Mary: 7 Months

Mary is getting so fast at crawling. It is harder to run away from her when she chases me around the room. She has gotten braver pulling up on things and then reaching for something else. One time she found herself standing without holding onto anything and she got so scared! But she still goes for it. She enjoys playing with the box the blocks came in, my little ponies, books, and phones. She hates getting her diaper or clothes changed. We moved her crib into the guest room now and she does great falling asleep. When I put her down she cries for 10-20 minutes and then falls asleep. She takes about 3 naps a day for about an hour each and at night will go to bed about 6:30 or 7 and wake up around 6:30. She enjoys eating rice cereal, mush vegetables, and fruits. She doesn’t really like the mush baby meats. Crackers are her favorite finger food and we also got a mesh bag thing that she can suck on bananas or strawberries with.

We went to the Placentia Heritage Days parade on our bikes and Mary loved seeing all the bands walk by. We try to walk to the park everyday to play on the swings for a little while because she LOVES the swings. It is so fun. It is a nice thing to get out of the house for.

I finally made Mary a hat and she likes it but HATES to wear it. She would rather suck on it. She finally got into the phase where she doesn’t want to wear hats much. Especially ones that cover her ears. She also likes her box house. I will peek in from the handle hole on the back side and lure her into the box and then close the door. She loves to play that game. Somebody gave us a pair of sunglasses and we were surprised when she didn’t pull them off. They look pretty cool. She can now say mama, dada, and baba. She will say mama when she cries because she has gotten more attached to me and she will say dada when she wants to play with him. Sometimes I will listen to the baby monitor when she gets put down for a nap and listen to her talk away.