Dear Elizabeth,
It has been to long and the details from when you were 6 months have merged with the current details, so I decided to just combine them.
You are growing so quickly. I finally just put you on the floor with no play mat and you roll all over the living room now. You always get stuck because you'll only roll one way (usually right) when you are trying to get to things. I have caught you in the corner where are the cords are a few times.
You still don't have any teeth (although you have teethed a couple times, the tooth pops up and the goes back down). But you love solid food. If you see anyone eating something, you will grunt and cry until we give you some of what we're eating or some of your own jarred food. And when you are hungry and you moan when you get food it's so funny. You get so excited that your hands and head are shaking.
You barely fit into any 6 month clothes. You are getting so big. On May 17th when we went in for your WIC check up you weighed 17.6 lbs. Holy Cow! You love solid foods. You actually eat quite a bit.
You are talking quite a bit finally. Just the usual baby sounds. And usual more "yell talking" than anything.
You finally as of a week to a week and a half ago (between may 16th and may 20th) you learned how to stay sitting up. So when I put you in a sitting position you can actually stay there for a few minutes. It's so exciting.
At the end of March Aunt Lyndsey was up here for school and stopped by for a visit.
You had your first Easter and all that entails. Easter egg hunt. Easter basket. We had the Easter egg hunt at Grandma Arnold's and you got your very own egg. The Easter Bunny came and delivered the Easter baskets the night before Easter (since Easter was on a Sunday). You and Sydney got totally spoiled.
Speaking of Sydney, she can make you smile and giggle at the drop of a hat. She just looks at you and you start giggling. You love to watch her. When you are playing on the floor you try and follow her (by turning around in circles since you can't crawl). I am so glad that you love her because she loves you too.
Shortly after you turned 6 months old, my breastmilk started drying up. I was only able to feed you a few meals a day. And by the time you turned 7 months old I wasn't breastfeeding you at all. You are now a full time formula baby.
You went to Lava Hot Springs, ID for the first time. And you also had your first time in a swimming pool (hot pot) at 5 1/2 months old.
You grunt and moan and cry to put yourself to sleep. And you can do it for a long time. Like half and hour straight kind of time.
You sat in the high chair for the first time the other day. You are 7 months old and your first time in a high chair. I think mommy was slacking a little bit.
Last weekend (May 23-25th) It was memorial day weekend and so you and Sydney and mommy went camping with Grandma and Grandpa Arnold down in Green River, UT. You slept next to me all three nights and did really well. You were such a good baby. Only crying when you wanted to play, or you were hungry/tired. But then you are a really good baby in general. Easy going and easy to entertain; especially when Sydney can get you to laugh at anything. But at home you have been waking up 1-2 times a night for the last couple weeks. It's really strange, because before that you slept through the whole night for a month and a half.
You drink a different amount of formula every time I give you a bottle. I'll make 4 oz and you'll sometimes drink it all, want more, or even only drink an ounce or two. It's so strange.
I just want to tell you how much daddy and I love you. Your smile lights up your face and we love to see that. Daddy loves to hold you (especially when he gets home from work). I am so happy that you chose me to be your mother, because you are a joy. And you have blessed our family more than you know. And watching you learn new things is always a highlight to my day.
We love you.
Love,
Mom
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