at 7 months ruby

 :: moves slowly and sweetly ::

:: except when she is flapping, then she moves fast and crazy ::

:: babbles "da da da" and "na na na" most often ::

:: crawls with her belly off the ground (she skipped the army-crawl entirely) ::

:: can sit up whenever, wherever ::

:: and pulls herself to standing ::

:: loves to clap her hands when she sees you clapping ::

:: loves bonding with her papi ::

:: loves watching me cook ::

 :: bobs up and down when you hold her, one of my very favorite baby things ::

:: is taking a stand against solid foods ::

:: has started a new nightly tradition of waking up and wanting to play for 2+ hours in the middle of the night (!) ::

:: has no teeth ::

:: tries to keep up with her silly brother ::

:: is so much fun to play with ::

:: is such a joy to hold ::

:: is growing way too fast ::