Aliyah 7 months

Well, she's actually now 7 1/2 months old but these are pictures over the last month.

~She just started saying "mama" yesterday and it seems to be the only thing she says.  She woke up this morning yelling "mmmmmaaaammaaa, mama, mmaaammaa . . ."  Now to work on "dada"

Outdoor bathtub at Grandma Miknaitis'

~She started getting up on her hands and knees and rocking when we left for the States at about 6 1/2 months.  We figured it would be awhile until she got to crawling but with all the cousins demonstrating it, she started officially crawling at Great Grandma & Grandpa Tippetts' house at just about 7 months.  Now at 7 1/2 months she crawls well, especially if there's something she wants across the room. I'll have to take a video and post it later.

~She has now completed her first series of shots.  We won't be home again for a long time so we'll probably just wait on the MMR, varicella shots and do them late.

~She has always laughed a bit but never been a big laugher.  Recently she has begun to laugh hysterically.

~She has been standing next to furniture for several months now but recently she has started actually pulling herself up to standing and walking along the furniture.

~She eats like a pig!  We feed her 3 meals a day in addition to nursing and she scarfs down as many cheerios and rice chex as we'll give her.

~She's learning to drink from her sippy cup but can't do it well by herself yet.

This one is for my brother & sister-in-law who gave her the JD onsie