7 months old!

i am growing up so fast! at 7 months i am really becoming mobile...moving from a sitting position to my hands & knees to my tummy to my back... spinning around 360 degrees on my tummy, reaching and scooting to get where i want to go. i am strong enough to be on my hands and knees and rock back and forth , but still retreat to my tummy when i want to reach or move around. i like to kneel on the stairs in my living room (sometimes pushing up to my toes) and then sit back on my bum. someday soon it will click in my head how to move these knees of mine and then my mom and dad won't be able to keep up with me!

now that i have my first tooth, i am a really good eater - chomping my food! i get impatient if my mom takes too long to bring the spoon back with more cereal on it. i like banana, pear, mango, papaya and peas. applesauce is still quite sour, but the taste is growing on me. i really like teething bisquits because i can hold them with my own hands.. transfer them back and forth from one to the other, bang it on the highchair-tray, and suck it til it becomes so soft that a slimy mess is all over me and anything that i can touch.

i love to jump, jump, jump and flap my arms, scream and yell to hear how loud my voice can be, gargle and sing at the same time, pick-up small items with my hands, suck any and all of my fingers, grab my toes and sometimes put them in my mouth. i love being in water - kicking and splashing - and playing my piano - bang bang bang! i find it very perplexing when my mom puts her hands over my ears because everything sounds different. i can sometimes wave goodbye.

i wonder what i will be able to do next month!