Scarlett is 7 months old and weighs (according to my scale) 18 pounds...
Well I don't exactly think Scarlett has gained 3 pounds in one month so sadly I don't know how much she really weighs... BUT on the bright side that means my SCALE IS OFF AND I WEIGH LESS!!! WHOOO!!!!
About a month or so ago I kept seeing all of these moms posting about how "their baby sleeps 12 hours a night" and I just felt like I was doing something wrong because Scarlett was still waking up 3+ times a night. I thought it was my fault because I have always fed her to sleep and thought that was making her too attached. So I started the good ole cry it out method to put her to sleep at night.
The first night that we started this was HORRIBLE. Rob kept making fun of me because I couldn't stand to just sit and listen to her cry. But really who likes to do that?! After the first couple of times it wore on me and she has been getting so much better. It only takes her a couple minutes to soothe her self and then she is out. She still wakes up about 2 times to feed, but I will gladly take that!
I had to keep reminding myself that all babies are different, and to stop comparing the way I do things to the way other moms do theirs. Everyone has their methods and mine has been working great for us. I love Scarlett and I love the bond that we have (even if it means she is a little attached to the goods). Now I just remind myself to always do what's best for us, and what makes Scarlett and I the happiest. So now she is going to bed at 7:30 which is FABULOUS because that means me and Rob get a lot of time together which is SO important to me. And it also saves my sanity most days.
Scarlett has been SO fun lately. She has always been such a happy girl, but now she is learning some new tricks and her personality is growing more every day. Here are some of the new things going on lately.
1. She is scooting herself around as much as her little arms will let her.
2. She plays this game that she made up where she will yell, and then wait for you to yell back, and then yell again, and then giggle because she thinks she is so funny. It is so dang cute.This usually goes on for a whole 5 minutes before she gets distracted and shoves her foot in her mouth.
3. She LOVES food (of what she can have) whenever me and Rob are eating I have to make sure that I have something for her to eat on the side or else she stares us down the whole time with her big blue eyes that I just can't say no to.
4. Nights have been getting much better as I was saying above, she only wakes up about 2 times a night for her snacks! But really she just cries until i pick her up and then when I do she keeps her eyes closed and keeps her mouth open just waiting for me to feed her addiction. Thinking about it now makes me laugh... But I never really laugh when she does it at 3 am.
5. She loves Mickey Mouse clubhouse and always has since she was 3 months old. She gets a huge grin when the song comes on at the very beginning and then again when the hot dog song comes on. Rob also has goofys hot dog dance down to a T and it entertains me and Scarlett for hours.
6. She is such a people person. She loves to be around anyone that will look at her and tell her she's cute.. But really if you see her she will stare at you seriously until you tell Her she's cute and then she will give you a smile. It's hilarious. She's a great shopping buddy!
7. She waves all of the time! The first time she did it was when Rob left to work one morning. He waved to us and said by and she just waved right back with a cute little grin on her face. It melted me.
I have so much fun with her every day! She is a little bundle of joy that I love so much!
