Seven Months

March 19th marked Whintey's seventh month.  It's hard to believe my baby is getting so old!  Her personality is really starting to show.  Whitney LOVES other babies.  She is completely enthralled by anyone who is about the same size as she is.  When Whitney sees the other babies, she will try her best to communicate with them by saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!" and then spitting out her tongue and making a noise. She tries so hard to touch other kids with her hands.... but I am too afraid that she'll scratch their little faces.  How can she tell that they are her same age?  I have no idea.   

Things Whitney loves to do at this age are:

-Copy just about any noise that we make.  She especially likes to play this game with Bart.  She loves to "YELL!!!" and spit out her tongue.  Whitney likes to do this when it is quiet and she is in sacrament meeting.  

-Laugh.  She gets giddy whenever it is getting near to bedtime.  She will laugh at just about anything we do.  

-Say, "DA-DA".  I know she's not really saying, "Da-da" but it's nice to pretend that she knows what she's saying.  She likes to do it in response to us saying, "Da-da" so it is very fun when Bart comes home from school.

-Lately, she's been shaking her head in response to us shaking ours.  She is becoming a very cute copy-cat.  (I guess we better watch what we do!)

-Whitney loves to sit and play with her toys.  She is careful to examine EVERYTHING in her hands.  

-Whitney likes to watch Baby Einstein.  She is like Pavlov's dog when she hears the TV click "on."  She immediately turns her head to the television screen and waits until she sees what is on.  She is not a fan of the news or any type of show just showing grown ups talking.  She does, however, love any cartoon, sports game or Sesame Street/ Barney type of show.  (I suppose she gets this from Bart.)  

-Our dolly is a good little eater, and loves squash, peaches, pears, green beans, sweet potatoes.  These are all mixed with oatmeal.  Her new favorite thing to do is get really, really dirty by smashing everything in her hands.  She really likes the texture of the food and likes to put it in her hair, on her pants and all over her highchair.  

-After Whitney eats, she likes her routine of sitting in the bathroom sink to wash her hands, feet and face.  She loves to play in the water and splash.  After she's all clean, I take her to the light switch and she turns off the light.  

-Puppy is still her favorite sleeping companion.  I'm thinking I need to buy a couple of "back ups" because she had already done a number to it's paws, ears and tail.  

-Story time is a favorite.  She loves to slap her hands on the pages and look at the pictures. 

-Whitney's face lights up when she sees her own reflection in the mirror.  She's basically her own best friend.  What a self-confident little girl!!

Happy 7th month, Whitney!  We love you.