Summertime in Quinleyland

IMG_1816, a photo by raniel diaz on Flickr.

Not exactly sure where to start with this update. We're now well into the seventh month and now forgetting about what developmental items we were excited about two months ago.

Major milestone was the introduction of some solid sources of food. Avocados, bananas, carrots, peas, rice cereal, house plants, envelopes and anything that gets close to her mouth. It is fascinating to watch her start to experience the world around her with the mouth.

The sounds that come from that little mouth are also a nice little treat. She's such a happy baby and great communicator. She likes to pepper the world with little grunts and yells as she says hello to everyone around her. No one is a stranger and everyone is welcome to hold her at this point (or, at least that's what I'm doing).

She really likes to talk to other children. Sometimes I think she scares them a little bit with her expressiveness and intensity.

Other notables are her ability to notice her hand and its new movement and she'll look like she's waving at people. Also, teeth are on the way which is a new variable that obviously causes a bit of discomfort - which is why Eren has become the leading expert on the multitude of products available to combat the associated pain.

The sitting up success is a distant memory while the crawling is still looking like a disjointed floor swim practice at this point. I've been scolded for hands-on coaching the crawl sessions because it helps her "grow up too fast", but she's certainly making some forward progress. She figures out how to get where she wants to go - unless she gets caught on the ottoman or other floor obstruction.

It's a relief to know that we can leave her on the floor with a few items and she can stay entertained for enough time to get a few things done. She still likes to be held as much as possible, but then again, who doesn't?

We've done some travel the past month including some time with family at Frier wedding number three (Kaitlin) and time with both sets of grandparents in Coeur d'Alene. She's such a great traveler - it's fun to think about road trips in the future and the places we'll get to explore.

We got a new bike seat and helmet for Father's Day. I'm excited to ride around town with this little gal. I'm sure Eren will get a matching version for Derby so he doesn't feel left out. Being a cute dog gets you pretty far - until a baby show up on the scene. He's well aware of that.

Until next time, enjoy some of the photos. We've got plenty more now that I got my camera fixed!