brought him "holding sister"

 Reading one of his 25 Christmas books- he opens 1 every night. He likes opening them more than reading them. However, some of them- such as this Thomas book caught his attention and he would read and read.

We also have been doing the Advent Story out of the Jesus storybook bible. I love listening to my husband read the word of the Lord to our children. (Granted he is reading Frosty the Snowman in this picture) but that is what our nights looked like. Ascher would open his book. Then we would crawl into our bed. Read his book then read his bible story then bedtime. He loved it. He would say MY WHOLE FAMILY is here. Granted- as the month wore on it was mostly just Justin who did it with him as Brynn was sick and/or going to sleep the same time as the books were happening.

Visiting Santa

The week after Thanksgiving Justin took the whole week off. It was WONDERFUL! We got the majority of Christmas shopping done, we decorated the inside and outside of the house and it was just a pleasant week together. One of the things we did that week was go visit Santa. I apparently was not the only one excited to go see Santa...

We go see the Santa at Bass Pro Shop. He apparently works there so it is the same one every year. He is a great Santa. I also love that at Bass Pro the photo is FREE and you get to use your own camera and take more if you want. So of course, I brought my own camera. 

However, I didnt really get "dressed" or do my makeup because why on earth would I BE IN THE PHOTO!? Other than a frightened 2.5 year old. I even asked Justin before we left, maybe I should change and do my makeup. His response, why its not like your gonna be in the photo!? Lesson learned. 

I also was glad Justin was with us to use our camera since Ascher wouldnt let me put him down. Secondly, Justin was able to zoom in and crop Ascher and myself out of the photo so Brynn has her first picture with Santa- just by herself. Go figure she would be sleeping. Also, she NEVER has that paci- yet when I tried to take it out of her mouth- she was NOT having it and Santa was not happy about me trying to take it. He was happy holding a sleeping baby- not one that would scream if paci was removed. 

After visiting Santa, we wondered around Bass Pro. They have a whole Santas Wonderland set up. Ascher drove the train, raced cars and drove monster trucks. We then walked around the store and looked at the fish, tried out the 4-wheelers and recliners. And of course, as soon as I took Brynn off of Santas lap- she woke up happy as can be. Go figure.

After our visit to Santa, we walked around the mall and picked up some matching Christmas PJs for the kids. And headed home. We ended the night with all 4 of us in our bed watching The Polar Express, As you can see, Justin was thrilled to take a family selfie ; )