Month SEVEN

Calleigh's seventh month was full of fun new activities! Our little miracle has the sweetest personality on the planet... and it matches her beautiful little face perfectly! I know I say it all the time, but we truly are incredibly blessed. I really couldn't imagine our lives without her... and I DON'T want to!

This month I only completed one Pinterest project for Calleigh... Like all the others, it was easy to do and turned out adorable! I found a fall pumpkin and ironed it to a long sleeved white onesie, and then made her the first of many tutu's :) I made this outfit specifically for our trip to the Pumpkin Patch, and I must say, she was by far the cutest and most stylish pumpkin at the patch!

The first of many tutu's!

Our precious pumpkin!

This month Calleigh had her first pediatric chiropractor appointment with Dr. Moore. Yes, I took my child to a pediatric chiropractor! With Calleigh having 3 ear infections (2 of which were DOUBLE ear infections) in 6 weeks, I wanted to look into alternative therapies that might help my poor baby's ears. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for western medicine when needed... but I am NOT for my baby being on it continuously, I am NOT ready to start considering tubes, and last but definitely not least, I am NOT okay with my child being in constant pain and discomfort. So with quite a bit of research and talking to other mommies that have tried pediatric chiropractor therapy, we made our first appointment with Dr. Moore. And I'm going to be honest, I wasn't totally sure what to think at first. But after the second appointment (one week after the first one), I am totally and 100% a fan. I could see a difference in my child in days. Dr. Moore was fabulous with Calleigh and I would recommend her to anyone! So far we have been ear infection free for almost 4 weeks!!! I know that doesn't seem like that big of a deal to some of you, but when your child has literally been getting an ear infection every other week, 4 weeks is a BIG deal... and I am praising God for this small victory!

Calleigh's 7 Month Milestones:

• sleeping was still off this month :( she only slept 3-4 hours at a time... hopefully with continued progress of her ears we will see a change this next month. 
• 3-6 months and 6 months clothes - with 6 months still being too big
• size 2 diapers
• another double ear infection :(
• teething - Dr. Porter said he could see teeth on the backside of her bottom gums - this is also contributing to her sleepless nights :(
• tried sweet potatoes, green beans, apples, peas, and butternut squash - likes everything but the green beans :) I am making all of her food from organic fruits and veggies... it's both easy and fun!
• plays in her walker (feet don't touch quite yet) - but likes to try and eat the horn
• LOVES to splash, kick, and grab toys that float by her in the bath tub
• sits up by herself
• holds her arms out for people to hold her
• fake coughs - this is super funny! I hope to get it on video soon!
• raises up on her knees when she's on her tummy
• first Pumpkin Patch
• first chiropractic appointment
• first Texas State Fair
• first Halloween
• first time swinging at the park

Making baby food.... yum!

Fun times in the walker

Trying to eat the squeaky horn :)

Such a big girl sitting up now!

Won't be long until someone crawls...

First Pumpkin Patch... she loved all the little pumpkins

Cheese!

Calleigh loves her cousins!

Mommy and her little pumpkin

Nana and the grand girls

First hay/train ride with Averiegh and Hannah

Having fun with Daddy and Hannah at the Texas State Fair!

Having a great time... so much to see!

Hanging out with Nana

Waiting in line for the carousel

First carousel ride!

Happy Halloween!

Our little Sweet Pea :)

Just a swingin'

6 Months Pictures

We had Calleigh's six months pictures taken at the beginning of October. And I must say, it was quite the photo shoot :) Calleigh would NOT stop jabbering! It was just one long conversation from the minute we got to the studio to the minute we got back into the car. When we left the studio, Travis made the comment that he would be shocked if there were more than three good pictures. My guess was that there might be two. After an hour's worth of shooting, neither of us were far off... there were only about 6 good ones! Even the photographer kept commenting on Calleigh's jabbering... to the point of repeating several times that she has NEVER had a six month old jabber through an entire session like that! It was hard for her to capture Calleigh's beautiful smile in the midst of her in depth conversation, but here's what she got.

I originally thought about having Calleigh's six months pictures redone, but now I think I will leave it just as is... a funny memory of our sweet baby girl. If only we knew what she was saying :)

Month SIX

Yep, you read that right... Calleigh is SIX months old! Half way to her first birthday! I feel like every time I blink she changes. She is getting so big... makes me both happy and sad at the same time. Happy that she is growing, but sad that it's happening so fast. Thank goodness for technology so that I can easily document it all along the way! If it were up to me to remember it all, it simply wouldn't happen. I still consider myself to have 'pregnancy' brain the majority of the time! :)

My Pinterest projects for Calleigh's sixth month included a pink chiffon flower hair bow and a Fightin' Texas Aggie dress! The hair bow was really easy to make and from the pictures below you can see that Calleigh had a fun time modeling it :) The dress was easy to make as well, and she looked adorable as always supporting her Aggies. I didn't have it made in time for the first game of the season, but she was good to go by the second game!

Such a pretty girl...

With a pretty personality to match!

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This month Calleigh got to visit Dr. Crow for a well visit and a sick visit :( The well visit of course included those pesky shots that neither of us are very fond of. Good thing that she is a trooper! At her sixth month visit, Calleigh weighed in at 14 pounds 12 ounces and was 25 inches long. These stats put her right at the 25th percentile for both height and weight. Once again, there was no concern about being on the small end since her height and weight are still proportionate to each other. And as usual, Dr. Crow commented on what a fabulous baby we have... and her daddy and I completely agree! :)

Calleigh's 6 Month Milestones:

• slept 5-6 hours straight... most nights - ear infections have completely messed her sleeping up :( we are working on trying to get back to sleeping through the night again
• 3 months, 3-6 months, and 6 months clothes - 6 months clothes are still too big, but if I don't let her wear some of them she won't ever be able to because of the changing seasons (she got lots of cute summery 6 month outfits from people at our showers)
• size 2 diapers
• tried oatmeal cereal... not the biggest fan - prefers her rice cereal
• double ear infection :(
• rolls from front to back in both directions
• rolls back to front in both directions
• does continuous rolls
• sits up momentarily by herself
• really enjoys her exersaucer - spins around in it to get to all the toys
• graduated to the big girl bath tub seat - her constantly trying to sit up in the infant tub quickly prompted this
• likes riding Bella like a horse - she thinks Bella is the greatest thing since sliced bread
• jabbers "dada" all the time despite my efforts for her to say "mama"
• first Aggie game

Proud of herself for doing continuous rolls

Sitting up

Liking her big girl seat

First game... We are working on the Gig'em :)

Go Aggies!

Sisterly love... both ready for SEC debut!

Second game... Getting closer with our Gig'em :)

Month FIVE

Our baby girl grew by leaps and bounds this month... both mentally and physically! She never ceases to amaze me, and I thank God each and everyday that I get to be her Mommy! We are so blessed!

Calleigh's 5th month began with Travis and I taking an overnight trip to Shreveport, Louisiana, to celebrate our 4th anniversary and the one year mark of hearing that we were FINALLY pregnant! This was our first "date" night since Calleigh was born, and Travis and I had such a great time. We ate, shopped, gambled, and then finished the trip up at the Shreveport Farmers Market. While we enjoyed our time alone, we sure did miss our little munchkin!

Dinner at Ralph & Kacoo's

Throughout the month I was able to complete two projects for Calleigh. The first one was her BIRTHday box. In it is her hospital bracelet, hospital t-shirt, hospital cap, and her birth announcement. It was really easy to make and looks adorable on the wall by her crib! The other project was her pillow mattress. I'm aware that she will not be using this for a while, but I still wanted to get it made :) I remember loving to make a pallet of pillows and blankets on the living room floor to watch tv on when I was little, and since we have hardwood floors in our house, I thought Calleigh might enjoy a pillow mattress for when she gets to that age. The pillow mattress was a little more involved to make than the BIRTHday box, but turned out just as cute! I sure hope she enjoys all of these projects as much as I enjoy making them!

Calleigh's BIRTHday box

Pillow Mattress - All folded up for easy storage

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The end of the month brought about a BIG change for Calleigh and I. She started daycare on August 20. There were many tears shed that day... and the following days... by ME. Handing the reigns over to someone else to watch my child during the week was one of the hardest things I have experienced to date about parenthood. Luckily, Calleigh LOVES her daycare, and I do too. It makes it so much easier to drop her off each morning when she gets a huge grin on her face at the sight of Ms. Abby and Ms. Nancy! Knowing that she is happy there makes it easier for me to get through the work day. And of course, seeing her precious face light up when I come back to get her totally melts my heart! Daycare definitely makes me more appreciative of every minute I do get to spend with her... I never want to be away from her!

With Ms. Abby the first day

Saying goodbye... tears began flowing immediately after this :(

Calleigh's other 5 Month Milestones:

• slept 7-8 hours straight most nights 
• 3 months, 3-6 months clothes - most 3-6 months are still a little big 
• size 2 diapers
• first time to wear shoes - newborns/size 0 finally fit!
• began eating rice cereal - LOVES it!
• began sitting in her highchair
• rolled from her back to her tummy
• began sleeping without her sleep sack - I would have preferred to keep this up, but once they start rolling over it's recommended to stop swaddling/sleep sacks.
• first cold/ear infection - found out quickly that she cannot take Amoxicillin... it gave her a really bad rash :( 
• plays with her hands and feet - prefers her feet over some toys!
• recognizes her name - you can call her from across a room and she will turn and look at you
• likes to frame faces with her hands - human and dog faces :)
• wants and grabs everything within reach - cell phone, keys, spoon... especially things you have while holding her
• mouths anything and everything she can
• shops in infantino baby carrier - easier for Mommy and allows her to see and wiggle around more :)
• jabbers constantly - while playing, while eating, in the bath, in the car, during doctor exams, even talks herself to sleep for naps!
• loves VocabuLARRY on BabyFirstTV - she grins big every time she sees him! We even downloaded it on the IPad  for her and she grins at him on there too!
• loves playing in the floor with Bella - Calleigh grabs her face and Bella returns that with lots of kisses

First time trying rice cereal

First time to eat in her highchair

This girl LOVES her cereal!

How you know she is done... hikes her leg on the table like a lady :)

Enjoys Bella helping Mommy clean up after eating

Rash from Amoxicillin :(

Shopping at Target with Mommy and Nana

Watching VocabuLARRY

Playing with big sis Bella

Month FOUR

Wow!!! I can't believe our little angel is already four months old! This month was full of new milestones for Calleigh... as well as her continuing to fine tune old ones. She saw Dr. Crow for her four month well visit yesterday, and got her second round of shots... this was not fun for her or Mommy :( She did pretty well considering all the poking and prodding though... poor baby! She's still a little munchkin weighing 12 pounds 14 ounces and is 23 3/4 inches long. This barely puts her in the 30th percentile for both height and weight. But since her height and weight are proportionate to each other, Dr. Crow isn't the least bit concerned about her being on the small end. She's happy, healthy, and growing and that's what really matters :) We get to start rice and/or oatmeal cereal now so stay tuned for updates on that new adventure in next month's post!

This month I was able to finish my first project for Calleigh. Before she was born I decided that for each monthly photo I would buy a different yard of fabric for the backdrop and then make her a quilt using all twelve fabrics to give to her on her first birthday. Since the quilt won't use the entire yard of each fabric, I plan on making her other things throughout her first year using the remaining materials. My first project was a cute little blanket for her to take to daycare with her... another new adventure in next month's post :)

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Front up close

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Back up close

Calleigh's Four Month Milestones:

• slept 9-10 hours straight most nights
• 0-3 months, 3 months, and some small 3-6 months clothes
• size 1 diapers
• likes to suck on her hand - tries her best to get the whole thing in her mouth :)
• thinks she HAS to stand up - therefore began playing in her exersaucer 
• giggled at 13 weeks
• rolled from tummy to back at 15 weeks - figured out how to avoid tummy time :)
• rolls from back to side
• started to sit up with boppy pillow
• transitioned from laying in sling to sitting up during bath - still likes to check herself out in the mirror
• reaches for and grabs toys... then puts them to her mouth 
• squirms off her blanket/playmat
• pulls hair and necklaces
• still loves to swim and dip her feet in the pool each night before bath and bedtime
• can multi-task :) - raise swing tray up and down with her feet while watching tv
• transitioned to swaddled sleep sack: arms in first two weeks and arms out last two weeks
• removed newborn head support in carseat and moved harness up a notch
• first lunch date with Daddy
• first playdate at the park

The lion is super interesting :)

Excited about rolling over  for the first time

Rolling from back to side

Chillin' in the boppy pillow

Grabbing her toys...

And putting them to her mouth

This girl loves her pool

Multi-tasking while Mommy sews

Lunching with Daddy