Oaklee 10 months!

Miss Oaklee is officially 10 months old!

Loves:

·         Playing with her dogs

·         Getting into any and everything

·         Going for drives

·         Playing with her toys

Dislikes:

·         Being told no

·         When she gets into something she isn’t supposed to and you take it away from her

Growth:

·         Currently in size 12 month for tops & bottoms

·         Still in size 3 diapers

Eating:

·         She is pretty much eating full on solids now.

·         I am still pumping around 18 ounces a day for her

·         LOVES Chicken!

Sleeping:

·         Sleep is still going awesome for her! 2 naps during the day and sleeping through the night from 8:00pm-6:30am

Development:

·         Oaklee can crawl now!

·         She pulls herself up and stands holding onto things

Health:

·         Oaklee is one healthy gal (so grateful)

·         She has teeth coming in like crazy!

Parenting:

          Oaklee is such a sassy and wild little girl! She is defiantly going to give us a run for our money when she’s older!
          She is such a dare devil and loves to do everything you tell her NOT to do. When you tell her no she kind of just looks at you and continues to do it with a little smirk on her face. When she knows its naughty she will secretly look at you before she touches it. Such a stinker!
          The temper tantrums have begun! She gets really upset when you take something away from her or tell her no. She screams and try’s to push you away!

Looking forward to:

·         Walking

·         Her first birthday!

·         Learning new words

Oaklee 6 Months

How is my baby HALF A YEAR old! Crying all the mama tears I have!! It is going by so fast I can't believe it! 

 Loves:

• Rolling around the house like a mad woman
• Her swing
• Playing with Daddy
• Pick-A-Boo
• Giving high fives
• Her fur siblings

Dislikes:

• Being put down
• When you don't give her enough attention
• Teething

Growth:

• 25th percentile for weight (15lbs 8oz.)
• 90th percentile for height (27in.)
• Currently wearing size 3 diapers
• 9 month clothing

Eating:

• I still pump so she is getting breast milk regularly 
• 32-35oz a day
• We started solids this month! She loves it! She has been wanting to eat for so long! 
• So far she has tried; Rice cereal, Bananas, Mangos & Potatoes. 

Sleeping:

• Still has her regular schedule. Sleeps through the night and two naps during the day

Development:

• Just starting sitting up!
• Instead of crawling she just rolls where ever she needs to go!
• She gives hi fives!
• She can say "Da da"! (She knows what it means because when you ask where da da is she looks for Zack. 

Health:

• Both of her bottom two teeth popped out in like a day I swear! 
• We found out that she has ezcema on her back. It doesn't seem to bother her but if I don't keep up on the lotion it gets pretty bad! 
• She had a horrible reaction to her immunization shots this month! It was awful! She had a horrible fever and was screaming from the moment she woke up to the moment she went to bed! Luckily it only lasted for one day but it made me nervous!

Parenting:

This month has been a bit of a challenge! Oaklee has been teething and she is not afraid to show that she is upset! She's been very upset and will cry until you pick her up! She also figured out that if she just keeps crying someone will eventually come and get her (little stinker). We are trying to nip that one in the butt fast! 
It is always such a joy to watch your baby grow and learn new things! She is so smart and just seems to advance at a pace we can't keep up with! 
I love to watch how she lights up when the dogs enter the room. She adores them, and they just love her right back! 

Looking forward to:

• Trying more foods
• Having a break from teething
• Crawling
• Learning more words

Oaklee 5 Months

This has been such an exciting month for us! Full of so many opportunities for this little gal of mine!

 Loves:

• ·         Growling & screaming. She is such a loud little talker!
• ·         Being tickled by Daddy
• ·         The dogs. She LOVES dogs but seems to have a fascination with Harlee. She gets the biggest smile whenever Harlee enters the room
• ·         Taking pictures. I take pictures of her daily & I think she just knows when the cameras out its time to shine!
• ·         Holding her fingers in her mouth with her other hand. See example below. It’s so stinkin cute!
• ·         Her bottle. Her eyes get so big as soon as she sees that thing!

 Dislikes:

• ·         When you don’t give her your full attention
• ·         When you don’t feed her right away when she’s hungry

  Growth:

• ·         Currently size 2 diapers but once this pack is finished we will be moving up      to size 3.
• ·         Wears 6 month onsies and pants
• ·         Wears 9 month footie jammies

 Eating:

• ·         Takes about 5 oz. every 2-3 hours during the day still
• ·         30-32 oz. a day

Sleeping:

• ·         Still sleeping like a champ!

Development:

• ·         Still being a rolly polly
• ·         Getting really good with her hands while playing with toys
• ·         We’ve been practicing sitting up more
• ·         When laying on her belly she is starting to get her butt up and pushing with      her legs
• ·         If she isn’t sleeping she is talking away

Health:

• ·         She’s starting to teeth so lots of drool everywhere

Parenting:

Being a parent can be so hard sometimes. I have serious “mom guilt” about a lot of things in my life right now. For example, I work full time and feel like I don’t get to play and enjoy a lot of alone time with O. And then when I get home I need to make sure my family is fed and the house is clean and by that time it's Oaklee’s bed time. Does anyone else feel this way? I really want to spend my time wisely this next month.

I started having Oaklee be a Brand Rep & Brand Enthusiast on Instagram recently and it’s been a blast for me! I really enjoy doing it and the opportunities it has given Oaklee and I! I enjoy working with all these amazing small businesses and helping them grow! I’m debating on doing a post on how I got started but I’m not sure yet, let me know if you’d be interested!

Looking forward to:

• ·         Sitting up
• ·         Crawling (a little afraid that she can get around on her own)
• ·         Eating solids (again a little afraid)
• ·         Spending more quality time with O

Oaklee 4 Months

Mom would like it if you’d stop growing up, ok? She is so fun right now and I just don’t want it to ever end!

 Loves:

·            Still loves sucking on her fingers (this is how she puts herself to sleep)

·            Mom (yes, that’s right. She’s a mommas girl)

·            Rolling around

·            Loves when people talk to her. 99% of the time she will flash you a big smile!

·            Her Baba (bottle)

 Dislikes:

I seriously can’t think of much for this. She is such a happy baby.

·            Doesn’t like to be put in her car seat.

  Growth:

     ·     Size 2 diapers

·            6 month onesies and pants

·            9 month footsie pajamas

·            Weighs 13lbs 4oz (30^th percentile)

·            Height 25.2 in. (60^th percentile)    

 Eating:

·            Takes 6 oz. every 2-3hrs (nothing after 7pm until 6:30am)

·            Likes to drink around 30 oz. a day

Sleeping:

·            Sleeping through the night like a champ

·            All we need to do to put her to sleep is lay her down (anywhere flat), give her a blankie and she will suck her fingers until she is asleep. We literally don’t have to do anything. She is so amazing!

Development:

·            Really good at holding her head up during tummy time

·            Getting pretty good at sitting up with our help

·            Wants to stand more then sit

·            Getting better every day at reaching for toys

·            She loves to have her feet in the air

·            Grabs her feet

·            Coos and screams when happy

·            Rolls back to front & front to back. She prefers to roll back to front more.

Health:

·            She did get a little cold this month, but it didn’t seem to bother her at all!

·            I think she is starting to teeth. She is drooling like crazy!

Parenting:

Oakers (what Zack and I call her) you are seriously such an easy baby! We love how happy you are! Oaklee is so smart and amazes us every day! I think it’s so crazy how babies just wake up one day and just do something they’ve never done before. It makes me so proud to watch her grow and transform. When we went in for our last appointment the doctor said her development is like a six month old and that just makes Daddy and I beam! You make our job so easy!

Looking forward to: 

·            Sitting up

·            Hard core laughs

·            Crawling

·            Eating solids

Oaklee 3 Months

Oh my goodness! I can’t believe how fast they grow up! I cry a little every time I look at her because I feel like she is growing up in the blink of an eye!

 Loves:

·         Sucking on her fingers

·         Talking with you

·         Smiling

·         Being held (she’s getting a little spoiled with this one)

·         Super Y & Little einstiens

·         Getting any attention she can get

·         Sitting up

Dislikes:

·         Being ignored

·         Being put down

·         Binky

·         Tummy time

Growth:

·         Size 1 diapers

·         6 month onesies and pants

·         Still in 6 month footsie pjs but this will likely being going up soon

·         Weighs 12lbs 4oz 

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Eating:

·         Takes about 5-7 oz. every 2-3 hours

Sleeping:

·         She sleeps through the night! We are so lucky!

·         Is getting on a pretty good schedule. Takes a nap at 9:30 am and another at 1:00 pm

Development:

·         Holds her head up

·         Getting pretty good at sitting up with our help

·         Wants to try and stand but isn’t very good at it

·         Reaches for toys

·         Anything she gets her hands on goes straight to her mouth!

·         Grabbing her feet and tries to get them into her mouth

·         Still talking away

Health:

· Her laryngomalacia seems to have gone away! Yay!

· Her acid reflux has also improved

Parenting:

O amazes her Daddy and I every day. She is so smart and has the sweetest personality! She loves to smile and talk! She’s starting to laugh more and it melts my heart to a trillion pieces! She is such a happy baby and it makes our job so easy!

She is starting to realize that being held is the best thing ever and will let you know she does not like when you put her down! Sometimes at work she will whine and cry and then as soon as I bend down to pick her up she gushes a HUGE smile (little butt).

The best part of my day is the mornings with her. As soon as we pop our faces over her crib she gets the biggest smile! It’s the best feeling to know this little human has so much love for you!

I am loving this parenting thing! (O does make is so easy for us) She teaches me so much and it’s really helping me grow as a person. I am still working on getting a schedule down. I still feel like some days just don’t have enough time and I can NEVER accomplish everything on my to do list. Sadly it’s the gym that gets pushed out most of the time, I really want to work on that. L But all and all Oaklee makes my heart so full and my days would not be the same without her!

Parenting goal for next month: Go an entire week being able to accomplish everything on my daily to do list. Let’s see how this goes! (: 

       

Looking forward to:  

·                Rolling over

·                Sitting up

·                Hard core laughs