https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 11:33:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-772000 Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:33 +0000 FLnative12 772000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*bump* thought I might catch a July 2012 momma during the post a thon. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-768005 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:17:01 +0000 FLnative12 768005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Name: Roman</p> <p>Age/DOB: July 11th - 10 months this week</p> <p>Size (or most recent measurements): He was 28.5 inches and 23lbs 9oz at his 9 month well visit. I put him in anything from 9 to 12 month clothes. He is just out of his 6-9 months stuff. Size 3 cruisers and size 4 overnight diapers.</p> <p>Milestones: He has been saying Dada for a while now, along with Hi, Uh-oh, and Thank You (my fave!). Just this week he has started saying Mama, but not to me :( more as general babble. Since the 1st time he ever said Dada it has always been to DH or when he sees a picture of DH, so idk whats up with that. He wants to walk SO BAD, pulls up on everything, pushes all of his toys around, cruises on the couch. He only crawls if he absolutely has to.</p> <p>Teeth: Only the two middle on the bottom, and no sign of any others.</p> <p>Food: 4 - 6oz bottles and 3 jars of stage 2 baby food puree per day. He is not a fan of the sippy cup or of any solids that aren't pureed. I am not pushing it too hard b/c he only has the 2 teeth, but has anyone else had an experience like this? He loves to watch us eat, drools, smacks his lips and stares, but if we offer it to him he wants nothing to do with it. I have tried puffs and yogurt melts - he hated both. I know his pincher grip is good b/c he used it to remove everything from his mouth!</p> <p>Sleep: He loves his bed time routine and goes down between 7 and 7:30 every night like a champ! He is usually awake when we put him in his crib and goes to sleep on his own no problem. That being said he is still "waking up" once or twice a night. I use quotes because he really isn't awake, he is just fussing and wanting his pacifier with his eyes closed. Sometimes he finds it on his own, but usually one of us has to get up and give it to him. </p> <p>Other: He is such a happy little guy! The more interactive he gets the more fun we have with him We just put him in the pool for the first time recently and he LOVED it. Its going to be a fun summer at the beach and pool.</p> <p>TTC #2: Definitely an 'if' and not a 'when' for us. At a minimum it would be another two or three years before we ttc - IF we decide to.</p> <p>This picture is from Easter. I am definitely guilty of having a million pics on my iPhone and only getting the camera out for "occasions"...I need to work on that :) </p> [attach=3672/13/mmhuwe.450x600.Easter-2013.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-750536 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:39:39 +0000 littlek 750536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I call him monkey because he has little chubby cheeks. His first birthday theme is monkeys. The real thing is DH wanted an excuse to wear his banana costume. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-750503 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:26:28 +0000 mediagirl 750503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: OMG your baby's face is just priceless! So beautiful!!<br /> @littlek: haha love the monkey photo. :) Is there a story behind that??<br /> @nikol: look at those rolls!! And I love that he's playing music with daddy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-750494 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:22:13 +0000 littlek 750494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>here are two new pics.. one is in his ball pit and the other is an outtake for his bday invitation </p> [attach=2163/13/mm11l3.449x600.bliss.jpg] [attach=2163/13/mm11l5.600x399.brennan-monkey.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-750487 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:20:07 +0000 littlek 750487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: Nice!!!</p> <p>Update: Brennan will be 11 months tomorrow, adjusted age 9.5 months. He's got at least 6 teeth, I feel like more or about to come in since he bit me the other day. We have moved to 3 full meals and 2 snacks. He is eating "big boy" food at school and LOVES it! His formula intake has decreased significantly. He likes to yell "mommy", "daddy" and "doggy." He can give me a high five now and he is very good at walking (assisted) and cruising. He also can stand by himself. I can't believe he will be 1 years old in a month!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-750385 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:43:49 +0000 BelugaBean 750385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I figured I'd update since Zoey had her 9 month appointment. She's now 21 lb 7 oz and 29.25 inches tall! She's also doing better with table foods that are cut up super small and has become a pro at standing up. The doctor said that he thinks she'll be an early walker (although who really knows). We also think her top two teeth are going to make their way through any day now which is tons of fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-722797 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:48:07 +0000 littlek 722797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Hahaha LOVE the sunglasses!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-722730 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:29:13 +0000 HabesBabe 722730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG, these babies are so stinkin' cute!</p> <p><b>name: </b> charlotte</p> <p><b>age/dob: </b> 7/14, 9 months</p> <p><b>size: </b> 20 lbs, 4.5 oz and 28 1/4 inches at her 9 month appt! mostly wearing 12 month clothes</p> <p><b>milestones: </b> this was the first pediatrician appt that we had to answer "no" to a lot of her questions! :( no crawling, no scooting, no pulling up, no moving from crawling to sitting position. she sits like a champ, pivots on her tummy, rolls around like a log, and stands when we pull her up.</p> <p><b>teeth: </b> just one on the bottom, her right front tooth.</p> <p><b>food: </b> still BFing, so she nurses about 4 times during the day, plus 2-3 comfort sessions in the middle of the night. we give her purees and solids 1-2x/day, no set meals yet (just whenever I have time/remember). i tried making my own baby food, but she doesn't like it as much as the pouches (or maybe she just hates butternut squash and peas). she'll eat table food that i mash up, though.</p> <p><b>sleep: </b>bedtime around 7:30, wakes up 2-3x/night for comfort nursing, wakes up for the day around 8. naps at 10a and 3p-ish, sometimes 10a, 2p, and 4p.</p> <p><b>TTC #2:</b> i want to lose some weight (40 lbs) first-- so after this summer. we want them to be 2 years apart! </p> [attach=146/13/mletwq.600x450.angels.jpeg] [attach=146/13/mletws.338x600.glasses.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-717134 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:06:13 +0000 littlek 717134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: Yea!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-717108 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:00:27 +0000 BelugaBean 717108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So Zoey started pulling up to stand by herself a few days ago. That's fantastic and was so fun until she learned how to do it in her crib. And she can't get back down once she stands up. Also, she's been so excited that this weekend she only took one nap a day, which was exhausting. </p> <p>She's 9 months old on Thursday though and we're really excited to go to the doctor on Friday to see how big she's gotten! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-683019 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:37:11 +0000 nikol 683019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: thank you! as tacky as it may seem, i really would like to have a lil family band someday, if only to play in the privacy of our own living room. lo is obsessed with music, both listening and playing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-682993 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:28:20 +0000 littlek 682993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nikol: welcome!! hahaha the last picture is adorable! family band! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-682969 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:18:53 +0000 nikol 682969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>name: fox</p> <p>age/dob: 8 months 3 weeks, 7/13/12</p> <p>size: he's a big boy -- 29", 25 lbs! he was 19"/7 lbs 3 oz at birth, but he chunked up in no time!</p> <p>milestones: he started scooting on his belly around 7 months, and then figured out how to actually crawl right at 8 months. he pulled himself up to stand with our help around 6 months, but at 7.5 months, he learned to do it himself. now he pulls himself up on anything within his reach, and walks along everything too!</p> <p>teeth: two front teeth! all four central incisors came through in the same week. they're still working their way out, but i can see them when i tickle him.</p> <p>food: we're still breastfeeding, and he's been eating fresh fruits and vegetables since 6 months. he also eats oatmeal and toast and sometimes a bit of whatever we're having. we don't give him any purées, but we do spread them on toast, and sometimes i will put a little on his tray to squish and lick. he really likes those happy baby puffs. his favorite food still seems to be sweet potatoes. he hasn't quite mastered a spoon yet picking it up from the tray, but he gets it right to his mouth when you hand it to him. at this point, there doesn't seem to be anything he doesn't like. we're in the experimental phase with spices, but he likes all the ones we've tried so far! he had his first curry today and he LOVED it! </p> <p>other: he's such a curious little guy! it's so amusing to give him a discovery basket full of interesting little household items mostly, and to see him pick out each object and carefully examine it all over, how it feels and sounds and tastes, to play with it for a second and then set it down to grab the next object. the look of concentration on his face just kills me. he really loves to watch us cook -- i will either hold him so he can watch daddy, or put him in the ergobaby to watch me. he follows me all around the house now. lately he has been playing with daddy's acoustic bass guitar and it's sooo cute. it seems we've got a tiny musician on our hands. he also really likes to play the bongos. hmm, i feel like i still have so much to talk about here..! </p> [attach=3526/13/mklq7j.600x600.IMG_20130401_200016.jpg] [attach=3526/13/mklq7l.600x600.IMG_20130401_200259.jpg] [attach=3526/13/mklq7n.600x600.IMG_20130401_194322.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-682142 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:14:59 +0000 BelugaBean 682142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: So exciting! I think it only took a couple of weeks from that point for Zoey to crawl! She would get up on her hands and knees and rock and then one day she just started moving! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-682121 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:05:36 +0000 littlek 682121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: Exciting! it happens soooo fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-682115 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:03:33 +0000 chrispygal 682115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just last night Abby started to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. She did it again this morning. I think we are going to crawl any day now! Yikes!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-681925 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:55:30 +0000 littlek 681925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: Yay! Glad she likes it!<br /> @Giraffe: Welcome! he's a cutie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-681904 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:50:26 +0000 BelugaBean 681904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Giraffe: Cute! Does he have Sophie in his hands? Zoey loves to play with Sophie right after she eats!</p> <p>We totally ordered the ballapalooza (spelling?) because she was so good last week when we were sick. It took me forever to put it together but she loves it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-676435 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:38:21 +0000 Giraffe 676435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay, so excited to see this! I am a fairly new poster and have been hoping to find more July babies.</p> <p>Name: Charlie</p> <p>Age/DOB: July 26 - 8 months and 2 days old!</p> <p>Size (or most recent measurements): He was 28 inches long and just under 17 pounds at his 6-month appointment, but he has grown a ton since then. He feels so heavy to me right now! Strangely, he can still wear a lot of his 6-month clothes.</p> <p>Milestones: In the past few weeks he started crawling, sitting up, and pulling up to stand, and now he is cruising a little bit - just around his crib so far. It's all happening so fast! His babbling has started to get very interesting with a lot of consonants, but nothing remotely resembling a word yet.</p> <p>Teeth: He's had his two bottom teeth since he was 6 months, but no more yet.</p> <p>Food: He's still nursing whenever I'm home and gets pumped breastmilk the rest of the time. He didn't show much interest in solids until recently but is now really excited about them - we're still working on fitting them into his routine. So far, his favorites are mango and plain yogurt.</p> <p>Other: He's always loved music, but now that he can stand up in his crib he starts dancing when we put on his favorite CDs - so cute. He is an extremely alert little guy who is interested in absolutely everything. This morning he started trying to figure out the light switch next to his crib and made pretty good progress. It's a complicated dimmer that we can barely use properly, so we were impressed.</p> <p>Here's a photo from last weekend (please excuse the hat/sweater combo; his dad dressed him...) </p> [attach=1840/13/mkekry.450x600.photo-1.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-675711 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:04:38 +0000 littlek 675711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: they are getting big! B crawled backwards in a circle for like 2 weeks. It was hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-675354 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:23:57 +0000 cookie_dough 675354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal @buffalove: Thanks! Your little guys are so handsome :-) So many cute July babies!</p> <p>We haven't really started planning her 1st birthday party yet, but we will probably just do a backyard bbq. I'm not sure that we will have a real "theme". The monkey and whale themes sound like so much fun though...I may have to get creative in the next couple of months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-674360 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:44:52 +0000 littlek 674360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: Aww cute! I'm sure you will be able to find a ton of stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-674015 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:59:54 +0000 BelugaBean 674015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cookie_dough: I know, she loves to just chew on the purple phone!</p> <p>@littlek: I've started to look into planning her birthday. We're going with a whale theme since we call her our baby beluga and it seems like a fun July theme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-673340 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:16:08 +0000 twinmama 673340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all! I'm here and will def update but with 2x the writing, I'm just not getting it done :) All of your LOs are so cute!</p> <p>But in short, mine are both closing in on 20 lbs, all formula now, prefer finger foods, still waking 1-2 times at night, 2-3 naps per day, 6 teeth each, babble and squeal a ton, ds crawls crazy fast and walks alone with something to push in front, dd crawls backward and is working on pulling up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-673306 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:07:26 +0000 littlek 673306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: Thanks! You would never guess he was a preemie. He's actually hitting milestones based on his actual age not adjusted. I guess he only needed 34 weeks. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-673299 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:06:31 +0000 littlek 673299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you guys started planning the 1st birthday? We are doing a monkey themed birthday. I can't believe my sweet baby will be 1 soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-672787 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:31:14 +0000 buffalove 672787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cookie_dough: i missed this one yesterday, what a dollface!! i love her cheeks! that is too cute :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update/page/2#post-671805 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:09:44 +0000 stargal 671805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: oh my gosh she is adorable! Love the Disney pictures </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/july-2012-mamas-lets-update#post-671801 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:04:22 +0000 stargal 671801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cookie_dough: oh she is adorable and I adore her name! And glad to hear that I don't have the only baby who isn't interested I crawling yet! If I put him on his fours he does the same thing as Brynn just chills out and rocks back and forth! Lol. </p>