7 Months!!

I know, I know.  I say it all the time.  But seriously, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?!?!  It seems like yesterday I had a beautiful 6-month old.  I think I blinked and all of a sudden, she's a 7-month old.  The 7 month mark is both exhilarating and scary for me.  Exhilarating, you say?  Yes, yes.  Of course.  Scary, you say?  What ever do you mean?  Well, I'll get to that later.

Bunny is pretty much the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen.  Her gorgeous long-lash rimmed eyes are still a stunning steel gray or blue, depending on the day, her mood, the way the light hits them.  She is sitting up all on her own like a STAR, but still refuses to roll over from back to belly or crawl.  MM swears she can, but is just too lazy to do it.  I'm inclined to agree.  I have caught girlfriend, on more than one occasion, after she has manipulated a toy, doll, or blanket into a prop for her bottle so that she doesn't have to hold it.  She just reclines with her hands behind her head, sucking away.  She LOVES to eat and hasn't really disliked anything we've given her.  She has been receptive to all sorts of textures and we'll probably have her eating our mashed up dinner fairly soon.  Bunny is learning her consonants and can usually be found releasing a constant stream of "ga-ga-ga's" along with a few "ka", "da", and "ba" sounds as well.  She is NOT a quiet child.  I don't like to leave windows open in the house for fear that the neighbors may confuse her shrieks of anger with a small creature being tortured.  She is also recognizing the sign for "eat" consistently and understands that when Daddy or Mommy make the sign, it's time to stop playing and take a bite.  We're continuing to work with her on the signs for "milk", "Daddy", "Mommy", and "more".  She's a little genius-head, in our opinion.  She's got two bumps behind her lower gums that I swear are teeth starting to bud, but I don't think they're anywhere near cutting, yet.  It's fine by me.  As much as she screams in anger when her toys don't roll the way she wants them to, I can't imagine how much she'll scream when she's in pain. 

Exhilarating.  Yes.  Very.  She is changing before our eyes.  I really feel that if I sleep too long, I'll miss another change.

Standing up without Mama!  Yikes!!

Is that the face of a stinker, or what?!

Perfect in every way.  Ready to run errands with Mommy.

Oh yeah.  I bet you're wondering about that "scary" comment way up there?  Yes, I'm scared.  My daughter is 7 months old.  In the past three months, two babies that were 7 months old passed away, a result of SIDS, reports say.  One occurred in the very town we live in, the other one was a friend of a friend on an online forum.  Now, understanding the statistics of SIDS should alleviate my fears, but it doesn't.  The only think that gets me through each day and night is giving her to God, to do with her as His Will provides, and seeing her smiling face every chance I get.  I usually don't say this about time, but I do hope this month passes quickly.  I know that 8-months is not some magic "anti-SIDS" barrier, but I do know that I will sleep a little more deeply when we reach that milestone, even if it is completely irrational.

Finally, get ready from some big news from the Stars!  I don't know when I'll be at liberty to share what we've got going on, but it is so exciting for the future of our family.

As always, thanks for reading and God Bless!