Seven Months

 Our little girl is seven months old. One of her favorite things is looking at pictures or video of herself- she finds herself quite amusing! Zoe sits very well on her own now which makes it more enjoyable for her to have some independent play. She also poked thru her first tooth on her 7th month birthday (its a slow process coming thru though and I blame some of her crankiness on it). Zoe continues to enjoy eating solid food and has a wide variety of food she likes. She's starting to drink water from a sippy cup and also loves trying to drink from mommy's water bottle. She often makes a certain noise when she spies my water bottle that I pretend is a cue for water... maybe I'm making that up or maybe she is communicating with me, I'm not sure. 
This past month has also brought an increase in fussiness and a glimpse at temper tantrums. Its amazing how a 6 month old child can be so strong willed and throw a tantrum when she does not get something she wants! Lord help us, I think we're in for trouble. Amazing how early our sinful natures make an appearance, isn't it?! Zoe is more clingy and less easy going than she had been, and also has been randomly waking up at night, several times sometimes. I dont know if this is due to her teething or just a phase, but we're trying to roll with it. It makes it harder to get things done some days, but I need to remind myself that that's ok. She is more important than doing dishes or laundry or getting all my errands run. And thankfully her daddy is super understanding and helpful!
We've had lots of adventures lately and many more planned, so its been a full but fun summer. Hopefully I will get some posts up about those happenings soon!
In other news, there is the faint hint of fall in the air and I am soooo excited! Enjoy your day!