Reese turned 7 months!!

So, it is a little confusing to Riley that Reese is 7 months (was as of today she is 8 months...I am behind, what's new).  She will say to me "but I'm 3 I'm bigger than Reese but she is 7??"  :)  Months, years, its a hard concept for a 3 year old. 

Reese is so sweet!  Clay likes to call her his "honey pot" and  Riley likes to call her "lil munchkin/lil punkin" in a voice that sounds so similar to mine it is hysterical.  Reese loves her daddy and big sister but still often prefers her mommy.  I have a feeling that this may not last much longer...she has eyes for her daddy and will kick and smile so big each day when he gets home from work. 





Reese has been super busy lately.  She army crawls everywhere and is pretty fast too.  Her newest discovery is Scout's water bowl.  Fun.  ;) She still takes 2 good naps a day (9am and 2pm) and nurses about every 3 hours.  She is teething and so sleep has been kindof sketchy and by sketchy I really mean bad.  It's like a rollercoaster.  Some weeks she only wakes up once, some weeks she wakes up 2, 3 or 4 times a night.  I am ready for these top two teeth to fully erupt!    Reese can be laid back  or she can be strong-willed.  If she sees something she wants she is going to get to it and there is not much that can get in her way.  She is a very, very sweet baby but just growing too quickly.    She is starting to use her voice more and more and just in the last week has focused on the "bah/buh" sound.

Reese also eats very well, and there is not too many foods she does not like.
I am kindof doing something called baby-led weaning except not the weaning part, so really I am doing baby-led feeding.   You can read about it here.  But basically it is introducing solids instead of purees.  I do both, solids and purees.  BLW (baby led weaning) food that Reese eats are slices of ripe pear, slices of avocado, some very small pieces of meat, she has tried small pieces of pasta, scrambled eggs, and rice.  Pretty much if I have cooked something soft enough she will try it. She also loves sweet potato, pea and pear, squash purees and still eats some oatmeal and rice cereal.  Oh and the mesh feeder thing, while incredibly DISGUSTING to clean, it really is an awesome way for Reese to eat.  She loves eating apples, cantelope and lately ice (for teething) with the feeder.  In the past month Reese has really perfected the motor skills necessary to pick up food and get it into her mouth.  This makes eating dinner as a family so nice!!



Reese, you are such a sweet, beautiful blessing to our family.  We love you and are so thankful for the gift that you are!

Oh and just like her sister at 7 months, pictures did not go well. 

And here was Riley at 7 months.



and the best ever big sister!