Two Things You Love

Sitting on horses and giving mommy kisses!!!

First Time Camping!

In Grandpa and Grandma Hodgson's Backyard in Daddy's Tent.  You were great!  As always :) Slept most of the night cuddled up in blankets in the pack n' play and some of the night next to Mommy.  

Eating Watermelon Outside with Your Sisters :)

After Your Bath

This is a happy girl after a bath.  Daddy just walked in the door when I got you out and you cuddled right in.  Aren't your eyes HUMONGOUS?!?!?!

Merry Go Round Ride

You love it and are not scared at all! This is the Carousel at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma

Playing at the Water Table!

Hair Coming in Curly!

Playing Peek a Boo Behond My Phone

Pulling Yourself Up on Things!

You're pulling yourself up on whatever you can find :)

9 Months Old

8 Months Old

I didn't do an official photo shoot.. yet.  But here are some photos over the last week or two and descriptions of what you're up to!!

I can now sit you up and leave you in the middle of the floor.  If you fall, its such a gentle, soft roll, that you never even cry. 

Cell Phones and Remote Controls are among you favorite teething toys.  And I'm pretty excited (sarcasm) because you already throw a huge fit when something get's taken away from you.  Lol.  Fun toddler times ahead. 

Playing with Grandma Sue.  You don't cry when a less-familiar face holds you.  Your either completely fine, or will look at me with a "mom?!?!?!?" expression and twist your wrists and ankles like, "come get me, come get me, come get me!" But you never make a peep.  And really, you make friends easily. 

Visiting the temple grounds again with sisters and mom. 

You like the zoo!!  You mostly want to be held, but will sit in the stroller as long as it's moving. 

Seriously, you knew we were doing something fun and exciting.  Walking around in my (or Ashley's) arms, you had this cute little perma smile, which I managed to get a picture of! 

With cousin Ashley at the zoo :)

We have never got you to take pureed foods.  You prefer to be a big kid and feed yourself already.  Auntie Rachel lent us this mesh feeder.  You eat bananas and grapes through it. 

You have FOUR TEETH and they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!

Studiously watching your sisters on the swing.

And then you got to try!  Your immediate reaction: giggle!!!  I wish I could have got a video too. 

No fear....

 

.... all fun! 

I let Launa sit in Starlynn's car seat next to you and I gave her a piece of my ThinkThin protein bar.  You were being really quiet and Launa kept shouting "Harmony Joan!!!"  I thought you had fallen asleep and she was trying to wake you up (because that happens often).  When we get to our destination, I find THIS!  You were SO happy when I opened the door, smacking your lips together and sucking on that!  You were a teensy fussy for the next 24 hrs, but you came away unharmed lol.  You get all sorts of good things you shouldn't yet because of your big sisters.  Like, apple juice in a sippy cup that a sister left on the floor and you rolled over to get! 

You like thrill-seeker stuff! 

I LOVE your laughs.  Sometimes you'll squint and scrunch your nose like in this photo. :)

From your belly, you'll get up on your hands and knees and start rocking.  You are such a by-the-book baby.  Except for the part about being fussy.  You're not fussy 95% of the time. 

I love you sweet angel!  You are loved by ALL around you. 

Top Teeth!!

I LOOOOOOOOOVE your top teeth.  This is a first for me because your two big sisters got their bottom two middle teeth first, then they got teeth on the SIDES on the top instead of the 2 middle ones.  So, your buck-tooth smile just has me mesmerized.  I love making you smile so I can see your teeth!  Looks like you have a football field in between them so hopefully you won't need braces when you're older! 

You make me smile from the inside, out! 

Confusion at the Silence

Yesterday, you and I had several hours to ourselves.  When you woke up from your nap, you looked around really confused at all the silence.  There wasn't a sound in the house lol.  You couldn't even nurse because you were looking around like, WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!  That, my dear, is silence.  Nice, huh?

SEVEN MONTHS! :-D

Harmony:

You are incredible.  Words that we say to describe you all the time:

Beautiful
Gorgeous
Upright
Content
Peaceful
Amazing
Perfect
Intellegent
Funny
Happy
Tiny
Petite


You have 2 teeth, can sit unassisted, but we still stay really close.  You're really close to crawling.  You don't like solid foods too much.  You love to laugh and cuddle.  You roll ALL over the house.  Your favorite thing is to watch Your Baby Can Read and Baby Signing Time in your swing.  You can fall asleep on your back by yourself now... 90% of the time I put you in your crib for a nap.  You'll also sleep in the swing, car seat, people's arms and our bed.  You chew on pretty much everything now and you are super talented at reaching for and grabbing anything you want. 

Sometimes you get a little whiny when someone you don't know is holding you, but for the most part, you are really social and just so at peace with who you are and that you are loved immensely.

You still adore your big sisters and mommy and daddy. 

We love you!  It's fun to watch you grow!

Here are your 7 Month Pictures:

Save me mom!!!