Seven Months - My Turn Again! (Written by F)

Hi ho, hi ho, it's seven months for us! We've gown so fast, we've learned so much! Hi ho, hi ho, hi ho...

It's me again! I love it when the 11's roll around because it's when I get to take over Mom's computer and talk to all my "peeps!"

Hello Peeps!



Showing off my stripes.

Growing from six months to seven months has been easy.

Last month, I told you that I was starting to get teeth. Today, I finally let Mom take a picture of my pearly whites:

I am working hard on two top teeth and expect they'll begin to peek through any day. Now that it's summer, the smell of steak and corn-on-the cob BBQ'ing on the grill is killing me. HEY MOM, I'M READY! Bring it on!

When I laugh, it's more of an inhale than a belly laugh. I also figured out that I get to control the volume of my voice and I have a natural talent for screaming.

Saying Good Morning to Grandpa

I still like to eat my toes and taught my sister how to do the same. Aren't feet yummy? They should be one of the major food groups.

Talking about food, I LOVE avocados! I could easily eat a whole one all by myself if I didn't have to share. My sister is partial to anything sweet - mangoes, applesauce, blueberries. Just wait until peaches come into season - we haven't tried those yet, but Mom's been telling us about them. Also, both my sister and I now hold our bottles all by ourselves. We've even figured out that we need to tip it up and lean our heads back to get out those last drops of milk.

As usual, on most days I have people to see, places to go and things to do. I jump and I jump and I jump, but I don't seem to get anywhere...

 

My sister prefers to be chauffeured...

Looking pretty in my car seat.

In lieu of jumping, I have become skilled at rolling and can now get from place to place and things I want pretty efficiently. I tried to encourage my sister to roll - and she started to follow my lead by rolling from her back to her belly all by herself a few times, but changed her mind and decided it's still more efficient to raise her legs as high as she can and slam them down to make herself scoot - so she hasn't done it much lately. Mom will put her to bed with her head at the top of her crib, at about 2 am, we'll all hear "BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!" and in the morning, her feet will be almost touching the opposite end of the crib.

As for me, the game I made up this month is to make Mom guess where she'll find me in the morning. Sometimes my feet are where my head should be, other times I am on my side, curled up in a little ball with my thumb in my mouth, and other mornings I am in exactly the same position as when Mom and Dad put me to bed.



When I went to bed last night, my head was up by my fish crib-soother.

 Even though my sister has decided to leave the rolling to me:

1. When she is on her belly, she now pushes up on her arms, raises her head very high and kicks her legs. So she'll probably start to crawl before she rolls.



2. She is getting very proficient at sitting up and will probably be doing this before me.

I almost don't need a Bumbo anymore!

Look Ma! No Hands!

Yesterday, we got to see something quite amazing. Mom's good friend always planned to have her Yorkie and Shih Tzu produce one litter- so yesterday we got to see the puppies right after they were born.

I got a little ticked-off when my Mommy told me I couldn't help clean the puppies with my tongue
 like their Mama was doing.

All together there were five puppies - three boys and two girls, but one of the girl pups decided that babies in heaven need puppies too, so she joined them.



Just like us seven months ago - a boy and a girl were the first two pups born!

Play times have gotten more fun too! We started our swim lessons this past Saturday and recently, Mom and Dad took us to the park for the first time. We are still deciding if we like swings...we're not quite sure yet.

 Sometimes, Mom will blow bubbles for us. G looks at them like a deer-in-headlights, but I try to catch them with my fingers, on my nose, on my eyelashes and anywhere else I can. Bubbles make me laugh! 

Bubblehead!

 

With Father's Day coming up on Sunday, we had to do something special. Our Grandpa is going to be so surprised when he goes to his mailbox this week...

Do you think my sister and I have a future as an art team called "Twinkcasso"? Actually, in all honesty, crayons taste better than they work - especially the purple ones!

Well, it's almost my bedtime, so I better sign off. Tonight it's hot, hot, hot - so Mom put me to bed in my diaper with my Cow. When I get to make the rules, I'm going to make sure that on nights when the mercury rises high, everyone can sleep in a diaper with their cow over their shoulder! It's the best!

Good night! Sweet dreams!