Sofia's 9 month update!

She is now 9 months old, this is the month ive noticed a big change in her. She is more like a toddler now than a baby. She is so intelligent and amazes me how quickly she learns and remembers things.

9 month development check!

We were recently back with the health nurse for sofias 9 month check up. Everything went great she was very impressed by how clever and advanced sofia is for her age. We were a little concerned about her weight but we were reasurred shes just fine and just above the normal weight. We always knew she was a tall girl but she measured in the 91% range for her height so she will more than likely tower over me when she grows up.

Feeding problem!

Sofia is great for trying any foods and will eat pretty much any flavours you give her. One problem we have is trying to move her on to bigger lumps and finger foods. She gags alot and finds it hard to chew things so she will just swallow it. Me and matt both have a big fear of choking so we are always careful what we give her. She can eat soft lumps like pasta or mashed foods. Our health nurse wasnt concerned and said she will move on when shes ready. Im glad of this because we are in no rush to and she will do it in her time.

On the move!

So one minute our baby couldnt even roll over and within a few weeks she mastered rolling over, crawling, standing assisted and climbing up. Once she does something once she just gets better even after 1 day. She will crawl really fast now and pull herself standing up on the couch. She has no fear tho so she just lets go so we have cushions everywhere ha.  Dont think it will be too long now till shes walking.

Milestones!

• She can crawl.
• She can stand assisted.
• She can say alot of words now. Mama, dada, baba, nana, yeah, gaga and bobo.
• She copys anything you show her.
• She bats her eyelashes when you show her.
• She knows what lights are and points to them when you ask her to.
• If music comes on she dances to it. 
• She is still in 9-12 clothes and 4+nappies.

Sofia's 8 month update!

My baby is now 8 months old which means in 4 months time she will be 1! She changes every week and learns something new. She is copying everything now so we have to watch what we are saying now around her.

Feeding and sleeping routine:

◆ 8.30am wake up and have a 5oz bottle.
◆ 9.30am breakfast any type of cereal, she has a mixture everyday.
◆ 12pm nap time.
◆ 1pm dinner time, she has either fruit and a yoghurt or veg and a yoghurt.
◆ 2pm, 50z bottle.
◆ 3pm nap time.
◆ 5pm tea time, variety of meat mixed with veg or mash/sweet potato.
◆ 6pm, 5oz bottle.
◆ 9pm, 7oz bottle.
◆ bedtime varies every night but she usually falls asleep any time from 9pm to 10pm and sleeps till half 8.

Growing up too fast!

Sofia is now in her own room and the transition was alot easier than i thought. I was so nervous with the thoughts of her being on her own all night but she seems to sleep so much better. We wanted to keep her in our room longer but every time we moved or went toilet in the night it was waking her up so she wasnt getting a full nights sleep. We finally got her curtains up so its nice and dark for her. she loves her room and all the fairy lights its a proper girly bedroom.

Milestones

• She understands when you tell her to wave or clap.
• She copies everything you show her.
• She has 2 teeth.
• Shes starting to pull her knees up ready to crawl.
• She reconises family members and acts shy around strangers.
• She is in size 4+ nappies and size 9.12 clothes.
• She is now in her own bedroom.

Daddy's little girl!

When me and matty got together we always said from the get go we wanted kids and to settle down. I always knew he would make an amazing dad and he is. Sofia is so lucky to have him as her dad. He is so hands on with her he changes nappies, feeds her, changes her and gives me a break when i need it.

She smiles more with him than anyone else and is always laughing when he has her. She has him comletely wrapped around her little finger. I love how affectionate he is with her and it helps that he is a big kid himself she loves it.

Matty always wanted to have a little boy then when we found out we were having a little girl he was so happy. Seeing him getting emotional when she was born and holding her for the first time is something il never forget. She is definatly daddy's little girl!

Since I dont have my dad here I want her to know how important it is to have her dad in her life. She is such a special girl we are so blessed to have her. Im so lucky to have matty and I definatly picked the right guy to be the dad to my kids :)

Happy first Fathers Day x

Sofia's 7 month update!

She is now 7 months old. I always feel like when a baby hits that age they are no longer small babies anymore and are growing closer to being a toddler. This month she has become so much more observant and aware. She knows her name and responds almost straight away when you call her. She can recognise people and start to make strange when she doesn't know someone.

Taking baby steps!

We bought Sofia a baby walker and she loves it. She loves the freedom to go where she wants since she can never sit still. We have a jumperoo for her and she still loves it but was starting to get bored being in the one spot too long. We think she will be one of those baby's who doesn't crawl and just gets up and walks one day because she has no interest on being on her belly. She just wants to be up on her feet all the time!

Separation Anxiety

For the last few weeks whenever me or Matty leave the room and Sofia sees us going she cries until we come back. We have to try and sneak out without her seeing. It's a lovely feeling that she wants me all the time but at the same time it can be very tiring. She is reaching her hands up now when she wants to be picked up aswel.

Milestones!

• Sofia is taking steps in her walker.
• She is now in her 9-12 clothes.
• She is starting to copy things you show her like clapping your hands or waving.
• She is pretty much sitting up on her own but because she cant sit still for 5 minutes she ends up falling over.
• She is in size 4+ nappies in pampers.
• She had her first solid poop ( really grose but its a milestone ) :P

xx

Sofia's feeding schedule at 6 months old!

When you have your first baby you try and do everything by the book and we were the very same. As Sofia gets older we just go with what we feel is best for her and just use "books" as a guideline. They can only advise you so much and after all you know your baby and what they like and dislike.

This is Sofia's feeding routine for an average day!

8.30am:
She has a 5oz bottle when she wakes up. She is on the Cow and gate follow on milk.

9am:
We will usually give her either cereal or a liga mixed with her milk and then some juice or water.

1pm:
After her morning nap she will have a fruit pot and a yoghurt for her lunch and some water. This is her favourite meal of the day.

2pm:
She will have another 5oz bottle.

6pm:
She will have a full jar of any of the cow and gate meals and some water. She loves the carrot ones and there's not much she wont eat. But she still doesn't like cottage pie or bollognaise.

7pm:
Sofia has another 5oz bottle.

10.30/11pm:
This is her last bottle before bed and she usually has a 7oz bottle which keeps her going till half 8 again.

All babies are different and will have more or less of what Sofia has but this is the routine what works for us right now :)

6 months postpartum!

I had a baby half a year ago! That just sounds crazy to say. I'm still not back to my pre-pregnancy body but I'm going by "9 months in and 9 months out" to hopefully be back to myself.

Diastasis Recti!

My stomach muscles are still not together as they should be I can still feel a gap in the middle and when i do a sit-up i get a bulge in my stomach coming up through my muscles. Its still sore to do a sit up and i find it very hard. Ive heard the Belly Bandit wraps are supposed to be brilliant for holding the muscles in and helping them join up again. They are quite expensive though so might be a while before i get one.  I did get an Ever last tummy slimmer for 6 euro for the mean time and it really keeps everything in so I'm going to wear it day and night and see in a few weeks if it makes any difference.

Broody Again!

One thing Ive noticed is I'm getting so broody again if I see a pregnant woman or a newborn baby but it's way too soon to even think about doing it all again. I want to make sure Sofia has my full attention till she is around 2. We want 3 kids and I hope to have them all before I'm 30 so 5 years for 2 more is loads of time.

6 month postpartum belly and stretch marks!

I still have my stretch marks but they have faded so much so I'm hoping they will carry on fading. I read somewhere at 6 months is when they start going white. My stomach still sticks out from my muscle separation but its gradually going back in.

Sofia's 6 month update!

Sofia is 6 months old! Half a year old already i really don't know where the time has gone. Shes such an amazing little girl shes so clever and very advanced for her age.

Routine!

She wakes up around 8.30 am and has her bottle and breakfast. Around 11 she usually naps for about half an hour. She is usually in a really good mood mornings. At 1 she has another bottle and dinner and will play till 6 when she has her dinner. Some evenings she will nap for about half an hour to an hour but she usually becomes really fussy around 7pm. She has her last feed at around 9pm and will stay awake till about 11. Once shes asleep she will sleep through till 8.30 am again although some nights she will wake 2 or 3 times but goes back to sleep after 5 minutes.

Milestones!

• Sofia finally rolled over :)
• She can sit up on her own for almost a minute.
• She can say mama, dada and baba.
• She holds her feet up and trys to put them in her mouth.
• She is such a fun little girl she loves to be tickled.
• She is in her 6-9 clothes and her follow on milk, shes growing up too fast.