7 months

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Wow Critter Girl, you are already 7 months old. And today, on your 7-month birthday, you will take your first plane ride. I hope you like it!

This month you got your first teeth! Finally! I feel like every month for the past several I've written about these teeth-to-be, and now they are here! You have 2 little bottom middle teeth poking out of your gums. They are slow-growing (it seems that way to Mommy at least) but fully broken through. They came as a pair, which sort of surprised me, I thought they would come one at a time. They are super-cute on you in your less-gummy smile.

And you can sit up by yourself now. You love to sit and grab on to every toy you can reach. Then throw it down to pick up another one. Or put it in your mouth, then throw it down to get another. I think you like the new, higher vantage point, you can survey your domain, your kingdom (aka your playmat). You can now take a bath in the regular tub, sitting up like a big girl.

You found the volume switch on your voice this month, and ooooh boy! You love to be loud. You will scream/yell then laugh. You think it is so funny to be loud and watch people's expressions when you split their eardrums. Secretly, Mommy thinks its funny too. You've also begun the first babbles, ya-ya-ya-ya and ha-ha-ha-ha (which is priceless, you sound like you've just hatched an evil plan and it amuses you) are the ones now. You've also said pa but not strung together in babble form. soon, I'm sure.

You can grab onto me now, so when we are walking you are like a little monkey, straddling my waist and grabbing my arms and shoulders. It is very sweet. And the hugs and slobbery open-mouthed kisses, well we all know how much I love those.

Happy 7-month birthday, my sweet Critter Girl. I love you more than these words can say.