7 Months

Caroline is quickly approaching the mobile stage. Within the past week she has started pushing up onto her hands and knees. Caroline also is beginning to show early signs of pulling up on things. She often does not want to sit down on the ground. Rather, she will tighten her legs so that you have no choice except to leave her standing. Good thing we recently installed the baby gate!!

No doctor's appointment this month, but our scale at home has Caroline weighing in 16.2 pounds (about 16 lbs and 3 oz). We have not a clue as to length, so we will just have to wait until the end of January.

Caroline:

• Shortly after turning 6 months old, she decided that maybe baby food wasn't so bad after all. You LOVE eating food now, but still not as much as your bottle. Your favorite food by far is bananas. Though you also seem to enjoy peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, pears, and apples. You eat anywhere from 1-2 Stage 2 foods/day (usually a fruit and veggie...and sometimes more).
• Still taking four bottles/day...anywhere from 5-7 oz.
• You are reaching and into everything, especially computers and phones!
• Sometimes you object when we take things away from you or if you don't get what you want...oh no!!
• When you get excited you nuzzle your head into our shoulders or on the ground.
• Cooper is you BFF! You find a tremendous amount of joy in watching/attempting to play with him.
• Daddy has seen you pass an object from one hand to the other, though mommy has yet to see it.

We love you so much and can't wait to see what the next month will bring!!

Caroline's First Halloween

On Sunday, we finally got around to pumpkin carving. Joe and I obviously did the carving, while Caroline had fun playing in the "guts." Needless to say, she was a huge mess to clean up:)
Later that night we celebrated Caroline's first Halloween over at a family member's house. Caroline was a ladybug...the cutest ladybug ever!!

Caroline was pretty much a zombie the entire time. Poor thing was so tired all she could do was stare into space as people tried talking to her. Better than crying I suppose.

Caroline was so worn out that she couldn't even make it back to the house! Oh well. She still had a lot of fun and got plenty of candy, which daddy and mommy will definately be enjoying;)

Current Stats

Caroline went for her 6 month check-up today. She got 4 immunizations; three shots and one orally. She has to go back in a month (specifically for shots) to get her second flu shot and third Hep B. The doctor said she looked healthy, but did recommend we start giving her a daily multi vitamin. Dr. Mueller also gave Joe a big safety speech, so I guess that means it's time to start baby-proofing the house. We don't go back for an actual check-up until 9 months, so the end of January. I'm sure a lot will change between now and then!!

Weight: 15 lbs. 14 oz. (42%)
Length: 26.75 in. (79 %)
Head Circumference: 43.5 cm (76%)