Dear Charlotte,
You are 7 months old, actually 7 1/2 months, and I forgot to take your 7 months picture. So this letter will have to do for the month.
You are such a blessing. You are a very happy, content little girl. You're smiley nearly the entire day, except when you're tired, then you're just kinda sober.
You are deeply loved by your mommy, brother (who won't leave you alone!), and daddy (who says girls are more fun than boys!). You are doted on all day long.
You still wake at least once through the night, but you take decent naps through the day.
You still breast feed all day long. But we did add one 4oz bottle of formula at 7pm. I hoped it would help you sleep better, but it has helped us not breast feed every hour between 5-9! that has been nice for mommy!
You wake in the morning so happy and chatty. You like to play for a while before you eat.
At 7 months you:
- sit up unassisted
- hold toys, bang them up and down, throw them
- talk (baba, dada, mama (only when you're mad!)
- love to be on your tummy
- roll all the time
- pull knees up under your belly and thrust yourself forward. very dangerous! we all rush around moving Asa's toys out of the way! Mommy is trying to figure out how to baby-proof with your brother's toys strewn around the house. Asa is learning what "choking hazard" means.
- a little leery of strangers, look to momma for reassurance
- eating solids - you hated purees so we went right to finger foods (cheerios, carrots, peas, puffs, wagon wheels, baby mumm mumm) You love them all. Not much luck with fruits yet.
- you are great at the chewing motion. Mommy was skeptical about "baby-led weaning" but it really works for you :)
- reach/watch everyone eating their food
- you enjoy sitting in the "big-girl" high chair at restaurants and Nonny/Poppy's house
- you've enjoyed swinging on the swings
- you love being outside and watching Asa play or just enjoy the wind through your hair :)
- we did move you to your next car seat, but with all the car switches in the last 2 weeks, you've been back and forth between seats.
