Baby Kate Update - 7 Months

7 months came and went for Baby Kate!

She continues to be the sweetest, calmest baby in all the land. One of the directors at the backup daycare she goes to recently told us that the entire center is happier and calmer when she is there, the teachers are happy and the babies are happy because of the calming effect she has on everyone! I just hope this continues into the toddler years and I love thinking about her as an older kid being that calming presence that helps everyone smile when she enters the room. I can just picture it now.

At 7 months, Baby Kate:

• Started to scoot/crawl! She is still fairly slow and only goes a little ways, but she definitely can get around on her tummy!
• LOVES Squigz, which are these rubber suction cup toys that are Kennedy's but she loves to scoot over to them every morning and chew on them. I think they help her with teething.
• Sleeps okay, but gets up a lot in the middle of the night. We're averaging 2-4 times/night for feedings which is certainly not ideal, but she is quick and goes back to sleep well if I feed her. :/
• Wears 6-9 month onesies and 9 month clothes for the most part, even some 12 month pants. She has long legs and definitely has chunky rolly legs, even though I'm pretty sure they are just baby legs and she will be petite like her sister when she's older.
• Is getting more hair! She took longer to get some serious hair but now it's growing (and she's got little curls on the ends when it's wet!)
• Loves baths and warm water. Also went swimming at Williston for the first time and really enjoyed it
• LOVES music. When I sing she turns her head towards me and smiles or laughs, and she really enjoys songs at ECFE. 
• Imitates us a lot. If we dance, she dances. If we smile, she smiles. She's super engaging with whoever is holding her and pulls herself in for kisses often.
• Is very dainty with her hands. She waves them back and forth in a very delicate manner, with her fingers pressed against each other and her palms rigid. It's super cute.
• Likes some solid foods but prefers to feed herself. She's enjoyed beans, puffs, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, yogurt melts, squash, banana, carrots, peas, and avocado so far.
• Loves to stand and does it pretty well. She can hold onto our hands and walk forward a few steps, but is still quite wobbly. But prefers to look at the world from standing position.

She is truly a light in our lives and we are so lucky and blessed that she's ours.