Gwen: Lucky number seven

Gwen, you’re seven months old at last.

We’re in full swing preparing for our trip to the US.  You’re still growing and changing at a fast pace, and you may even start crawling when we’re overseas!

This month we went to see the local Plunket karitane nurse again, who had much to say on the subject of chunky textures and finger foods.  As a result I’ve been giving you some new and wonderful foods like baked beans, rice, carrot sticks, and cheese.  You’re eating everything I give you and still wanting more!  This has been especially apparent in the last week since you recovered from your first cold.

line cook (on Flickr)

I was surprised you hadn’t gotten a cold before now, because it seems like every other family in all of our coffee groups has had at least one.  Perhaps you’ve inherited my stalwart immune system.  You were a little congested and whistly for several days, but you seem to be feeling healthy now.  I think you really appreciate this, since you’re happier than ever before.

laughing on the rocking horse (on Flickr)

After several weeks where you demonstrated your mastery of rolling all over the house, your physical development is starting to explode again.  All of the sudden, you started to sit by yourself without support.  You can’t get *into* a sitting position yet, but once put there you’ll stay happily for hours.  You’re not far away from crawling…you’re hard at work making smooth transitions between sitting and lying on your stomach/back.

sitting pretty (on Flickr)

When held in a standing position, you love to bounce up and down with your knees!  Your legs are never still.  We borrowed a Jolly Jumper from Bex, and you think it’s the greatest toy!

I can’t wait to see what you’ll do while we’re visiting your grandparents.  At least we’ll have a few extra sets of hands around to keep you occupied!  When we get back in nearly a month, there is some work to be done on giving up the dreamfeed…but let’s enjoy the peaceful times while they last.