7 Month Mirthday

Happy Mirthday, sweet Raleigh! Here are some of her accomplishments and other info from the past month.

• Likes: FOOD! It pleases me to no end that she is a great eater. She still loves kisses, which also pleases me to no end. She loves going outside, especially if she's in her pouch. She also enjoys looking at animals.
• Dislikes: The nose sucker, nose wiping, eye booger getting, and staying still for diaper changes. Why do babies abhor hygiene?
• Eating: I am still breastfeeding her and pumping milk for day care days. She has the occasional bottle of formula. She likes all the food we have given her and has not had any problems. Some of the more interesting things we've offered her are grits and fro-yo (Don't tell Rowan we had it without him!). She eats such a variety of foods I couldn't begin to list them all here. I will introduce yogurt and possibly cheese (depends on her fine motor skill development) to her this month.
• Skills: She's been working on her fine motor skills with puffs. I sprinkle a few on her tray after she eats dinner to keep her entertained while we eat our food. She's getting good at it but still loses a piece on her cheek sometimes. She is still working on crawling. She is very skilled at transitioning from a sitting position to the crawl stance and back to sitting. We also brought the exersaucer out for her. She likes to look at the sunshine at smile at him. She can escape from almost any type of footwear and her grabbing reflex is wicked fast.
• Misc: She is wearing 6-9 month sized clothes for the most part. She has outgrown her little butterfly mocs and has moved on to fleece booties for the cold weather. (They look fab with leggings, by the way.) She is still a thumb-sucker and prefers her right hand.

I think Raleigh is on the up-swing from her first cold. There have been some long nights during which no one slept, but we've made it through somehow. I am not positive, but I think her teeth might be bothering her, too. It's tough work being a baby!