7 months

a certain popsicle is 7 months old today. and the times they are a changing! this girl is on the fast track to mobility. she sees her sisters moving and shaking and she wants to be in on the action. and so in the past month, she has gone from a slither/slide to a full on crawl. she has also decided that she prefers being vertical to horizontal. in the past week or so she has been standing up, using anything and everything to pull up on. i actual witnessed her pull herself up on her sisters closed bedroom door. really! she heard e in there playing and she wanted to get in. it was a combination of talent and determination that was priceless to watch. as i watch her and e form this little bond, i can only imagine that a certain momma might have done the same as a wee girl on the quest to get in on the action of HER biggest sister.

and e? well, she adores her baby sister. she holds her, plays with her, cuddles her, and sucks thumbs with her. those two, they are kindred spirits. they have so much in common it is silly. i don't know how it will play out in their relationship, but they are bonded in ways that i can't even describe.

our sweet muffin, at 7 months weighs in at 18 pounds. she has grown out of her "bucket" and is now in a regular rear facing car seat. she has mostly outgrown her 6 month clothing, but the 6-12 month stuff is on the big side. she loves to swing at the park and spends a lot of time investigating toys she finds on the floor- you know, by eating them. she is eating all kinds of foods these days- her newest fave is organic o's. she also has a little hobby of crawling under the table after lunch and trying to chomp on d's crumbs. it is an interesting routine as i try to sweep things up as quickly as i can before she eats the leftovers off of the floor. d thinks it's hysterical which might be motivating for her to drop more things on the floor. ahh, our life is, at the very least, interesting with three little girlies under foot.

it has its moments, but we are delighted by our little "sorority".

one thing that i had been hoping would clear up in the past month has not. sleep. while p has the daytime double napping down, she seems to want to eat more and more each night. currently, she is on a three feed night schedule and is waking earlier than either of the other two ever did, in spite of a similar bedtime. i keep saying that i am going to crack down and cut out one of the feeds, but the truth is, in the past month i have been too tired. and i just keep wishing that it happens naturally... but in spite of the tired i've also been using those nighttime feedings to love on her and to pray for people in my life. in some ways, i cherish that time with her and with God. and in other ways, i long for a full nights sleep.

keep growing, sweet p. i am amazed by you and feel like you are such good therapy to this momma's soul.