7 Months

We have a seven month old in our house! As always, I am shocked to already be writing another update as it does not seem possible that another month has passed. Ads is as happy as ever and she's changing right before our eyes.

For one thing, her hair seems to have a life of it's own. It combs down pretty well after baths, but gets more unruly each day between. If it weren't for barrettes and ponytails, it would pretty much always be in her eyes. She rocks it any style, though, and I'm still not ready to give her a trim.

Turns out the center part is not her best look

After a day with a ponytail.

Addy's first tooth finally popped through! She seems to be working on another one, but it's a slow process. She's a champ, though, and rarely complains about it.

Look closely and you can spot the cute little pearly white!

She's also a champ at sitting. While this was a new trick last month, now it's old hat. She loves to have some more control and range to play and only falls over when she's tackled by her big brother.

"Helping" with laundry

Adelaide continues to LOVE food. She happily eats anything we serve her and has added banana, apple, pear, and yam to the regular rotation. She also tried and enjoyed cottage cheese (technically a day after 7 months) and did awesome "chewing" the pieces before swallowing. We tried giving her a sippy cup so she has something to do during meals and she is thrilled with it. She looks like such a big girl drinking from it!

She also seems like a big girl when she talks to us. Addy babbles all day long and regularly says both Mama and Dada. So far it doesn't seem intentional, but we encourage it anyway and love it every time we hear it. The other day she was babbling during lunch and Dax said, "Addy almost said velociraptor! Did you hear her? She said, /v/ /v/. I think she was trying to say velociraptor." It was so funny! And a tiny glimpse into their future interactions.

Adelaide's last big new thing this month was introducing her to the walker. Dax LOVED the walker so much at this age so we decided to let Ads try it out as well. She has not taken to it quite as much as him and hasn't yet figured out how to walk around in it, but likes having another place to play and thinks the bear toys attached are fun to chew.

Firsts this month include Easter, a road trip, and her first concert - the Okee Dokee Brothers with the MN Orchestra. It was amazing and, while she didn't last through the whole thing, Addy seemed to enjoy listening to all the instruments.

This month's photo shoot was a little trickier, but she's still as sweet as ever.

And the monthly comparison photos: