-Movement- At some point, she became a very proficient roller, and she would roll herself where ever she wanted to go. Now, she has progressed on to "Army crawling", and occasionally tries all fours out, but she is super fast at Army crawling, so I'm wondering if she won't go from that to walking. She likes to try to pull up on objects, but they have to be the just right height for her to be 100% successful on her own. Often, her knees get stuck under things as she tries to pull up, or she just ends up on her knees. Once she is standing, she doesn't seem to have any fear of falling. She will let go and go for whatever she wants, which doesn't always end well for her.
-Vocalization- Ava loves to hear herself. She makes all kinds of sounds/noises. She has said "mama" several times, but I don't think she really has had meaning to it yet. When she wants another bite of food she says "mmmmm", which concerns me that she is going to say "more" before "mama" in a meaningful way. :-) She loves to squeal, laugh, and basically just listen to herself make any type of sound.
-Eating- At 6 months, we introduced "solids" to Ava's diet. She may have an allergy to Avocados (it was her very first food, after basic cereal, so it may just have been an adjustment.) She's tried: cereal, avocado, sweet potato, apple, banana, pear, and carrots. I try to introduce a new food each week, but one week had to be used for introducing probiotics. Her least favorite has been pears- to which she cried with the first time- pitiful! She loved carrots!
-Sleeping- She (finally) sleeps in her crib!!! YAY! But, she still wakes up quite often. We are on a much better sleep schedule now though! Her bedtime routine starts at 7:30 with bath, book, nurse, and sleep around 8:00. When she's being fussy, I sing 'The Twelve Day of Christmas' to help her sleep (it's really long, and it doesn't require much thought).
-Playing- Ava loves to play with blocks, books, and anything she isn't supposed to touch (especially cords and electronics). Her favorite play song is "head, shoulders, knees, and toes". Watching Moose and Hulu (and learning to pet nicely) is also one of her favorite things. And, just like before, she loves when we take her outside (but the mosquitoes love that too, and they leave big welts on her delicate skin).
-Other- Ava has her first 2 teeth! They came in the week she turned 7 months old. And they are adorable. She has also started daycare part time. I was really nervous about this, but she has done great with it, and her teacher is very good.
I am shocked she took a nap long enough for me to type all of this!! Wow, now to add pictures:
