New Creations

I found these two patterns online from youcanmakethis.com. So I bought the patterns and got some fabric. The patterns were step by step with step by step pictures as well. So basically you cannot mess up. They are not perfect, but they turned out cute.
I love the material I found for the dress, it is a pretty quick and easy pattern. I made this one in a twelve month size. I am sure it will fit her now, just need to try it on.

And here is the hat, we took some pictures when she woke up from her nap and it fits perfectly.

6 Month pictures

We got pictures taken when Julie turned 6 months and they turned out cute. She was a little tired, whenever we need her to sleep she doesn't take a nap. Oh well! We also got some family pictures as well. These were taken by Heather Taylor Photography, and we love them. Thanks Heather!

This picture is just funny!

7 months!

Julie at 7 months!

Well, since Julie is scooting around and getting pretty much anywhere she wants, we decided we would move her mattress down. Kind of sad to think she is growing up so fast. And instead of moving it to the next spot down, we just moved it all the way to the bottom. She hasn't been pulling herself up yet, but better to be safe.

-She has been so fun lately, just the other day I was playing peek a boo with her and instead of me putting a blanket over her face, I would just lay a towel on her face and she would grab it and hold it there while I said "Where's Julie" and when she was ready she would move the towel and I would say "Boo, or There she is" and she would just light up and giggle. Oh, it is so much fun.
-If she is playing in the same room as me, and I am doing something and not paying attention to her, she will stare in my direction until I look and say something and she will get excited and then continue playing. And if she needs me to sit right next to her, she will get this sad little whimper and once I stop what I am doing and go sit down next to her she will continue playing.
-She does not like it when you blow your nose, she will get this pouty face and then start whimpering.
-She loves her puffs, she has really gotten a hang of picking them up and putting them into her mouth. She will eat them one after another for forever if we let her. And we have found that she does like Sweet Potatoes, but is not so much a fan of peas. But I wouldn't blame her, they smell awful, I will have to make some fresh peas and see if she likes those better.

I love it when a puff is starting to fall out of her mouth, she will put her fist up to her mouth to keep it from falling out.

She has no teeth yet, just watching and waiting. We are just enjoying her toothless grin!

Daddy loves to walk her around, this was right before church.

The other night I went out shopping all by myself, and so Rob was watching Julie. He was wanting to spray off his 4-wheelers, and so he stuck Julie in her stroller so she could watch what he was doing. She was just having a great time watching daddy.

Rocking/Lunging

Well, she is onto rocking(Wednesday) on her hand and knees, and also lunging forward. She gets on her hands and knees and starts rocking and moving her legs forward and then just lunges forward landing on her belly. Hasn't quite got the arm movement yet, but she can get where she needs to go.

Daddy is enticing her with his iphone to get her to crawl.

Last night we were at our Ward Party and our old Student Ward Bishop and his wife were sitting with us. Sister Hoggan was holding Julie and Julie was giving Bishop Hoggan a back rub, just rubbing his back. If she is on the floor she will rub the carpet with her right hand. Bishop said she gives better back rubs than his wife, Haha, they were sure having fun with her.

Planks!

On Monday Julie started doing this:

If you can't tell what she is doing, she has got her toes on the ground and her hands, the rest of her body is not touching the floor. It looks like she is getting ready to do a push up, but she just stays in the up position for a while.

She will hold her body in a plank position. It is so funny, and now she is constantly in that position if she is on her stomach. It won't be long now before she figures out how to move around on her hands and knees. We left the room for a minute the other day and we came in and found her getting into mischief. She found the blankets under her crib and pulled one out on top of her.

And, I have found two foods she likes so far. Bananas and squash, this means that she will open her mouth for more without us singing and dancing to get her to smile so we can stick the spoon in. It is so fun to stick the spoon in front of her and have her open her mouth for more. She is doing better. I need to try sweet potatoes again, my mom was saying that all of us kids loved sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes was the first thing I gave her, but that was when she was having none of anything. So, hopefully she will like more things here soon.

Random Tidbits!

She has started the separation anxiety, I will leave the room and she will start whimpering and then cry if I don't come back fast enough. This will be interesting, just started the last couple of days.

After her morning nap this morning, I went in to get her and she had the string to her bumper in her mouth, she looked so mischievous when I peaked over the side. Sometimes if she has been sleeping long or I need to feed her, I will go in and check on her and she will be just lying there awake, just like she is relaxing. Or I will open the door and she will pop her head up and look over the railing when we come in if she is on her stomach. She gets so excited when she sees us coming, kicking her legs and arms at the same time.
What I have been doing recently is, I lay her down for her nap and then I turn her mobile on. I wait just outside the door and she sticks her hand up into the air and waves it around and then she will grab the bumper and start pulling on it before she falls asleep. It reminds me of the movie "August Rush" when he is a baby in the crib. She is just a happy little kid.

I got this bear or dog, I am not sure what it is exactly at Sams a few years ago and I sat Julie on it the other day and she loved it. She kept bouncing up and down like she was riding a horsey. She was also really tired and she gets super giggly and happy when she is tired. She had fun.

Well, she has figured out how to roll, and she is now very mobile moving all over the place. It is so fun to watch her, she is also close to crawling. This new found freedom is getting her places quickly and I have got to keep my eye on her all the time. She loves to roll where the light shines on the carpet and she will grab at it.

It makes diaper changing an adventure as well, she will twist her body around to get at whatever she sees(especially difficult when it is a messy diaper and the diaper is off). That is where I keep her binki that she plays with while I change her, she now reaches for it when I lay her on the changing pad. Just before bath tonight, she manages to turn towards the wall and flip over onto her stomach in no time, and then kept scooting further down.

I haven't taken any bath time pictures since her first bath we gave her. So, I decided to take some tonight, she loves her bath and LOVES to splash.

She put 3 puffs in her mouth by herself and ate them. This is a big thing because she won't let you put anything in her mouth. She has been practicing her fine motor skills for basically her whole life(haha, sounds funny to say that), so when we hold out a puff for her to grab, she uses her finger and thumb and grabs it and puts it directly into her mouth most of the time. She is so precise. She looks tired in this picture, but she is actually just trying to keep a puff in her mouth.
We also have tried the biscuits and she likes those pretty well also.

Rob and I went on a walk the other day with my parents and after stopping at my parents for a bit, we grabbed some parade candy and headed up the street. Rob tried to get Julie to open her mouth to taste the sucker he was eating and she didn't the first time, but then she opened her mouth and tasted it and LOVED it, she would open her mouth when he brought it near and she got a few tastes of the sweet treat. Silly girl, she knows the good stuff.
(This in no way applies that her Aunts or Uncles or Grandparents can give her tastes of ice cream or other such sweets, I am not kidding!!! DO or DIE) Just the thought of your germs all over the utensil grosses me out and I do not want anyone elses germs in my childs mouth, Yuck!
Thanks!
(Don't mean to sound rude or anything, but that is how I feel)

She has a binki, but she doesn't use it for sucking on, and hasn't for quite a few months now, I give it to her while I change her diaper and she plays with it and chews on it. It is kind of nice not having her be attached to her binki, although it definitely would help at church. She really only sleeps well in her crib, so getting her to sleep in your arms is a challenge sometimes. She really is not a cuddly baby, so when she is fighting sleep you have to hold her on your shoulder and bounce her. At least that is how I get her to sleep.

So far we have given her bananas, carrots, strawberries, squash, and sweet potatoes. But, she still will not open her mouth willingly for the food. I guess it will come in time. I just need to keep offering it. She is getting so much better each day.