Lilly Grace at 7 Months

It's hard to believe that my baby girl is already 7 months and getting ready for her first Christmas! She is growing by leaps and bounds, and amazes us each and every day. Since my last entry, she has learned, tried, and experienced so many new and wonderful things.

She can sit up completely on her own and thinks that she is such a big girl! She loves the world from this vertical view!

Lilly is also on the move (sort of)! Although she is not crawling yet, she still manages to get to where she is going. She rolls over and over like a roly poly, she scoots on her bottom while she is sitting down and she digs her heals in while she is laying on her back and pushes herself backwards.

She started solids about a month and a half ago and absolutely loves them! We are very lucky that there really hasn't been a food that we've tried that she hasn't liked. She loves all of the fruits and the sweeter yellow & orange vegetables, but she also eats her green vegetables pretty good too. She wasn't too sure about green beans and peas at first, but after a few bites, she figured out that they aren't that bad! We have been giving her tiny nibbles of softer "big people" food recently, but she still isn't so sure about them yet!

She has said a couple of words now, with her first word being "mama"!!! (Manuel was soooo jealous)! She did finally manage "dada" too, so Manuel is happy! Even though she has only managed these couple of words, she "talks" all of the time!!! It makes my heart so happy just to listen to her.

She is so happy and smiles and laughs all of the time! She loves to play with us, but is also completely content to play by herself with her toys or in her exersaucer. Her bubba's can make her laugh and smile like no other, and she absolutely lights up whenever she sees her daddy. It is the sweetest thing!

She also loves her nanny! It is nice to have someone come to our house to watch her, and Brandy is so good with her. I love knowing that my baby is so well taken care of when I am not here and that she is completely being catered to!

These are her 6 month pictures that Brandy's husband took. He is just getting started with his photography, and did a wonderful job! Thanks Chris!