seven months and growing

elenora is seven months old! she is more fun every day. tonight after her tub and bottle i rocked her and we cuddled and laughed together as i kissed her cheeks. she's the most precious little girl in the world.

this past week we tackled the nap schedule issue, and everything has become so easy so fast. dr. weissbluth says to put the baby down for a nap at 9 am and 1 pm. until now it's been kind of random--just waiting for her to appear tired. but that hasn't worked too well because neither of us knew what time she'd be going down for a nap. this week i started keeping her awake in the mornings until as close to 9 am as possible. she always fell asleep without barely a peep. then i'd put her down at 1 pm and she'd do the same. her sleep ability has really been amazing. she always goes to sleep at night without any crying and then sleeps through the night.

now that ella sleeps, i have more freedom to do things. last night i went with k. to target to get some summer clothes. i only bought a few things, as money is real tight right now, but i feel like this will really freshen up my wardrobe.

here are some of elenora's seven month pictures: