Seven Months

Weight: 16 pounds (as of 11/15 at the doctor)

Height: 25 1/2 inches

Clothing: 6-9 months; 9 month pants/leggings are a little long

Diapers: Size 3

Feeding: Still eating 5 times a day now. We nurse for 3 of those and have pumped milk out of a bottle for the other two (typically at BB's). Sidney typically takes about 8 oz from the bottle. We eat about 2 tablespoons of cereal/oatmeal and a couple of tablespoons of fruits or veggies twice a day.

Hair/Eyes: Light, light brown hair; fuzzier some days than others. Beautiful dark brown eyes.

Sleep: Sidney is a great sleeper. Her last feeding is around 7:15/7:30 and she sleeps until 6 during the week. I try to let her sleep a little later on Saturdays. She'll typically sleep until 7 or 7:30 on those mornings. She doesn't always love to nap on the weekends because she would rather be social and hangout with Mom, Dad, and whoever else is around.

Teeth: none

Fun Stuff:

-Sidney loves splashing around in the bathtub

-She loves to sit up and play

-She loves to watch Lula, especially in the mornings

-She still loves to eat!

-Sidney loves to pull her socks off and chew on them

-She continues to love having all eyes on her. She doesn't like being alone in room for too long by herself and she will surely let you know it!



Thanksgiving and Egg Bowl

Our church has the most beautiful ginkgo tree. Everyone in town flocks to it to take pictures. We, of course, did the same. Here are a few of our pictures...



 

 

I am so thankful that I get a nice Thanksgiving break--a whole week! It was wonderful. I was so glad to have some extra time at home with my sweet girl. Sidney, however, got a little bored with me. I think she was missing all her friends from BB's.

We enjoyed spending Thanksgiving with our families. We had lunch with Bailey's family and then had a late lunch with my family.

For the past few years I have gone Black Friday shopping with my friend Courtney. We weren't sure at first what we were going to do since some stores were actually opening Thanksgiving night. We ended up leaving around 9 Thanksgiving night and got back 8:30/9 the next morning. I was awake for over 24 hours! Crazy? Yes, but oh, so much fun!

The Saturday following Thanksgiving was the Egg Bowl. We had been planning for a month or two that we would take Sidney to the Grove for the first time. Also, it was Bedford's last regular game to be a manager and he was going to be walking down the Walk of Champions with the team. So, he decided to take Sidney along with him. Mr. Jeff and Bailey stood near the beginning of the walk to make the "drop-off" and the rest of us (Mrs. Connie, Uncle Mickey, Uncle Mark, Katie and her family) were stationed a little further down to pick her up. I didn't get any pictures of her on the walk with my camera but thankfully Uncle Mickey was there to capture some. (However, I do not have copies of them yet).

Halloween

Back in August, or early September, a co-worker of mine brought me a catalog full of Halloween costumes. (She now has a teenage daughter but continues to get the catalogs and shares them with me). I flipped through and marked a few pages but was pretty dead-set on one--a strawberry. I ordered it not long after to be sure they wouldn't sell out of it.

On Halloween, I picked up Sidney from BB's and then went to Bailey's office so they could see her in her costume. We visited a few minutes and then went to Mamaw's so she could see her dressed up too. Then we ran home to feed Sidney before heading back out.

We went over to my friend Courtney's for a little Halloween party. Sidney was passed around and loved on while we visited and enjoyed some yummy snacks. To finish the evening, we went to Trick-or-Trunk at church to visit and let everyone see Sidney dressed up. Sidney was so good and thoroughly enjoyed being social all-evening long.

A few weeks ago, we got together with some friends in Collierville for a Halloween/costume party. I didn't really want to just buy a costume so I looked to Google for some help. Here's what we came up with....

Baby Dedication

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4

"He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him." Proverbs 13:24

"Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death." Proverbs 19:18

"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity." Colossians 4:5

On the 21st, we had baby dedication at church. It was a very special day for our little family. Bailey and I, along with 4 other couples, dedicated our babies to the Lord. It was a very sweet service and all of the babies behaved perfectly.  

After church, we went to eat with Bailey's family. Sidney was getting rather sleepy at this point (as she did not nap any while she was in the nursery) but we still had to try to get a few pictures taken since we had not taken any to document the day. We decided to run back over to the church to try to get a few pictures. (I was determined to get a few pictures of the three of us, even if Sidney was not going to be happy in them). Baby girl was snoozing when we got her out of the car but tolerated a few pictures.