7 Months

We apparently need to take some more pictures of Joanna!  I don't think too much has changed in the last few weeks.  She is eating more/better, sleeping better, and moving a bit more.  I think the record is about 6 feet from where I left her so far.  But she is working hard to get places!  She loves to sit and play with her toys, especially when I give her a basket or bin full of random toys that she can empty.  She has started playing with some of the bigger toys, too, like Orrin's favorite drum or the book that talks and plays music.  She makes a whole lot of noise, most of it joyful.  When she starts to get a little crabby - 99% of the time she is just ready to sleep, or  maybe eat.  This week she must have been teething or something because she was quite crabby all afternoon for a few days in a row.  She would never let me put her down without throwing a fit so finally I put her on my back in the ergo.  She loved it!  She giggled for the first 10 minutes or so, then happily and quietly rode back there for at least an hour while I worked in the kitchen.  It makes for a good workout for me, too!  I'm glad she likes it, now I know I can use that for our walks to the park.  The double stroller is just about impossible to get through the woods and field. 

I think Joanna might be giving kisses now, too.  She likes to grab your face with both hands and pull it in to her wide open mouth.  Its cute and a little scary at the same time - those two little teeth are sharp!  She's still mesmerized by her brother, which makes it difficult to feed her if he is at the table.  She will crane her neck as far around as she can to see him and watch him eat.  She thought it was hilarious when he was pretending to feed her the other day (until he jammed the spoon a little too far down her throat and she gagged).  Although she was not amused when he teased her with her sippy cup of water.  She's a little possesive of that already.

I think this was green beans and/or squash or something.  She wasn't loving it, but I couldn't quite catch her disgust with the camera.

She is in love with Pooh.  And most other stuffed animals. (you can see these were taken right before bed, she looks like she has black eyes when she gets tired!)

 We get a lot of comments from people about her beautiful blue eyes!