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@BelugaBean: She is adorable!!!

Sleep: Brennan STTN 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. His naps are hit and miss since he goes to daycare.. But he usually has one 40 minute nap and then a 2nd nap that is over 1 hour.

TTC #2: This all depends on DH. We are ready to start soon but DH is unhappy at his job and it makes me nervous to start TTC while he is so unhappy.

I LOVE the name Zooey! That is great that she is such a good napper! I wish B was better.

@BelugaBean: I try nap training on the weekend. But it's so hard because I feel like everything gets undone during the week at daycare.

@BelugaBean: i love your daughters name! she is cutie!

i will join in!

Name (if you want to share): Pierson

Age/DOB: July 9th

Size (or most recent measurements): he was 27.5 inches at 7 months and was 17 pounds. i put him in anything from 6 to 12 month clothes. mostly 6-9 months right now. he's long and lean.

Milestones: he just started saying dada and mama. it melts my heart! he sits up good for about 2 months now but still shows no interest in cralwing at all. he hates his belly still! (im trying not to worry about the non crawling but its hard)

Teeth: he has six!
Food: about 20-25 ounces a formula a day (he use to eat so much more!) and 2 meals of solids a day. he is really starting to love blw and grabs at all are drinks. we just startted with a sippy cup to which he is doing good with.

sleep: he gets up about once or twice a night..... sometimes he will eat a whole bottle someitmes only 1-2 ounces (think sometimes he is getting up out of habit!) i cant tell if he is hungry (he will just cry and cry if i dont get him!) or if hes just waking up out of habit until i start to feed him and see how much he eats at the end. if anyone has any ideas i'm open for suggestions! would love for him to sleep through hte night more!

Other: pierson is such a soical little guy, he stares at strangers till they will look at them and then gives them a big smile. its so sweet.

TTC #2: Were undecided maybe end of summer. we want them close together to but p is still my little baby and i dont want to have #2 to fast bc i want to througly enjoy Pierson's babyhood. and selfish but i really want to enjoy this summer not pregnant and do a bunch of stuff i couldnt do if i was like boating!!

@littlek: aw thankyou . b is such a cutie too! And yes lp cries momma a lot what is with that? He never cries Dada.

@BelugaBean: so happy you bumped...I missed this thread yesterday!

@belugabean @littlek @stargal: all such cuties!! loving the stats!

Here's mine:
Name (if you want to share): Ryan

Age/DOB: July 20th, 8 months

Size (or most recent measurements): 18lbs 12oz as of last week; don't know the length but was 27.5 inches at 6 months (i think!!)

Milestones: started crawling on st patrick's day so just a couple days shy of 8 months. as of last week he can finally get from a crawling position back into a sitting position. trying to pull up a little bit but still needs help. loves to stand and jump up and down on my lap. not much babbling yet - mostly still vowels, definitely not mama or dada!

Teeth: none!!

Food: about 20-25 ounces a formula a day plus 3 meals of solids - cereal and 1/2 jar fruit at breakfast and dinner, and full jar of vegetables at lunch. not at ALL interested in eating table food even though we offer it to him, probably because he still doesnt have any teeth. started a sippy about a month ago and does pretty well with it.

sleep: great nighttime sleeper, not so great napper. sleeps from 8pm - 7am most days and loves the cat nap. on a good day he'll take a 45min-1hr morning nap and 1-1.5hr afternoon nap. on a not so good day, about 3 30minute cat naps. he's generally happy though so i think he has a low sleep need. nighttime sleep recently stretched from 9/10hrs to 10/11hrs once he started moving more. i'm hoping the naps get better once the weather turns and he can get outside every day.

Other: he's a nosy little guy (like mommy!) so if he's starting to get cranky, we go out on errands and he quickly turns that mood around. going on our first vacation and plane ride next week...really looking forward to it!

TTC #2: intend to start over the summer around his first birthday

@buffalove: he's soo cute!
@Mrs. Cat in the Cradle: precious!! B loves slamming his toys on my laptop too. I guess they love the noise!

Where you guys on WB? There was a large group of us.. not sure if everyone came over.

@littlek @BelugaBean: Thanks ladies! I wasn't active on the WB boards, and didnt' become active on these boards until after I had DS, so I never got on the July 2012 due date board.

@Mrs. Cat in the Cradle: that smile is precious! glad to see i dont have the only toothless baby, haha. and you (along with @littlek on another board yesterday) both have me realllly wanting to buy the ballapollooza, lol!

@buffalove: the ballapolloza is pretty awesome! It's definitely helped B with pulling up and standing. He pulls up and stands so he can drop the balls down the ramp.

@littlek: @BelugaBean: It is a pretty cool toy - and it seems like it will grow with her for a while!

@BelugaBean: right?? but clearly my little guy neeeeds it, hahaha.

@littlek: i am so ordering this when we get home from vacation!

@buffalove: Haha, I was so relieved to see other toothless and even non-crawling babies on here! This thread was such a great idea!

Can I join in? I'm pretty new to HB and haven't posted much, but my DD is a July 2012 baby as well!

name: Brynn

DOB: July 11

Size (or most recent measurements): She weighed 15.3 pounds at her 6 month appointment. I'm drawing a complete blank on the length measurement She actually still fits in some 3-6 month clothing, but for the most part we have moved up to 6-12 month clothing.

Milestones: She has been sitting on her own for a while now, and I feel confident enough in her sitting abilities that I don't have to sit directly behind her anymore while she is playing! She still isn't crawling, but I can put her on all-fours and she will hang out in the "crawling position" for a few minutes before getting sick of it! She loves to wave at all of our pets (two cats and a dog), and will often wave to random objects as well The only "word" that she is saying so far is "baba"...not really a word, but it sounds so cute when she says it that I will count it!

Teeth: Her two bottom teeth have come in, and I have a feeling that the top ones will be showing up soon.

Food: She drinks anywhere from 25-30 oz a day (mostly formula, but some thawed breast milk - I was an exclusive pumper for her first 5 months and built up quite the freezer stash). We are having a lot of difficulty with solids. She refuses to open her mouth for any purees, and usually turns her head away. She also has no interest in feeding herself, we have tried mashing up food on her tray, but she just plays with it and never puts it in her mouth. I'm not too worried yet, since I know that some babies take a little longer to eat solids, but I'm definitely excited for her to enjoy eating!

Sleep: We are so lucky with sleep. She has been sleeping through the night since she was about 6 weeks old. Naps took a bit longer to be consistent, but she now has one nap in the morning (45 mins/1 hour), and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. At night she sleeps from 7h45p.m. - 7h15 a.m.

Other: Brynn is definitely an active baby! She wants to get her hands on everything...she could have 10 toys in front of her and yet she will always reach for something that she isn't supposed to play with instead! She has lots of baby friends and it's so much fun to watch her interacting with them.

TTC #2: We will probably start TTC again in August. It took us 1.5 years to get pregnant the first time, so I'm really hoping that this won't be the case again.

@littlek: O balls are the best! I used to bring Brynn with me to post-baby boot camp, and all I had to do was lie her down on a mat and give her the O ball, and she was entertained for the entire hour. Brennan is way too cute!!!

@BelugaBean: Thanks! Zoey is adorable, love the headband! I think that Brynn has the same toy that Zoey is playing with in your picture...and the only part of it that she will actually play with is that purple phone!!! The least fun part of the entire toy in my opinion