7 months...

Words cannot describe what sweet, happy, curious, and PRECIOUS little girl we have!

Weight: right around 17 lbs
Size clothes: 6 months, 6-9 months
Size diaper: 2
Eating: Still nursing 4-5 times a day.  She gets incredibly distracted while nursing...would really do best in a dark, quiet room...but that's just not possible with Watson!  Because of how distracted she gets, though, sometimes this calls for more nursing sessions.  I'm concerned that this is messing with her foremilk/hindmilk intake, but I'm not sure what to do about it!  I have really had to stop timing and/or caring how much and how often she eats..she is gaining weight fine and seems content with what she is getting, so I just trust that my body knows what and how much she needs.  There are some days that she has to be nursed to sleep for her naps so on those days there are obviously more nursing sessions.  She is doing pretty good with her baby food.  She will not eat any in the morning, but always does pretty well with it at night and sometimes in the afternoon (she gets one fruit and one vegetable a day).  She seems to really prefer veggies over fruits, but I think it's just taking time to get her used to any of them.  Her favorite is squash and carrots.
Sleeping: Naps are becoming more consistent, and more necessary...if she does not get good naps she is not a happy camper.  This is a problem in the mornings because I feel like there is always something that we are doing, but as long as she gets a good afternoon nap she usually does pretty good.  Most days she will still take a cat nap in the evenings, but not always.  Sleeping through the night is still hit-or-miss...we usually get 2 or so nights of good sleep.  Other nights I am up with her one time, and sometimes have to nurse during that time.

We have two teeth! Her two bottom teeth popped through this month and the drooling has continued, so maybe we have more on the way!

She is sitting up with no assistance and doing just great with it!  She still topples over when reaching for things sometimes, but as long as she is occupied, she will stay sitting up for long periods of time.



Poor baby has had a cold for about a month now.  She and Watson just keep passing it back and forth to each other.  Thankfully it has not moved to her ears, like Watson's did.



This sweet baby ADORES her daddy.  I know I've put it in previous posts, but it is pretty unreal how much she lights up around Graham.  It is absolutely precious.  Graham is 300% wrapped around her sweet little finger!



Still fascinated with Watson.  She wants to play with whatever he has and always wants to be right by him.  With her getting more mobile, Watson thinks he can be a little more rough with her, so we have to keep an eye on the two of them together :)  He is so protective over her, though, which is adorable.  All day long I hear, "Don't eat it, Emma!"  He is very concerned about her putting things in her mouth.  I guess after he forced an animal cracker in her mouth and we had a long talk about how baby's should not have things in their mouth, he has taken that conversation to heart and is our little watch-man!

Emma has always been scared of dogs...like all out screams when one would come near her.  However, we have been spending more time at my friend, Kate's house and Emma has grown to love their sweet dog, ZiZi.  The last time we were there she talked and babbled to ZiZi just about the entire time!

Favorite toys right now: Slinky, puzzle pieces (this wooden shapes puzzle that we have), crawling ball, books, blocks (they are easy for her to hold and chew on I guess!)

She LOVES the exersaucer, which is such a help when trying to get things done around the house or cook dinner!

Thankfully Emma is starting to do better in child care at church and at the gym.  I wasn't sure I was ever going to be able to leave this sweet girl anywhere, so I am very thankful that she is getting better about being away from Mommy!

This sweet face...my goodness I love her!!