7 months old!

Lainey is 7 months old!!

Notable bullet points:

• Eating: Hm. She loves finger foods and things she can put in her mouth herself. She literally starts crying when I put her in her high chair and really lets it loose when I open a jar of baby food. And, she pushes and fights the spoon. I can sometimes get some on my finger for her to taste and then she might take it after that....as I've said before, she really loves the chunky, thick stuff like the Gerber mac 'n' cheese. She will also devour puffs (finally) and cheerios and bits of waffles and the toast that they make for babies. Like her mom, she loves her carbs. Sucking on fresh fruits and veggies is also fun - I love the "safe feeder". That's where we put all the fresh fruit and veggies.
• Favorites: baths, water, other kids, getting out of the house to see/do things, toys, yelling, babbling, screeching, feeding herself, bottles...
• Dislikes: getting her face and/or boogies wiped. She wants to be held after she awakens...she's slow to wake up. If you put her down after a nap or after she awakens in the morning, then she cries. So you hold her until she's warmed up a little and then she's fine.
• She has zero stranger anxiety. Will let anyone hold her but thoroughly checks out anyone new in her vicinity.
• Usually she's very cheerful, pleasant, and content (unless feeding her or wiping her face or wiping her nose). She still loves Reagan and we think they work together to conspire against us. We tell R. not to lick her, but R. just can't resist. L. tempts R. by putting her hands in Reagan's face and in front of her. So Reagan licks. And Lainey smiles. And, like a broken record, we tell Reagan "no" but the cycle starts again.
• She has her two bottom teeth, and they are sharp.
• She "rocks" on her hands and knees and then does a belly flop. Who knows when she'll crawl. It's just fun to see her progress!
• She likes to hold her bottle, but only for about 3 or 4 ounces. Then I think she gets tired. Those big muscles in her arms need a rest. :)
• Lainey is still very, very ticklish and lets out big belly laughs when tickled. It's really funny.

Thanks for checking in on our baby. We think she is pretty special, and we're thankful for every single day that we are able to spend with her. Also, thanks to everyone for being such a source of constant support to us. For that, we are grateful. :)

Yum, a pink duck.

She kept trying to catch the water, and she kept failing. It was pretty funny to see her little hands clasp together around the water stream only to find that she couldn't trap anything. But she didn't give up. You go, girl. :)

oooh, a "ripply" back (for all you Hagans out there... Aunt Sarah)

"Ooh! That's me! Man, I'm cute."