Kyra - 7th Month

Dear Kyra,

At beginning of new month, we hope for better sleeping and eating pattern. But you always seem to beat your own record :). You caught cold in the beginning and you would not sleep at night. Both daddy and I were miserable and tired. Yes, we do get tired, irritated and frustrated at times but that million dollar smile makes us forget everything.

We started using high chair (First plastic extension and then borrowed from Kaka-Kaki) for your lunch and dinner sessions. You were not very comfortable as there was not much room for movements. But you would get used to it. As you could sit upright there were decreased incidents of spit ups.

As much as you hated milk, you loved solid foods. I would give you rice cereal or oatmeal mixed with lentil water and oatmeal mixed with vegetable (Tomato, carrot, broccoli, Doodhi, Cauliflower, avocado, sweet potato) juice/pulp for lunch and dinner.

You loved shaking your head and moving rest of the body in rhythm. We used to call it 'Dola Dola Dance'. It would be very difficult to hold you in upright position.

As soon as you would see us after sometime, you would raise your hands and start kicking. You would want to touch our faces. Initially you would caress and then start slapping!!

Due to your vigorous movements it had become very difficult to dress you or change diaper. We had to keep you busy by talking and making funny faces. Also, as you started rolling over on both sides, we always had to keep an eye on you. 

We took you to the mall for shoe shopping, first time ever. Daddy and I have been here for nine and six years respectively and yet we never owned snow boots. Also none of use bought 3 pairs of shoes in single shopping trip!

Our reading sessions became frequent and regular. You would be more interested in sound made by pages than what I am talking! We bought a musical book for you with nursery rhymes that you would enjoy on your own.

You also got attached to colorful blocks. You would usually pick blue and orange color and start biting or licking.

We took you to a friend's place for Pongal Pooja. They also let you participate along with their son and you enjoyed it more than  he did. You kind of bullied him in his own house!

Once we took you to visit friends and relatives for an entire day. I was so worried that you would not eat/sleep. But thankfully you behaved like a very good girl :) How cute you looked in skirt and baby-legs.

And this is your 7th month birthday photo taken right after shower. You wanted to eat and sleep, but I insisted on photo first as I was worried that you might spoil your dress. Yes, we dressed you in denim first time ever. You were so angry during this photo session that we named you 'Maa Hunterwali' :)