Aydri - Seven Months

I didn't realize that when Aydri would turn seven months old it would hit me that she isn't a little baby anymore. She is an older baby now. This really has been a big month of milestones for her too. She pretty much can go anywhere she wants. She army crawls and is pretty quick at it. She will get on her hands and knees and rock back and forth like most baby's do before they crawl. She will even take one step and then dive back down and army crawl. Recently, she will even get up on her hands and feet. She has also figured out how to get back on her bum from crawling. She folds her knees up underneath her and shimmys her hands back until she lands on her bum and then sits up. Its very entertaining to watch. I can't believe she's figured it out already. She eats all kinds of foods now and has tried juice, but doesn't really like it. I don't think its what she's expecting when she tastes it.

We usually stay out visiting family in the evenings till about her bedtime. Sometimes she falls asleep in the car on the way home. I've even considered bringing her pajamas with us so she's ready for bed when we put her in the car seat to take her home. If she's not already asleep, I usually get her ready while Kendi and Jared read stories. When she's ready I take her in to say goodnight and give hugs and kisses. I lay her down in her bassinet and she is usually really good at falling asleep by herself. Its so cute to see the way she rolls over, pulls the blanket to her face and closes her eyes. Lately, she has been waking up more in the night. I think her teeth are bothering her enough to wake her up and for her to realize she is hungry so she cries for a bottle. We get less sleep now than we did when she was a newborn.

She wakes up for the day around seven. Jared is usually up by then so he takes her out and feeds her while I get up. She doesn't stay awake too long before she goes down for her first nap. When she wakes up from her nap she gets her baby food breakfast of fruit and cereal with her vitamins. She loves it that way.

She has started making more than just vowel sounds. She jabbers like she knows what she's saying. I've taught her how to say mama really well, but she only says it when she's whining. Backfired on me. She likes to copy noises and games we play. Aunt Cari got her clapping and now whenever someone says "Yay" she will start clapping. Jared was blowing raspberries on her neck a few days ago. She would laugh so hard and then try to do it back to Jared. She would stick her tongue out as she would try. It was adorable. She is very interactive now and fun to play with. Kendi has a ball. Aydri follows her around while Kendi hides and they both laugh so hard. They torture each other and love it at the same time. Aydri will crawl to her toys and Kendi will snatch them just before she gets there. They go all over the place doing that. They both love it. Aydri likes to grab Kendi. Sometimes Kendi thinks its funny and sometimes she doesn't.

Aydri gets so excited when Jared comes home from work, but as soon as he leaves the room she starts crying. She knows that I come and go all the time so she doesn't cry when I leave. She stares at strangers more, but still has a smile for everyone. We can tell that she's learning at a much quicker pace now.