week 31 & 32 - the beat goes on......

this week in the life of one trying to stand and walk








sadie is determined to skip crawling and go straight into marathon running
this means.........
the crib is now a device that holds her up
ma and da are things to crawl on
the sofa is only a prop for standing and squealing at the snow
the high chair provides another vantage point to stare at frankie when she eats
and well our house is full of squirmy wiggle bottom trying to escape the confines of a seventh month olds coordination!
we are tired.........
aaron is still working his crazy schedule: getting home at 11:30 or so coming to bed around 3:00 am than getting up with sadie at 7:00 am the lack of sleep in this house is amazing
(hi aaron see you later today hopefully!)
sadie is trying to combine ALL of our schedules together
this means......
she goes to bed at 8:00 pm gets up at 12:00 saying da da da than she falls back asleep after about a half hour or so gets up again when aaron comes to bed singing da da da goes back to bed around 4:00 am gets up again at 5:30 singing ma ma ma when i get up
so ma ma ma actually goes to bed at 8:00 pm in order to try and get at least 5 hours of sleep!
where or where did my crazy life of staying up till 2:00 am go?
i have started school up again which is going well only one class and a workshop this semester so not to crazy of a schedule......
hoping to start working on the house some starting this weekend (sorry aaron)
need to clean up and make way for big girl toys....it is amazing how fast they grow out of the toys......sadie's bouncy chair is retired, her swing is right behind, the bassinet is to small and she is now into 9 month clothes!
sadie took a big girl bath ALL by herself the other day
she had fun swimming around the tub chasing after her cow duckie (thank you aunt cyndie)!
her new favorite foods are lentils and beans! (oh the joy of fiber)
sadie loves drumming one of her favorite toys is actually an empty cereal box
she beats on it and actually has rhythm (she did not get that from my side of the family)
until later enjoy the pictures and movie

week 30 and we are standing!

i think pictures will say a lot more than i can so here you go......























she is feeding herself....pulling herself up on the sofa and crib
sadie crawls backwards really really fast
so aaron and i are running around moving her from point a to point b before she hits point c
sadie loves to sing and loves FOOD!
so when she is not sleeping she is eating.....she is becoming a big girl

enjoy the pictures and movie

no idea what week but do know we are 7 months!

okay writing at 6:00 in the morning has never been a strong characteristic but here it goes.....
sadie has a new sleep pattern one that does not work in my favor
she is up with big blue eyes staring at me ready to play between 4 and 4:30 in the morning
i am willing to work with 5 but 4? have a hard time with this......
i have typically been one to go to bed at 4 and sleep until 1 or 2 in the afternoon so this life altering sleep arrangement is making me deranged
so many things have happened since the new year.....
sadie has developed into a mover.....still not moving forwards but she is moving
she can pull herself up to a standing position and can hold herself up for sometime before the leaning tower of sadie topples
she can sit up now without falling over, she lifts her belly up off the ground and can rock back and forth on her knees, she can feed herself (well sort of most of the food crumbs make it into her diaper and not her mouth)

she has started making raspberry sounds with her mouth which she loves doing when she has food in her mouth meaning we have a jackson pollock mouth artist on our hands peas and carrots everywhere!
so everyday she discovers something new and learns something new
she has started to pay attention to books still likes to eat them but usually you can get half the story in first before she eats it
it was 66 degrees in cleveland yesterday and today it is suppose to be 64......global warming? anyways all the snow has melted and our crocus are once again totally confused but it was a nice break
i start school up next monday only one class this semester which will be nice, aaron is still working his crazy schedule (hello aaron how are you?) which means i see him a little on wed, sat and sunday and thats it......mimi comes back from hawaii on thursday which sadie is totally excited about and bec and sadie bought tickets to go visit her niece emily in RI.
it will be a fun trip interesting to figure out how to keep the squirmy wiggle bottom still for an hour but TOYS.......or books
think that is all for now enjoy the days as they get brighter and brighter