SEVEN MONTHS

Dear World,

I am seven months old and am super duper strong.

In the past two weeks I advanced from learning to crawl, to learning to flip over and sit up, to learning to pull myself up to standing on anything 7" high.

Bizzy, bizzy, bizzy.  Yes I've been busy.  I'm so busy and determined I can't seem to stop my body from practicing.  Even at night.  One morning, at 5am, dad looked in on me before he left for work.  He caught me wide awake and happily practicing sitting.  On the other hand I caught him looking at me before he could sneak out. 

My two lower teeth are finally in and that awful, cranky monster bundle I was for two weeks last month...gone.

Everyone in the house is relieved.  Even Laudie, who, by the way, is apparently refusing to talk despite all my attempts to engage her in conversation.  And believe me, I've tried.

I have finally begun to communicate verbally by roaring like a teeny lion.  I also have a lovely sniff.  I scrunch up my nose and inhale loudly.  Mother finds my instrospective nature a nice contrast to my sisters verbosity.

I am pretty attached to the big fam.  In fact, I require visual contact with at least one family member at aaaaaaaaaaaall times.  No interaction - just let me watch.  On the otherhand, if you do feel like playing with me, I LOVE being tickled and sung too.

Ahh music...I'll just admit it, I'm a big Hoagy Carmichael fan.

Love,
The Pearl