Our Favorite Things: 6 Month Style

These are some of the things that have gotten the most use around here this last month.

1) Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack



This thing has been a huge hit lately.  She loves the top two rings.  It's probably because they are the easiest to get to, but she will play with them and swing her arms around.



2 RaZ-berry Teether

We have a few different teethers (the other ones are the kind that go in the freezer) but she likes this one the best.  I wasn't sure when I bought it if she would, because it's similar in shape to a pacifier and she doesn't like those, but she likes to gnaw on it.  Not just the red part, but the leaves on the side.


3) Fisher-Price Stand-Up Ballcano
 
This was a Christmas gift that we recently pulled out and it catches her attention instantly.  There is a little thing you spin, which raises the center part and then the balls roll down the sides and she likes to watch that.  It plays music too.  Mostly she likes to stand against it and grab at the balls on the top.


4)  When Eleanor was younger she hated diaper changes.  After decorating the Christmas tree I had some leftover silver bulbs I hung over the changing table.  It helped her not freak out but then she kind of didn't care.  In the last few weeks she has really taken a liking to them again.  She likes mirrors and since they reflect it's kind of the same thing I guess.  She will look at herself and smile.

She's sleeping so I don't have a current pic, but here is one  from when I first put them up.  (and how tiny was my little girl).

5) City Mini Stroller:  Now that Eleanor is bigger and it's warmer out, we don't use the keyfit caddy (mentioned in the one month favorites) as much.  I do still use it for quick runs into a store but we use the city mini more.  She can see out out it so much better, and when she does fall asleep it reclines flat so it's comfortable for her.

See: 1 month favorites 2 month favorites, 3 month favorites, 4 month favorites,  5 month favorites

The Eleanor Update: 21 Weeks

Breastfeeding: 

Having some latch pain this week. And there have been a few moments where I've lost track of time and it's been close to 3 hours before she's eaten.  I still feed her on demand, but I also feed her when it's convenient.  Like if I'm going to leave and she may have just eaten 45 minutes before,  but I know it would be easier to feed her at home than try in the car I will feed her again.  That probably explains why she's such a big girl. Haha.

Actually I fed her in public twice this week.  I was covered, but I still managed to do it.  I fed her at my nephew's birthday party and then at Outback. 

I'm pretty sure the people behind me may have seen the boob through the top of my cover, but they didn't seem to care.  Our table was right by the door so I had to make sure I was covered, but there was another nursing mom at a table right by us.  

The birthday party was at kids play place and when we left I saw this sign on the door.  It made me happy!

Sleep:
Honestly?  The lack of any routine, consistency or any sort or 'normal' really stresses me out.

She's been waking up by 6:30 every morning. No matter what time she goes to bed, she's still up at that time. 

Naps are still 20-30 minutes.  She did take a 40 minute nap and it was like whoa!

She only wants to comfort nurse to sleep as well.

It makes it really hard to go anywhere.  

Misc: 

The teething as gotten worse this week.  Poor girl.  She's gnawing on those hands and has been so fussy.  I tried these (Teething Tablets ) and they seem to help somewhat.  That plus the Amber necklace (side note: the giveaway ends tomorrow).

We busted out some new toys for her. This one (Stand-Up Ballcano) & This one (Poppity Pop Musical Dino) were hits. She loved them!

Actually she did awesome standing up (See pictures below)

She loves to wake up and claw at my face

My brother's birthday dinner

After church (I loosened the straps when we got home)

4 month favorites

Now that Eleanor is getting bigger and more into toys I've been pulling some of them out.  As a result this month's favorites edition focuses on toys.

1) Fisher-Price Crawl Along Snail From the very first time we opened this she loved it.  It is great for tummy time because she can look in the mirror and if she hits at it it will light up and play music.
Even my 10 month old nephew was loving this toy when he was over recently. I actually am thinking about getting it for his first birthday.




2) Noggin Stik  I actually won this toy before she was born.  My nephew played with it a few months ago, but Eleanor is just been into it the last week or two.  I know it's expensive for what it is, but she really likes it and I'd say it's worth it.  She can hold onto it, and when she shakes it really hard it lights up and changes colors. Again this is another toy my nephew loved.

3) Infantino Go Bananas Rattle She actually just got this earlier this week from the kids I used to nanny for, but she has played with it a lot.  I don't know if it's the fact that it's easy to hold onto (she usually just holds one loop, but has done both), or that it makes noise, but it's cute.  I am kind of nervous she's going to hit herself with the shaking, because she has come close.