7 Months

We keep thinking to ourselves, can this girl get any cuter or any more fun? And then she does. Every day.



I love that she is starting to smile for the camera. Sometimes.

At 7 months Mckinley:

• Smiles at anyone and everyone who smiles at her. Including Santa.
• Still just sits on the floor and plays with toys. And I love it. She is starting to reach for things that are really far and kind of move a little, so it seems like crawling isn't too far off. But I'll enjoy every stage while it lasts.
• Love love loves her crib. But is also good at taking naps in her car seat. Which is super handy for babysitters and if I need to bring her to work with me.
• Still nurses pretty much every 3 hours during the day even though she's eating lots of baby food and crackers.
• Could probably eat animal crackers all day long and never get sick of them.
• Sleeps for long stretches at night. Most of the time.
• Twirls her feet around and around and around. Pretty much all the time, but mostly when she gets excited about something.
• Loves to reach up and play with (or pull) my hair while she's nursing.
• Loves getting her diaper changed but cries anytime you change her clothes. Maybe she won't like to play dress ups. Who knows.
• Sits up in her bath now and loves to play with anything in the water.
• Would rather play with grown up things than any baby toys.
• Talks a lot but still doesn't use any consonants, so no ma ma or da da yet.
• Loves to be scared, held upside down, and tossed in the air.
• Has about a thousand ticklish spots.