7 Months

Oh my sweet, sweet Baby Girl! You are growing up WAY too fast! I can't imagine how I'm going to feel when you're 7 YEARS old! :)

• Weight: 17.2 lbs
• Diapers: Size 3
• Shoes: Size 2
• Clothing: Mostly 3-6 month clothing, but moving into your 6-9 month stuff as well.
• Eating: 4 6-7oz bottles per day + "solids" 2x daily (You've also started eating puffed rice cereal/"nums" and like to chew gum them, and although you CAN pick them up, you haven't quite figured out how to get them to your mouth on your own!)
• Mommy has been teaching you to drink from a sippy cup, but you still prefer water straight out of Mommy's big girl glass.
• You're now completely comfortable sitting up on your own.
• It's so adorable to watch you play with your Daddy! He'll crawl up to you and you just laugh and laugh because you know he's about to tickle you. :)
• You've started sleeping on your side. As SOON as we lay you in your bed, you immediately roll over to your side and snuggle up with your blankie. Sometimes, you end up rolling completely onto your tummy to sleep and wake up mad because you can't remember that you know how to roll back over.
• Mama and Daddy love to take you on walks through the park, and you've now started to stay awake and enjoy them with us! One older man passed us once, admired your "headband", and said "That's a nice hat!" :)
• The saddest thing is listening to you cry out at night in your sleep. The first time this happened, Daddy jumped up and ran to your room, only to find you sound asleep. I guess it's bad dreams :(
• The little blue pot is probably your favorite toy. There are other pots in the set, but the blue one has a bell inside that I think you like to hear when you shake the pot and bang it on your high chair.
• This month you had your first cold, complete with snotty nose and cruddy cough. Nothing ever seems to make you too upset though, Mama was just more concerned with keeping your nose clean! She doesn't like seeing her beautiful girl with a dirty face :)