Little Levine: Hadley is Seven Months Old!

Look out, world! This little munchkin is mobile and her curiosity knows no bounds. Hadley is comfortable crawling now, but is much more interested in pulling up. Coffee tables with interesting things sitting on them like cell phones, remote controls, and magazines are a favorite place to pull up. Hadley will also pull up on the couches, especially if there is a dog sleeping within arm's reach. She's mastered standing while holding on with one hand and is beginning to cruise from place to place.

This has resulted in A LOT of bumped heads. Bless her heart, she never learns her lesson and as soon as she's had a cry and cuddle in my arms, she goes right back to what she was doing. Her newfound mobility has also caused a major sleep regression. Who needs sleep when you can walk around the crib and get caught in the rails at 3am? Although this new stage is challenging, I'm loving every moment of it. Hadley's excitement for life is contagious and daddy and I are enjoying the adventure!

Hadley's 7 Month Stats:

New Developments: Crawling, pulling up, cruising, chewing on bites of food, reaching for the stray cat, Chauncy that lives in our front yard

Height: About 27.5 inches...in the 61%
Weight: 17 pounds, 2 oz....in the 47%
Sleeps: Sometimes we get a nice stretch from 8pm-4am, but when teething's bad she's up every two hours.
Naps: 3 naps a day, about 45 mins to an hour each
Favorite foods: chicken, turkey, carrots, puffs, cheerios

Likes:
balloons
pop-up books (When a book is not "pop up" she tries to pick the pictures up off the page.)
blocks
paper products
eating cheerios in her high chair
dumping her toy box onto the floor
grabbing things off the coffee table and throwing them on the ground

Dislikes:
napping
grocery shopping
diaper changes (Who has the time?!)
being spoon-fed
sitting still (see pictures below of what she does when strapped into her bouncy seat)