Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Hello! Piper has accomplished so much since I last wrote. She is definitely a handful and surprises me everyday! Here is what her schedule looks like at seven months.

7:00- wake and nurse
7:30- potty and play
8:40- potty and read
9:00-nap time
11:00-wake and nurse
11:20-potty and play
12:00-solids
1:15-potty and read
1:30-nap
3:00-wake and nurse
3:30-potty and play
5:00-solids
6:00-bathtime
6:30-nurse
7:00-bedtime
Piper is doing great eating solid foods! We are following the Super Baby Food diet and loving it. Since I am feeding her organic foods only, I have to use frozen vegetables along with the fresh. I refuse to give her foods treated with pesticides because the nutrional content is altered tremendously and they contain way too many toxins. Here is a list of the foods she has eaten:
rice cereal, oatmeal, bananas, acorn squash, pears, mangoes, tofu, green beans, carrots, and avacodos. Piper's grandfather bought her a high chair for Christmas and its a big hit!



During playtime Piper likes to slide around on the wood floors. It is fun to watch her slide around, but I believe the slick floors have inhibited her crawling a little bit. She gets up on all fours and starts to move, but her legs slide out from under her. I ordered her some knee pads with grips so maybe that will help. I left my yoga mat out this morning and she slid on it and began to crawl a bit. I am going to buy a few more to lay out for her to have a softer surface.

She loves to pull the dvds down. We should have thought about an entertainment center with doors!

Potty training is going great! Piper hardly ever poops in her diaper anymore and has begun to stay dry while she is awake. I just ordered some more organic bum genius diapers, but I am hoping we won't have to use them by her first birthday!

I am soo excited because Piper has started signing! She signs milk and waves hello and goodbye. It is so funny because she watches her hands while she signs. We will be starting sign classes at St. Dominics on February 3rd. If anyone is interested here is the link. http://signingwithtots.com/


I didn't realize how fast Piper is growing until we were changing one morning and her clothes were too small. It is crazy how fast they grow! We went to visit Leslie and Landon in the hospital after they had their son Gavin, and he was about the same size as Piper when she was born. I just couldn't believe she was once that size. It made me want to cry because she is going to be going to school before we know it!