Seven Months (and 1 day) Old

Dear Devyn,

Oops!  Forgot to do your photo shoot yesterday!  So these are photos from when you are seven months old—and one day!  

I was reading through some of my previous letters to you last night, and it's amazing to me how much you've changed.  Things I was amazed by just a few months ago—laughing, grabbing toys, sitting up—are now things you do every single day.  But one thing that hasn't changed is how much I adore spending my days with you.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and this year, you are the thing I am most thankful for.  I wrote a couple of days ago about remembering that I should be thankful for poop blowouts and 3am feedings and crying—every single part of you—because those things, along with all the good things, are what make you you.  And I am so thankful for every part of you.

I am thankful that you sit up by yourself now all the time.  

I am thankful that you love to pull all your toys out of your toy box.

I am thankful that you like to go to story time and play with the other babies.

I am thankful that you really like your little French farm book that makes animal noises.

I am thankful that you are learning to put yourself back to sleep when you wake up at night.

I am thankful that you are learning to take naps without your swaddle.

I am thankful that you love eating big people food—this week we introduced beets and plums.

I am thankful that you waved to your Gran on the computer this week!

And so much more!

Last week we started going to mom and baby yoga classes, and they are awesome.  You really seem to enjoy yourself.  Today you just talked and crowed and laughed the whole time.  So, we will definitely be keeping that on our weekly roster.  And, last week I left you in the gym's daycare for about half an hour, just to try it out, and they said you did great!  

Your favorite book is still "Pajama Time," which your dad and I can pretty much recite by heart now.  Your favorite toys are Sophie the giraffe and anything that rattles or makes noise when you move it.  Your favorite songs are "Shake Your Sillies Out" and the good job song I made up.  

In the wider world this month, the Occupy protest movement is still going on, as is the primary race for the Republican presidential nomination.  (I just learned today that candidate Mitt Romney's full name is Wilfred Mittens Romney.  MITTENS!)  And in Egypt, protesters have returned to Tahrir Square to demand that the military caretaker government hold real elections right away.

I'm so looking forward to all the upcoming holidays with you, sweet baby.  You make every day more special for me.

All my love,

~Mommy