Molly - 7 Months

On May 3, 2014 Molly Kate turned 7 months old! What a fun month it was!!

Unofficial Stats:

Weight: 19.5 pounds

Clothes: 12 months

Jammies: 9-12 months

Diaper: Size 3

Molly is a big, big girl! She has squishy thighs that I squeeze all day!! Love!

So, what has Molly been up to this month:

• Molly finally naps in her crib. The transition from her swing to her crib was easy! She never fussed and never really seemed to care. She takes great naps in her crib! 
• She takes great naps, but is still not a good night sleeper! She is up at least 2 times in the night to nurse.  She doesn't nurse for long, so it is more of just a soothing thing for her.  
• Molly really loves to swing outside! 
• Little girl is still not a fan of solids/baby food.  She never really opens her mouth, I have to force food in there.  When I can get her to eat, she will eat sweet potatoes and apples, that is about it!
• Molly is too distracted while nursing.  She pulls off every few seconds to see what Brooklyn is doing.  With being distracted it would be frustrating for me and I would end the nursing session sooner than I should have. This resulted in a cranky little girl because she was hungry.  I decided to start pumping exclusively, I still nurse in the night though.  
• Molly gets 5 bottles a day of expressed milk. She eats at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm.  The first 4 bottles are all 6 ounces and the 7pm bottle is 8 ounces! 
• This girl LOVES her big sister!!
• Molly is starting to really like her daddy.  She gets excited when he comes home in the evenings and she enjoys playing with him. 
• Thankfully, Molly does great in her carseat.  I usually try to only go places when I know she is tired, and she always falls asleep in the car! 
• She is sitting up great and loves playing with all her toys in front of her! She still likes to lay down on her tummy to play too!

I can't believe how fast this year is going by! Molly will be 1 before I know it!! She is so fun and such an easy baby! She still only cries when she is hungry or tired.  She may cry or whine a bit if she gets bored, but that is an easy fix-I usually make Brooklyn run around in circles for her and sing a song! Works every time!

Here are pictures from Molly's 7th Month:

Here is Brooklyn's 7th Month update.

Comparison of the girls at 7 Months:

Molly- 6 Months

Again, late as usual.  Thankfully I write down everything, then all I have to do is transfer my notes to the blog.  Hopefully in the next week, I can get caught up on Molly monthly updates and then start documenting fun family things! Let's get to it...

Molly turned 6 Months old on April 3.  We had a little half birthday celebration for her-just like we did with Brooklyn! We did the half cake, gave her a few gifts and got her a swing for under the deck! Fun stuff!!

Molly's 6 Month Stats:

Weight: 18 pounds 10 ounces (92%)

Length: 25.75 inches (50%)

Head Circumference: 17 inch (75%)

Clothes: 6-12 Month

Jammies: 9-12 Month

Diapers: Size 3

• Molly is a great napper, but not so great at night sleep!
• She still takes naps in her swing-going to move her to bed soon!
• Molly does NOT like baby food.  She will cry, spit and do anything possible to not eat.  This girl loves momma's milk!
• She is still working on sitting up.  She can do it, but not for long periods of time on her own.  When sitting up on the floor playing, she is supported by the boppy!
• She is obsessed with watching Brooklyn! She will follow her with her eyes everywhere-too cute!
• Molly's eyes are still blue!
• Her hair is still pretty light and is starting to grow on top!
• She nurses every 3 hours.  While nursing she gets very distracted by Brooklyn and pulls off and pulls on me-it is painful.  I see exclusively pumping in my near future...
• Molly is very mellow (opposite of baby Brooklyn).  She will only cry when she is tired or hungy!

Molly is such a great addition to our family and I can't believe she has been with us for 6 months! Time is flying by! Big sister Brooklyn is still not a fan of Molly, but hopefully as Molly starts to interact with us more, Brooklyn will take more of an interest! I can only hope!

Photo dump of Molly's 6 Month of life...

Pictures from Molly's half birthday celebration:

Just for fun...a comparison of my girls at 6 Months...

Here is Brooklyn's 6 Month update post to compare some more!!!!