to our 7 month old mover and shaker

greta, you are seven months old today and we continue to marvel at all that you can do. it seems like you are growing and changing so much. i just said to your papa the other day that it might be a while before you crawl, and then BAM! just like that you started getting up on your hands and knees and are moving and scooting all around. you are SO on the verge of crawling. you get up onto your hands and knees and rock back and forth. you are able to scoot and pull yourself around the room, pushing with your feet and pulling with your arms. sometimes you still get mad and mommy has to come over and sit you back up again. but as soon as i sit you back up, you lean forward and it all starts again.
you are eating foods now and seem to have the hang of it. so far you have had rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, squash, peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes. carrots seem to be your favorite, but you will eat it all. you also seem to like drinking water, although you prefer when mommy or papa gives you water out of a straw over trying to figure out how to hold your cup.
in the mornings after you eat you sit and play in the kitchen while mommy cleans up and fixes her own breakfast. you sometimes get sad at the loud noise that the blender makes (and the vacuum, and the hair dryer) but if mommy laughs about it you will laugh too.
you are still sleeping well over night and lately have been taking 3 naps a day at about an hour each. when we lay you down now you IMMEDIATELY roll over onto your belly. sometimes you also fall asleep on your side, which makes mommy and papa laugh because you look like such a big girl when you do it. you still play with the bars of your crib and scratch at the sheets but you don't get your legs stuck in the bars much anymore.
when we play in your room you LOVE playing in front of the mirror, especially now that we moved it so you can see the whole mirror. you like to play with your bear stuffed animal and sometimes you lay your head on the bear like you are snuggling. you like looking at the touch and feel books and playing with the ring stacker. just today i swear you were trying to put the rings back on by yourself.
you smile when mommy sings baa baa black sheep to you and you crack up at papa's "jammy shake shake" song that he sings when you get your pajamas on.
you have started to want to be held standing and will lock your knees when we try to sit you down. you are SO curious about everything, always looking around checking things out. it's tough to nurse you anymore because you want to know what else is going on. you love watching people, especially other kids like your buckley and ford cousins and the other babies at your swimming lessons.
you love getting things like the remote control and mommy's wallet, and seem to enjoy chewing on your shoes while you ride in the car.
you are blowing raspberries like crazy and seem to think it's funny to blow them on mommy and papa's faces. you also are doing lots of babbling and shrieking, and seem to think it's funny when we shriek back at you.
your hair has been cut and your two teeth have come in and it makes you look like such a big girl. but you're still our snuggle bunny, and will sometimes lay your head on my shoulder and let me rub your back for a little while. you know your name and will look when we say "greta", even though we probably confuse you by calling you "buddha", "boo boo" and "bootie". you are an amazing little firecracker of a girl who doesn't miss much and we love love LOVE you. for always.