7 Months Old

She's 7 months old already!! Her life is not easy, but it sure is fun and she sure is loved!

Kate in this video was trying to help, but in the end not only did she get caught disobeying, but she also pushed her sister...oh, my! Such good intentions.

Here is a collage of the last 7 months:

So, what is the personality and behavior of my little Rachel Lee?

First of all, Rachel Lee is a go getter. She is officially crawling now (this video was taken a week ago), and she is pulling up too - 7 months! I know that cruising will not be far behind, and although I would like walking to be a ways off I have a feeling that Rachel Lee is eager to keep up with her sisters!

She enjoys the many distractions in her life, namely her sisters. Hannah still gets the best laughs from Rachel Lee, but when she is in a bad mood I can no longer send Hannah to make it better - she wants her mama. Yes, we've entered the attachment stage. BUT, she is only really attached when she sees me. She is fine with other people if she can't see me. It's like out of sight, out of mind. So, keep her distracted and you'll keep her happy.

Rachel Lee has always been a good eater, thankfully. I did purchase a baby scale with her since she was slow gaining the first two months, but she is growing fine and I haven't weighed her since her 6 month appointment. She wakes once, usually twice a night, and we would LOVE to let her cry is out, but with three kids in one room we are afraid she will wake her sisters so we usually just feed her and put her back down. Trust me though, one week I will just put the girls in our room and let Rachel Lee learn to sleep through the night. That night is approaching. I am one tired mama. Oh, but this is not about me...

Rachel Lee has two wonderful little teeth on the bottom, and is the first kid to seem bothered by teething. The other girls were such late teethers that I kept thinking their fussy behaviors or nighttime waking were because of teeth only to be wrong. But Rachel Lee was waking every two hours at night until the teeth were finally in and then went back to her once, usually two times a night waking. Her little teeth are just precious, but I can't seem to get a picture since whenever I mess with her she seems to contort and squirm and fuss...not the best circumstances for a picture.

Speaking on contort, this little girl does not like her diaper changes. She used to love them, cooing and laughing with all the individual attention a diaper change can bring, but now she is not one to be kept down. I try to bring a toy with me to the changing table just to entertain her, but she wants to roll and move so not even a toy seems to satisfy her. She may be an early potty trainer if this keeps up! :)

Let's see, crawling, eating, sleeping, teething...does anyone else feel like she was born just yesterday?!? Sheesh! Seven months already. Time flies when you are having fun!