7 Months.

Rylie,

Today, you are seven months old!

Before we know it, we will be celebrating your one year birthday (which I have secretly already started to plan). I'm not planning because I'm ready for you to be that old already...I just get really excited when I get to plan and organize parties. Dr. Suess inspired, picture: red, white and blue colors bursting everywhere; red tulle draped from the ceiling along with crete paper balls; white table cloth covering the cake table, randomly covered by big, red dots and simple yet FUN flower center pieces that include red and yellow flowers and blue fuzzy "stuff" surrounding black vases; Dr. Seuss books scattered about the house; green deviled eggs mocking the infamous "Green Eggs and Ham" book; soft, stuffed Cat in the Hat helping you celebrate; and a bright, stacked, falling cake! Oh, I'm excited!!! Brian, I know you're reading this. I PROMISE I won't spend a lot of money...all of these projects I can make myself (with the help of your mother, of course ). Plus, I don't want it to be completely over the top...it will be chicly understated!

You are sleeping in your own room now and mommy has become pretty comfortable with that- now I can turn my music on and I don't have to tiptoe around while I get ready for work in the mornings. You roll all over the place and are really extending out to grab things. You can sit by yourself. But I can't leave you completely unaided because you haven't learned how to catch yourself when you fall. Your hair is really starting to come in, slowly but surely. But I still can't tell if it's going to be straight or curly. You still eat cereal every morning and a veggie and sometimes even a fruit in the evenings. This weekend, I am going to substitute one of your bottles for another veggie/fruit/water combo. To date, you have had peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans and have tried applesauce. We are going to buy you a sippy cup this weekend and start teaching you how to drink out of that! Our house is overwhelmingly full of your toys...but they make you happy! And you are trying so hard to talk!! Well, actually, you are "talking" already...but unfortunately, mommy and daddy can't understand what you are trying to tell us. But sometimes you get pretty loud...you may be a bit of a drama queen when you get older. But don't worry, daddy is already used to that because of me! You're welcome! We have joined a church and you do pretty good during the services. Last weekend, two ladies who sat behind us complimented that you were the best baby they have ever witnessed in church. You must have been tired because you slept the entire time.

This Sunday is my very first time to celebrate Mother's Day as a "mother" and I couldn't be more proud! I love you baby girl!

Love,
Mommy