The Blanchard Family: Grace is 7 Months!

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Grace is 7 Months!

Grace turned 7 months old on May 17th! Her biggest thing this past month was trying baby food! We pretty much skipped the whole cereal thing and went straight to the fruits and veggies. Well, we did the veggies first. :) The first thing Grace tried was carrots. She wasn't too sure what to think of them, but decided it was okay to eat them. :) She also has had, sweet potatoes, peas, and green beans. We are sticking with the veggies for a bit before we do any of the fruits. Grace now pushes herself up to her belly button, she can get her whole torso off the floor, she just can't get that belly up yet though! I realized part way though the month too that we really haven't been working on sitting up that much either…..oops! :) So, I got out the Boppy pillows and we began working on sitting up! She isn't that far off, but she just doesn't realize yet that if she leans way back, she is going to fall over. :) She can only sit for a few moments now before she decides to lean forward and then looks like she's folded in half. :) I'm sure this will improve over the next month! Another thing from this month, is scooting and rolling together. I have not seen her do this, only Erik has in the evening when I'm in the shower, but apparently Grace will be laying on her back, scoot across the floor by pushing herself with her feet, then roll to her tummy to look at something. Then the will roll back to her back and push herself somewhere else and roll back to her tummy, etc. I have yet to see this though…. :) Grace got really good at reaching and grabbing for something this past month. She defiantly knows when she wants something, and then will reach for it and grab it very accurately. She especially loves your phone, the remote, or any other electronic device. :) Grace celebrated her first Easter this past month too. She still doesn't have any teeth yet, but is chewing on her hands quite a bit. She is still napping in the afternoon in the Ergo, but I have been putting her in her bed for her morning nap…..it usually only lasts a half hour still. :) Here are some pictures from the past month!