7 Months Old

You will be 7 months old this week. I can't believe you're that old! We went to the doctor today for a check-up. Here are your stats:

Height: 26.5 in. (75%)

Weight: 16 lbs. 1 oz. (50%)

Head Circum: 17 in. (75%)

You were so wiggly today at the doctor's office. You definitely didn't want to hold still to get measured or checked in anyway. However, you were absolutely delighted by the paper on the exam table. You kicked and crinkled that paper until it was all wrinkled!

You've been hesitant to eat solid foods. I've tried feeding you several different kinds of baby food that I made, but you didn't like it so much. Just recently you've started tolerating rice cereal and squash. I just discovered yesterday that you LOVE pears. You gobble those right up. We'll keep exploring new foods!

We have a few nicknames for you, including Paigers, Pow-Pow, Baby Paige, Princess, Little Girl, Munchkin. We also call you all sorts of endearing names like cupcake, sugar, punkin, etc. We call you all sorts of sweet names.

You can crawl really well, so you're all over the place now grabbing anything you can get your hands on. You particularly like anything electronic (cell phones, computers, remote controls, power cords), chapstick, and things that make noise. You also love sucking on things made out of paper, and can quickly demolish a magazine or something else we leave within reach.

You also make all kinds of sounds. You blow raspberries, scrunch up your face and blow out your nose, babble, and scream in a very high pitched tone. The screaming isn't so fun, but everything else is delightful.

One of the best things about you is that you're pretty easy going, and a very chill baby. You aren't very fussy, and rarely get upset.

We just love having you around!

The Many Faces of Paige

"This looks interesting"

"Whoa! What's up there?"

"pppppbbbbbbbtttttttt"

"What."

"That's delightful!"

"Neat! There's something behind me!"

"I want that in my mouth."

"I'm outta here!"

A Whole New World

Crawling has opened up a whole new world to you. You can now get around and explore anything you want. The other day Daddy and I looked over to find you had crawled under the table to suck on the table leg.

Annapolis

A couple weeks ago Daddy didn't have to work so we took a trip to Annapolis, MD. We didn't spend a ton of time looking around because we wanted to make sure we were in the car so you could nap.

First we went on a touristy harbor cruise. We got on a tour boat and went for a ride around the harbor. We sailed past the Navel Academy and some really pretty coastline. It was such a nice ride! The day was overcast, but the reflection of the sun made it really bright. In most of the pictures you and Daddy are squinting quite a bit (Mommy thought ahead and brought sunglasses!).

Here are some pictures from our boat ride:




After the boat we had a fresh crab lunch. Since Daddy and I grew up in Colorado, we didn't have much experience eating fresh crab. But we had a good time and laughed through most of the meal. You just sat in your stroller playing with toys all through lunch.

Mommy's Little Helper

Hat Hair

I went through your clothes the other day to see what still fits. Your newborn hospital hats still fit and you look so cute in them.


When I took it off you had major hat hair!

Crawling

Around the time you were just over 6.5 months old, you officially figured out how to crawl! You started by kind of dragging yourself along, and eventually figured it out. Now you crawl around chasing us all around the house.

You first started moving like this:



Then you got faster:



Now you crawl like a champ and go right for the toys you want: