7 Months

Our sweet sister's smile!

I don't know how I got this shot! It's hilarious to me, though!
It's alot like the 'Matthew face' she makes. (My cousin, Matthew. She was only a few minutes old and my sister is telling me that she looks like Matthew. I love it! I'll post a picture one day and maybe you'll agree.)

Yes, Haydn Grace is 7 months old...can you believe it? She is such a happy, laid back baby. She rarely cries or gets fussy. Her favorite past time is watching Luke. She loves to watch him dance, and laughs at him the entire time. He loves to entertain her. It is so great to watch them love each other because I know the fights will come, but it is pretty sweet now. She is crawling and has been for at least 3 weeks. She pulls up to her knees in her crib so we've had to lower it. The child is very mobile and does not like to sit in my lap for long. Luke would sit and read with me for hours, but then again he was late on mobility...maybe that's my fault for holding him so much! Glad I did because he won't allow it now! She still is not sitting up unassisted, though. It's crazy to me that she can crawl and pull up, but not sit up. The pictures above look kind of funny because she is on her belly. I tried to sit her up and she just toppled over onto her face. Spectators thought I was a terrible Mom, I'm sure, but she seriously does not get upset at anything. We think (and hope) that she has David's Grandmother's personality. Very easy going...we all know it's not my personality! We call her 'our watcher'**. She's an observer and just watches everything and takes it all in. She rarely laughs, but when she does it is so cute. It's not a belly laugh...just a cackle. Luke is good at bringing out the cackle, but I can pull it out with a little game of 'peek-a-boo'. Just to let you in on her sweetness...a few months ago she started opening her mouth right on our cheek! It's a little early for kissing, but she loves smooches!!
Her first sounds are starting to come out. She says 'da da da da' and 'ba ba ba ba'. I just taught her to clap on my hand when I sing 'Clap, clap, clap. Clap, clap, clap. Haydn likes to clap, clap, clap.' She loves to eat, but only wants what we are eating. She is so over the pureed food. She wants texture and flavor! She loves veggies and isn't big on fruit (I was like this). When she is hungry we all know it because she makes this spitting noise with her mouth. I videoed it and will post it soon!
She is such a joyful child and smiles at everyone. I love this about her! We are so very grateful for our sweet Haydn Grace. Happy 7 months, sweet girl! Can't wait to see what next month brings!

**David's Grandmother is 96 years old and occasionally has some dementia episodes. A few years back, she would randomly point out a person to David's Mom or Aunt and say, "That man over there is a 'watcher'". Apparently, she thinks that there is a conspiracy with the government and they place 'watchers' around to keep tabs on people. We laugh when she says this and now we have our own little 'watcher'. Hopefully, she won't report back to the government the ongoings of our home! HA!