7 Month Itch?

They are so cute but these babies are driving me crazy today. I am starting to look back and wonder where we have gone wrong with sleep training and why all of a sudden their daily schedule has completely stopped?

When we brought the girls home from the hospital, we used a sleeper box for about the first 2 months. They were then moved to their cribs and that was a pretty smooth transition. They slept solid through the night from about 4-6 months I would say and here we are back at square one. They no longer go to bed at a predictable time and 12:30 AM seems to be the new wake-up time. What gives?

I am starting to get a tiny bit concerned about their dependency. Yes, they are only 7 1/2 months old... but they have no desire to do anything for themselves. They don't show the least bit of interest in self feeding (bottles, sippy cups, or treats). They also rely on us to roll them over if they decide they are uncomfrotable or bored. Crawling has been a "in a couple of days" rut for more than a month now. I sure hope these aren't signs they will have a lifetime of laziness.

On a positive note, I think we have some of the best babies for public situations. They love to socialize. (knock on wood) We have not had one bad experience outside of the home. This weekend we were on the go quite often, but we were so proud of the little ones during our long day of shopping and then attending a hockey game. We have actually been complimented by strangers numerous times at restaurants, concerning how well behaved and quiet they are.

So I guess that means we have to take the good with the bad and it reminds me again of how differnet every little baby out there is from the next.