Month Seven. Already month seven has been a big one. We still don’t have a crawling baby just yet, but it’s definitely coming soon. He honestly might even get up and walk at this point. Aus has started pulling himself onto things, his activity table being the most fascinating thing to hold on to at this moment. He prefers to stand when being held which has honestly been the case since he was like 4 months old but now that he has more leg strength he is adamant about remaining on his feet. We’ve expanded his puréed food collection to include teething crackers which he still hasn’t figured out yet all the way but it’s funny watching him try. He’s had French fries, Cheetos, oatmeal, greens, kale, salmon cakes, and one of his favorites – green beans. I’d like to attempt to give him more of the actual foods but it still makes me very nervous. I went through the whole gagging versus choking lesson with my sister and my nephew AJ and when I tell you I was nervous all the time – I. Was. Nervous. So, I’m a little hesitant to start with Aus. I think we’ll stick to our purées a little longer until I see a tooth or two pop out.
Sleep continues to evade us. As I write this, I feel like his ability to sleep independently has declined significantly in the last week or so. I’m not sure if it’s because of all the new things he’s doing developmentally or what but y’all I am tired. A lot of tears have been shed recently over the lack of sleep. At his six month appointment the Pediatric NP (who we adore!!) suggested I let him cry it out and I cringe at the thought. It’s actually a little funny because I remember my sister going through it and feeling so sad about letting AJ cry it out and me saying “it’s okay…he’ll be fine” and I literally have the same thoughts and reservations that she did. Logically I know he’ll be okay but realistically I just don’t wanna hear the crying. I will admit though that I am almost at the point of desperation. I actually purchased The Peaceful Sleeper’s 4-24 month guide on sleep. I’m currently reading over that in hopes of doing some formal sleep training in the near future. My goal is to get Aus back to sleeping independently in his crib by month 8, so we only have a couple weeks.
As for me in month seven: I sold my house, officially. I no longer have a mortgage and it’s the most freeing feeling ever. I do not miss that house at all. I had the absolute best realtor. Her name is Tammy Studebaker and I could not have done this without her. She made what seemed like a daunting task happen in less than 90 days and I’m still impressed honestly. I’ll be working with her again to purchase my next home whenever that will be. Right now, I’m considering renting for a while and that’s really to be able to get my dog back. We miss Stormi girl around here these days. Plus I hate that Aus hasn’t had any time with her since his newborn days. Things are essentially at a standstill with our custody case. We can’t move forward until we get the green light to do so and that hasn’t happened yet so we wait 🙃.
In the meantime, life is good and my baby is almost 8 months old 😭.