As you can see, this is the first picture where she is sitting up in the chair. She no longer needs to lean back. This girl is a pro at sitting now! Here are a few more facts about Claire at 7 months...
- She loves to grab EVERYTHING. Her #1 favorite thing to grab is my hair. She gets the biggest smile on her face as she wraps her hands around it. And then she proceeds to put it in her mouth, yuck! I finally cut it even shorter because it was driving me a little crazy. Even when my hair was pulled back, she still managed to grab some of it. She also loves to grab our phones, the remote, my wedding ring, buttons on shirts, and whatever food we are eating.
- She has now tried quite a few solids and eats 2 solid meals a day (breakfast & dinner). She really liked when I mixed peaches and yogurt, she also loved her first taste of chicken and apples (sounded like a weird combo to me).
- Claire can hold a sippy cup all by herself.
- If I take out my phone to take a picture and say "smile" Claire usually will, at least for a few seconds before she gets distracted.
- She rolls all over the place now. She can roll across the whole room. Once she reaches the wall she just keeps trying to roll! She has also tried to steamroller me when laying on our bed.
- Claire loves looking at herself in the mirror. She hits the mirror and gets all excited as she chats away with her reflection.
- We finally got her to laugh for real, no more little giggles. Dan was kissing her tummy and got her to laugh. It was so cute!
- Lately the sounds she has been making are "ba" and "da". It sometimes sounds like she says "hi Dad".
- She is finally starting to take longer naps, not always but if I'm lucky she'll sleep anywhere from 1-2 hours. Before it was 45 min. She still takes 2-3 naps a day.
- Claire was doing really well at sleeping through the night. However, this past month she has started waking up around 3 am almost every night. Hopefully she'll go back to her old ways soon!
- She can't move forward or backward on her tummy, but she can pivot. Her mix of rolling and pivoting gets her to where she needs to go.
- Claire will no longer nap at church. It makes for a long 3 hours.
- Her favorite toys are her blocks, this little stuffed Easter chick, this vibrating bird, and this dog with a chime in it.
- She likes being in her exersaucer.
- Claire loves to use her voice, she talks, yells, screams, etc. She likes to make sure she gets our attention.
- She always gets a huge smile on her face when Dan comes home from work.
- Claire has started to cry when I leave the room.
- She likes other kids. I babysit these 2 girls and she loves watching them and giving them big smiles.
- This past month Claire got her very first cold. It was sad but we all survived.
I know this is a long one, but I don't want to forget anything! This has been a really fun age. Claire is really smiley and usually pretty content. We love our precious girl!
