Letter to my Little Bear

Bearsy,

7 months. That's how long you've been alive. Isn't that nuts?? Here you are, kicking your heels up and celebrating:

You're just so cute. I can't handle it. You're still totally fascinated with your fingers. You still stop to wonder at them (I'm not sure that you're entirely aware of how they work), and it still cracks us up. You've recently found your feet, too, which is awesome. The contortions you do are truly impressive.

You're eating "solids" every day. You LOVE it! We make your baby food (not because we're crunchy and green so much as it's cheaper...but the fact that I'm confident about what goes into your food is also nice). So far, you've had: green beans, broccoli, sweet potatoes, squash, apples, bananas, pears, and peaches. You love all of the fruit, and you tolerate the veggies. I often cheat by mixing a little fruit in with your veggies. It works wonders for you. 

We love that you're starting to "talk" more. It's precious. You like to hear the sounds coming out of your mouth. You're also able to sit unassisted for pretty long stretches of time. The only tricky thing is that your head is really big compared to the rest of you...so you topple over if you lean too far in any direction. It's incredibly frustrating to you. Also, you have decided that you are too good to roll over any more. You basically refuse to roll. I feel as though we are regressing on the movement front...

Do you see what you're doing here? NOT rolling over.

Sitting up. I probably doomed you with that bow; you have enough head mass to contend with without me adding to it. Sorry about that.

At church, you've started going to nursery. Sometimes you like it, sometimes you don't. It's not entirely your fault, though, when you don't like it: church starts around one of your normal nap times, so you don't really know what to do with yourself. I'm sorry about that.

You still don't have any teeth, so we're constantly on tooth alert. We're also waiting for you to get some hair. Bless your heart, Bear.

You're not just overly interested in any of your toys yet, but you are very interested in your books. Currently, your favorites are Dr. Seuss's ABC's and, of course, Brown Bear, Brown Bear. We read them often. Sometimes, when I've already read them quite a few times, we read them silently. You seem happy either way.

We think you get awesomer and awesomer every day. LOVE you!

27 weeks

29 weeks

Week 28 outtake #1

Week 28 outtake #2

Week 29

Week 30 and 7 months

Trying to get a good picture...look at you being a ham.

Still being silly.

Finally.

Ready for the chilly weather.

"Hey. I"m ready for the day. What's your story?"