Slow down!!!

Dearest Little Mary,

You are 7 1/2 months old and you are CRAZY! You think you are at the very least 9 months.

You pulled up to a stand at 6 1/2 months old. I screamed and you fell over. You repeated and have been pulling up on everything (including your sister) constantly since.

You have gotten over your stranger anxiety. Everyone says its supposed to hit around now, but yours was at its worst about 4 or 5 months old (back in Oct) and has subsided. I don't get it. I mean, if you see me leave the room you scream like crazy, but you will now let others hold you (yey!).

You have a PERFECT pincer grasp. Like PERFECT. Like you can pick up anything without any effort.

You can stand for a second or 2 unassisted and as of last week you walked down the entire length of the couch AND back. You started using your push toy and walking behind it, though you don't always remember to walk behind it.

I love that you are so advanced but it's sooo weird. And I will miss your legs being so chunky. And I hope nothing will turn up wrong with you (bc I am always paranoid like that in general).

You have been reaching for me to pick you up (yey so cute!) and you giggle like crazy when Josie plays with you or even looks at you.

Your favorite game is peek a boo and taking things out of a box.

You have 2 teeth. You can see your uppers but they stopped coming down which is fine by me, bc I got a first bite and it really hurt!

You got your first cold last week. You screamed at me and would not let me put you down for 1 second no matter what I did or what you were doing for about 5 days straight. It was not fun. But you got over the cold  really well considering it just about knocked out me and Josie.

What else? You are pretty chunky. I have no clue how big; we should weigh you soon. I am still hopelessly behind in shots for you bc insurance is once again cancelled but we'll get caught up somehow.

Right now you have a poopy diaper -- just noticed. SO that will be the end!