Help!- with 7mo

Wow Leah, not long to go now! I bet you are so excited!

I'm not sure what stage she'll be at mentally, as I guess that will depend a lot on how much stimulation/encouragement she's had earlier on, but my girls are just about 8 months now and they seem to enjoy the peekablocks and roll around balls, one of their fave things to do is put the balls/blocks into and out of a big plastic bowl. They also like anything they can chew on, and they quite like the Fisher Price Tether Ball thingie they have (altho it drives me nuts coz it goes off all by itself )

I remember Maya used to have some old baby bottles full of dry pasta/rice as shakers that she liked too.

How exciting, not long now!

Xavier is nearly 7 months old... he's crawling, pulling himself up on furniture and trying to climb and walk. MOST babies that age aren't doing that yet! His favourite toys are anything noisy. He likes to shake/crinkle/squeeze toys, most things go into his mouth at least once as well. Xavier also loves his Jolly Jumper! Umm... he's fast outgrowing size 00 clothing, but he's a big boy.

Why don't you have a browse through the November babies thread to see what a range of nearly 7mth olds are doing?

And he also likes soft dolls and teddies. He'll spend ages talking to, cuddling and eating them

I was also going to suggest with the clothing to keep the tags on them and the receipts as well and then if they are too small you can easily take them back to get the next size up. I would guess she will be a small baby so 00 would be a good start.

Hi Leah.. when is Mia Birthday?

Rhyley is almost 7 months. Toy wise he loves anything he can hold and look at and ues chew, he is teething which I think alot of our Nov babes are (hes got 2) Loves his soft blocks, dad stacking them and him knocking it down. Toys that make a noise easily for them, Bath toys is what Rhyley is into too. Perhaps an exersaucer maybe the way but also you could hire that from a toy library to see if its worth paying out for one as they are a bit expensive. Oh what I am looking at is a toy piano - fisher price. Leap pad for books or normal books.
As fpr clothes - she is asian isn't she? and they tend to be smaller than european children, Rhyley is in size 0 although he is a larger child.
Perhaps you can ask what weight and length she is and if not you will have lots of fun taking her shopping with you for clothes. If you got size 00 trousers and tops you could fold the legs and sleeves if a bit too big.
Oh how exciting for you (I feel excited for you) It will be here before you know it and if she is a nov bubs look forward for you joining us in the nov thread.

Hi Leah,
Congratulations on your soon to be new arrival. I've got an almost 8 month old and chewing seems to be the big thing at the moment. He likes to pick things up in his hands, pass them from hand to hand, slober all over them, chew for a while and then throw them at his older brothers. You can often pick up a lot of appropriate toys from trademe if you want to instantly bulk up your supply. At the moment though, little Mia is probably going to be busy playing with her new favourite toy - you.
I'm not sure if you have received an information on attachment disorder - which has a relatively new diagnosis but is common with infants adopted from Russia, Romania, India and China. I found a site with information on it here site . My MIL is a primary school DP and has had first hand experience with working with kiddies with it. Given that the majority of issues are established in the first year of life, it may pay to be aware of symptoms and get a good kiddie psychologist on hand to help out before primary school starts. Best of luck - and again, big congratulations!

Sounds like a great start.  Choosing clothes by the weight & height is a bit more reliable than by the clothing (ie: 00, 0, or 6mths, 9mths, whatever) size, as they differ a lot as do babies sizes.  Ella is in mostly 00's, but is a small but long 8-month old.  Stuff like sleeping bags can afford to have some extra space in them, so buying a size up is a good idea.