Tilly - 7 Months

 

7 months old!

 

 I think these were the hardest pictures yet to take! She was either trying to climb off the chair, rock it back and forth (nice, blurry pics), or smash the elephant in her face. It was a challenge!

 

 

 

 

(the only one with the elephant by her! haha)

 

Month: 7 - January 21, 2015

Height: (didn't get this month)

Weight: 14 lbs 10 oz

We only had a nurse visit to get the flu booster and they weren't going to measure or weigh, but I did ask for a weight check so I don't know the percentiles for this month either. I won't get all that again until her 9 month check up in March!

Diaper Size: Size 2

Clothes Size: All size 6 month tops & pjs. Mostly 6 month pants, but some 9 month fit.

Sleep:  Still awesome! Average night is 8:30pm-7:30am. 3 naps a day that average around an hour or so.

Eat: 6oz bottle when she wakes up, and then 4 more 5oz bottles that average around 3 hours apart.  She has a jar of food around 2pm each day.  I was going to make all her baby food, and did make some, but it's so much easier to just buy- especially all the mixed flavors.  I buy the BeechNut brand that is 100% puree foods with no add-ins. So far she has had Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Bananas, Apples, Pears, Peas, Green Beans, Pumpkin/Apple, and Banana/Blueberry/Green Beans.  The only one she wasn't a fan of so far has been peas. 

 

 

Likes:  She loves chewing on anything and everything, crawling, rolling (anything that keeps her moving), her door jumper, her stationed jumper, playing either by herself or with mommy or daddy, and just blabbing away. This baby is "talking" and/or moving ALL day. She also loves to watch back videos of herself on my phone, it's hilarious. She will super grin and just stare at herself.  She also loves our cell phones and the remote.  If those things are in the middle of a pile of toys, she is going for them. Sigh.  I just ordered her her own little "baby" phone. Hopefully this helps her not slobber all over ours!

Dislikes:  Nothing really here. She is such a happy, smiley baby!

Firsts:  We had our first Christmas and she loved tearing open the presents. It was such a fun morning and I can't wait for next year when she's older and understands a bit more what is going on.

 

 

 

(The only picture I got in her cute outfit.. oops!)

 

She also officially got past the rocking and is now a CRAWLER.. Ah!!! She started by being on her hands and knees and just rocking for weeks.  She finally figured out how to go forward and now it's non stop! She used to just stay in the living room and play while I would go start laundry or make lunch.. Not anymore! Now she immediately wants to follow me everywhere. It's fun, but exhausting and a bit nerve racking!

 

She also is saying Mama and Dada way more. Unfortunately she normally says Dada around me and Mama more around Lance! haha


We recently put her in the top of the shopping cart and it was too cute to watch her look all around and get so excited to see everything in the store.  I had to make the strap as tight as possible since she's still so tiny and was flopping around.

 

 

Extra Updates:  We are just moving right along. I feel like each week I have a new baby because she is constantly learning new things.  It is amazing to watch how much she grows and how independent she is becoming.  She loves to sit and play with all her toys now.  Sadly, she only likes to cuddle when it's time to put her to sleep.  She can't sit still long enough to do it other wise (just like her constantly moving daddy!)  She loves to super scrunch up her face and laugh all the time.  When she gets really excited or focused, she'll scrunch up her face and start breathing really loud. She is a determined little baby, that's for sure.  We are so thankful for this amazing, healthy little bit! 

Oh, and still no teeth!!

 

We love you Tilly Ann!

 

 

Pineapple Sweet Tea

I actually have quite a few healthy recipes I have been meaning to post, as I finally started meal planning and decided after 7 months I should probably lose the rest of this "baby weight".  Well, that can wait a bit because I wanted to share this simple recipe.  I love to watch Trisha Yearwood's cooking show on Saturday mornings and everything she makes look so good (it's all Southern and not healthy.. of course it looks good!)  She made a Pineapple Sweet Tea last week that I just had to try.  If you like Peach Tea and other flavored tea, you should love this!

((I didn't make the pineapple ice cubes like they suggest, but it sounds like a good idea!))


Ingredients:

• One 20-ounce can pineapple chunks
• 4 family-size tea bags
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup sugar  (on the show she said 1 &1/2 cups so I'm not sure if this is a typo or not.. I started with a 1/2 cup, but it was too bitter for me, so I ended up using 1 cup total)

 

Directions:

Drain the pineapple chunks and reserve the juice. Place the pineapple chunks in 2 silicone ice cube trays and fill the trays with cold water (it's ok if the pineapple floats up). Freeze overnight.

Pour 2 cups boiling water over the tea bags in a heat-safe measuring cup and let the tea stand for 10 minutes. Into a large pitcher, add the reserved pineapple juice, sugar and 1 cup cold water. Stir to mix slightly. Remove the tea bags from the tea mixture. Pour the hot tea into the sugar mixture and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add 8 cups water to the pitcher and refrigerate until serving.
When ready to serve, drop the pineapple ice cubes into the tea

Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood ~ source 

Jamberry Nails - A Review

A few weeks ago I was contacted by an old high school classmate, Brandi Thompson, about doing a review of a product that she sells, Jamberry nails.  I love doing my nails so I thought, sure!  I am a nail polish junkie and told her I would love to try them as an accent nail, that way I could compare it to my polish. I normally only use OPI or Essie, so I never really have a problem with my polish staying on unless I am just really rough on my hands that week.  My thing is my nails grow SO fast- I only keep my polish on a week max because the growing out drives me insane.

 

I got my kit in the mail and was ready to go. 

 

 

 

I went with the floral strip since I was in the mood for pink and girly.  I was able to do 2 nails with just one strip.

 

The application process was very easy, just heat up the strip for a few seconds with the blow dryer and apply on your nail.  I cut the strip in half first since I was using it for 2 nails.  Once you have it on your nail, just trim down the excess and file it down. Simple as that! I took some pictures to document my week.

Day 1 - Monday, December 22. Applied and ready to go!

 



 

Day 4- Christmas, Thursday December 25 (excuse my dry hands and cuticles! ha)

 

 

and the day I took them everything off.. Day 7- Sunday, December 28.

 

 

As you can see from the side few, a bit of chipping from my polish, but the Jamberry nails still looking great besides growing out!

 

To remove, all you have to do is apply a little bit of heat and they peel right off. There was no damage to my nails or any weird sticky residue.  Overall I really enjoyed using these products and think they're a great way to jazz up your nails without worrying about your polish chipping or having to change them too often.  They are made to last up to 2 weeks!

 

 

 

A little extra information:

A sheet will give you 2 manicures, 2 pedicures, plus accent nails.. and only cost $15!

 

If you are interested in hosting a Jamberry party, you are able to get many amazing exclusive incentives, like FREE wraps!

 

If you would like to learn more about these products you can check out Brandi's Facebook page or her Direct Jamberry page.  You can also reach her at 901-305-2931.

 

You can also click HERE to request a free sample kit to try them out first.

 

Brandi has also offered to give away a free half sheet of one of her personal wraps to the first person who would like to book an online party! Contact her for more details.

 

 

Thanks again Brandi for letting me try out your products! :)  Happy Monday everyone!!!