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7 months update  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Vivian is 7 months old and so we had to have a photo shoot! These were taken last week and although she still wasn't feeling the greatest I got a couple of smiles out of her. Sorry I'm posting this so late...

At 7 months, the biggest change for Vivian is that she is almost finished with nursing. In fact, the weaning process has happened fairly quickly and now she is only nursing in the morning. My OB asked me to stop before I got too far into the 2nd trimester with this new pregnancy because of the possibility of pre-term contractions. The transition has been very easy for both of us, but a little sad for me! :(

Also something I'm looking for in the next month is a crawling baby! She is able to get up on her hands and knees, but just rocks back and forth...not going anywhere yet. We're not totally ready for her to be mobile yet, so hopefully she'll be happy with the rocking for a while longer :)

She loves to kiss herself in the mirror.
She enjoys watching Veggie Tales or Baby Einstein or Cantarima for a few minutes before naptime.
She loves loves loves when Dad comes home!
She is good about playing by herself with her toys in her crib for extended periods of time.
Every once in a while she becomes mystified by her hands and stares at them and talks to them. When this happens, it's as if it's the first time she's noticing them :)
She's still smiley with strangers and loves to watch other babies play at the Y and in the nursery at church. I'm praying it stays that way!
She is extremely unpredictable about how much solid food she'll eat and how many ounces she'll drink at feeding times. It drives me crazy.
She is the apple of our eyes!

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6 comments

Our life....  
January 26, 2009 at 2:15 PM

Happy 7 months Vivian!!
her little t-shirt is adorable....

Seth told me to tell you that he is looking forward to playing with you in the snow a few weeks ;)

Ciji  
January 26, 2009 at 4:59 PM

I love her "Future Girl Scout" shirt... she is adorable!

Cutch  
January 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM

lovelove love that shirt and jeans. She looks so grown up!

Cutch  
January 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM

lovelove love that shirt and jeans. She looks so grown up!

Emily  
January 27, 2009 at 2:05 PM

Lisa, I'm interested to learn more about the pre-term contractions issue. Most of my pregnant friends at church have quit breastfeeding about the same time you have, it seems, but I always thought it was simply for convenience sake (so as not to have to attempt "tandem" breastfeeding). Is your OB saying that continuing to breastfeed might bring on labor at a dangerously early date? I'm curious!

Aaron and Lisa  
January 27, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Emily,
Yes, from what he explained, the hormone that is released when the baby nurses is the same hormone that is released during contractions. It makes sense to me, because when she was first born and nursed, I could still feel the same type of contractions that I felt during labor. This is the body's way of getting the uterus back to its regular size after childbirth. So as my uterus grows in this pregnancy, I guess there is a risk for her nursing to cause pre-term labor symptoms. Like I said in the post, I know there are many women who continue to BF anyway, but I'm going to follow my OB's advice. !! And I'm not an expert by any means, this is just what I'm understanding to be the case.

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