7 months old

Allison is busy busy busy. I am thoroughly enjoying her as she is just so animated and smiley. She is a great baby and smiles at everyone. She is laughing a lot more and its hard to keep her in my arms because she is trying to grab at everything. If I have anything in my hand she definitely wants it, such as last week when I got my coffee and looked away and she grabbed the drink. Needless to say there were a few tears because it was hot and she got some on her hand. Allison is almost crawling I think :) she is moving back and forth on her knees and is trying to go after toys on the ground. Although she had rolled front to back when she was real young she is just now doing it both ways all of the time rather than just rolling from her back to stomach. She does not like being on her back much and most of the time is trying to lift her self up, I call them her "baby sit ups". She is eating twice a day usually around 10-11 and 5-6. She loves pears, peaches, apples/applesauce, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, squash, bananas, strawberry/apple/bananas, but DOES not like green beans nor sweet peas. Although she is starting to try sweet peas some more and carrots. I just started giving her some oatmeal and she seems to like it as well. I dont give her rice cereal much because the solids has made her somewhat constipated. We give her some prune juice, "poo juice" as Aunt Natty calls it after her meals. Seems to help some. :) okay enough of that talk. Allison is talking a lot these days, she makes all sorts of noises and gets quite vocal when she wants to do something else and/or get our of the highchair. Allison is still sleeping great, usually gets her bath around 615 and is asleep by 645 and sleeps until 7. We had a huge ice storm/icestorm last tuesday.We were pretty much stuck inside from tues-sat. Good thing I only worked on wednesday. We played with Allison on Friday outside although there isnt too much to do with an infant in the snow besides take some pictures. OH biggest milestone we have hit is that Allie is sitting up by herself. She did this about 6 1/2 months although she sat for about 10 seconds before that but about 6 1/2 months she did it for long periods of times and can sit and play with her toys. Its so great!!! She is very much into toys these days, she loves toys that play music and still always puts them in her mouth. She recognizes her name and always smiles when I or Will come around. Pretty much everyone for that matter but I always want to think its me or her daddy that really lites her up :) Allison has just now started to recognize when I come to pick her up, I start clapping my hands and act as though I am going to lift her up and she smiles and starts laughing. She reaches her arms out for me to hold her, and it just melts my heart. I read about that just now and they "the experts" say to be warned b/c as cute as it is the baby girl will start learning that everytime she squeals she can get me to come get her if she puts her arms up. haha I will work on that next month as it is just so cute I have to get her. She is definitely a wiggly worm and it has gotten hard to change diapers etc because she is wanting to do something different, but I have noticed if I give her a toy to distract her while I change her/dress her it works for the moment. We will see..... I think its time to start play dates more as she has really started taking a interest in other babies. I also need to start reading with her more, I do it some but she is so squirmy at times she wants to go go go. I am going to start that this week!!!! We have been somewhat busy, went to Wimberely one week, then one week Mama Mel/Fred,Aunt natty came to stay for Lynnes baby shower. The other weekend I think we just hung out at the house and hung out with Jt and Sara. We are going to Longview this weekend.
Things to Remember:
Solid Foods- I call Allison a little bird as she opens her mouth after the food (she likes) she immediately opens it back up as to say I need more Woman
Prune Juice
Paci- she is using these more especially for nap times as she does not like to take naps although we have lengthened them to about 1.5-2 at least for one. She still takes 2-3 naps per day.
She is drinking 6-8 ozs of formula
She eats about 3.5oz of food twice a day
I call her my little Drool Monkey
She sweet sweet laugh
Jumperoo- she still loves this thing
trying to pull up on everything with my help of course
She has started pulling at her ears when she is sleepy as well as rubbing her eyes
she still pulls at hair, faces whatever she can get her hands on
She likes opening and closing the microwave door

Life is great, I am still working part time which I am so thankful as I have more time with my baby girl. I truly cherish the time we have one those days that I am not working. She is at such a fun age and I am enjoying it immensley. Being a mother is truly an amazing gift. Will is such a great daddy too, he will go and get Allison in the mornings so she can come snuggle with us, he missed her all night. He is smitten with his little girl.

llison Weight: she was sick 2/14/2001 17.1, 45%; 2/28/2011 16.6, 28%