Harper is 7 Month's Old Today!

I know 7 months doesn't sound like a long time. But when did she get so BIG!? On one hand, I feel like she's always been a part of our lives. But at the same time it seems like there's no way she can do all the things she can do in only 7 months. In the very beginning of one of my many baby books, there is a list of baby's milestones that you can check off as she accomplishes them. Here are the milestones that little baby Harper has accomplished:

• Smiles
• Lifts Head
• Laughs Out Loud
• Tracks a Moving Object
• Discovers Hands
• Bats at a Toy
• Reaches for an Object
• Sleeps Through the Night (well, once upon a time...)
• Eats Solid Food
• Sits Supported
• Rolls Over Both Ways
• Shakes a Rattle
• Discovers Feet
• Drinks from a Cup
• Holds a Bottle (or in her case a sippy cup)
• Sits Alone
• Stands with Support

This isn't on the list, but yesterday she started shaking her head. Granted, she doesn't know that it means no, but it's so cute when she does it! She also plays games. When I lay her on her changing table, she gives me this funny concerned look where she furrows her brow and opens her mouth into an "o" shape and takes little breaths and then all of a sudden, freaks out laughing and flailing! And then she's right back to her serious face. Hilarious!! Right now we're working on clapping hands, waving, saying "mama" and "dada", and crawling. I can hardly believe I'm even saying that!

She already gets where she wants to go by rolling around. But yesterday while she was on her belly, she actually lifted up on her toes, which is another step towards crawling! And now when I feed her she grabs my hand with each bite and pulls the spoon into her mouth.

I know it will get much crazier once she actually starts crawling, but I'm just so proud of her and excited to see her grow. She's so amazing! Congrats on all your accomplishments little monkey!