Natalie is 7 Months (and ten days)

OK, so this post is closer to 7 1/2 months than 7 months, but it's better late than never, I suppose. We were a little preoccupied on the 17th with taking Baxter to the emergency vet clinic for surgery, but now that he's feeling better and I don't have TWO babies to tend to, I should have more time to blog!

Natalie has gotten MUCH more mobile in the last month. She has perfected the art of the log-roll/pivot combination maneuver and can make her way across the room rather quickly. She has started getting up on her hands and knees or her hands and feet, doing some moves that we like to refer to as "baby yoga." Just in the last week she has started the classic rocking motion on her hands and knees (video to be posted soon), so I think crawling is just around the corner. Yikes!

We've had fun introducing solids to Natalie over the last 5 weeks or so. Here's a categorized rundown of what she's had:

Yum! More, please!
Banana
Avacado
Sweet Potato
Butternut Squash
Prunes
Pears

Eh, it's OK. I'll eat it to humor you.
Rice Cereal
Millet Cereal
Oatmeal

Yucky! Give it to Baxter!
Mango
Asparagus

I'm freezing all of her food into 1 oz. cubes. Right now she's eating 2-3 cubes in the morning and 2-3 cubes in the evening. Next up for Miss Natalie to try are the following foods: egg yolk, carrots, green beans, and peas. I'm crossing my fingers that the new veggies will go over well since it seems she may have a bit of a sweet tooth.

Natalie is quite the social butterfly these days. We're attending regular play groups with the Dunwoody MOMs club and La Leche League meetings once or twice a month. I've started getting to know several other moms in our Stroller Strides class who have baby girls around the same age. We had a play date this morning and I think we're all hoping to make that a regular thing. In addition, one of the moms in the neighborhood is trying to get a play group started too! I don't think we'll have to worry about Natalie having any shortage of social interaction. (Or me, for that matter!)

Natalie cut her first tooth (lower left central incisor) just before she turned 7 months old and her second tooth (lower right central incisor) just after she turned 7 months. Her usually sunny disposition has been replaced by a slightly crankier one for the time being. I've tried giving her some homeopathic teething tablets, but I can't really tell if they're helping. The one thing that seems to help sometimes is to freeze wet washcloths until they're stiff and then let her gnaw on them. Poor little girl :( How long does this teething thing last?!

Smiling, despite the asparagus.


This yoga pose is called "Parsva Dandasana with Giraffe."


Teeth! I finally captured photographic evidence!!


The "Little Striders." From L to R: Madden, Natalie, Maeve, Keira, and Katherine.