Leah of Late

Leah is growing up so much! I can’t get over the fact that she’s rapidly approaching 7 months old!

We’ve *almost* got a daily routine established….though now that I’ve said that she’s probably going to throw me for a loop tomorrow. She gets up (with or without me waking her up) between 7:30 and 8:00 every morning and has breakfast, followed by playtime until 9:30 or so. I read her a couple of little books, and then she takes a nap for up to 2 hours. Lunch is soon after she wakes up, and then we run whatever errands we have that day. She stays awake for the errands, for the most part, and once we get home she usually has a bottle around 2:00, a little nap, and a snack – juice and a cookie – at about 4:30 or so. Supper comes at about 6:30, after more playtime, and then she plays again for awhile before a quick nap before her bath. Bathtime is 9:00, followed by a bottle and bedtime. This routine has stuck for a little while now, and it seems to work for her.

Lately, in the playtime after dinner we’ve also included a family walk around the neighborhood. She loves it. If she’s been fussy, this is a good way to mellow her out, because she just leans back and watches the world go by.

She’s still very much obsessed with her toes. This doesn’t seem like it would be much fun anymore, though, because she has two – count ‘em – TWO teeth now.

I’m having to keep a closer eye on her now, too, because she’s sitting up on her own, as of this past weekend.

She’s such a little lady!

The other morning when I went to get her up, this is what I found. Where’s her other arm, you ask? It’s there, under the bumper. She’s playing with the strings to tie the bumper on the outside of the crib. I have to keep my eye on that one, too.

Have I mentioned that she still likes to suck on her feet? Yeah, she does…..with or without shoes.

She’s a little dream. I love life with her!