Week 29 - The New Teething Toy

This week Milan continued to enjoy a few "firsts".  The most exciting being she found something to replace all of the little teething toys we've collected for her.  It doesn't cost a thing and is the most reliable (for a 7 month old).  Just in case you are wondering, no, she still does not have any teeth, but it certainly isn't for lack of trying!

Here is a clue...

And another.....have you figured it out yet?  No?  You will have to get to the bottom of the post before the new teething toy will finally be revealed.

Also new this week - Milan has started to sleep on her stomach.  The last four mornings I have gone into her nursery to check on her and discovered her on her tummy!  During the day when she is ready for a nap, she will roll onto her tummy and suck her thumb.

The new fruit of the week was prunes.  I only fed her half of a jar.....WOW.....it cleaned her out!   I will be sure to feed her LESS the next time I'm brave enough to try them again.

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Introducing the new teething toy.....

Week 28 - Sitting Up and Summer Fun

This past week was VERY WARM so our focus was to keep Milan as cool as possible.  We bought her a little baby pool and she just LOVED it!  The first time in the pool she looked around with a funny little look on her face as if to ask, "why am I taking a bath outside?".  It wasn't long before she was splashing about and playing with her bath toys (for the first time).....Mommy was soaked!

First time in her swimsuit!

Mommy trying to take a picture and hold Milan at the same time.

Spitting up caught on camera!

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Video Clip of the Week - She is "officially" sitting up.....sort of!  DISCLAIMER - Baby was not harmed in the making of this video!

Week 27 - Working Towards Milestones

Milan has been busy working towards a few milestones.  Recently she finally figured out how to roll from her back to her belly.  Unfortunately, she isn't as excited as we are about this accomplishment.  She tends to become quite frustrated when it happens.  For several weeks now, Milan has been chewing on anything and everything, but so far no teeth have appeared.  Her gums seem to be quite swollen so we are expecting a tooth to show up any day!  She isn't sitting up on her own yet, but we practice often and just in the last two days I've noticed she appears to be a little more steady and sitting up on her own for a few moments before falling over.  I suspect in a few more weeks she will have this down too!

Milan continues to eat a little cereal every morning.  She seems to prefer the oatmeal to the rice.  In the evenings she has a vegetable for dinner.  So far she enjoys every vegetable I have offered her - carrots, sweet potatoes, peas and green beans.  Soon I will begin to offer fruit and I have no doubt she will love it too!

Sophie the Teething Giraffe

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This is the 3rd time I have shown a video of Milan in her jumperoo, but she just LOVES it!  She has never been as enthusiastic about jumping as in recent days.

Week 26 - Trip to Idaho

This week Milan and I flew to Idaho to visit my family.  Milan met her Grandpa and her cousins Kevin and Jenna for the very first time.  Needless to say there was much love in the air for those 10 days.  It saddens me to know that Milan will not be able to see them again for a few months.  It was a very special visit...just one of many to come.  There isn't much to say, really, I think the pictures speak for themselves.  Enjoy!

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