Our sweet rainbow baby is SEVEN MONTHS OLD today. We are closer to her 1st birthday than we are to the day that she was born. It’s the anthem of all moms but I’m dead serious guys, i can’t believe how fast time is going. Social media ‘on this day a year ago’ is killing me. It’s full of pregnancy things that seemed like they happened yesterday. I was 17 weeks pregnant a year ago. Two years ago i was heart broken and mourning our angel babies, fearing that I’d never carry another healthy baby. Look at us now. I’m so blessed. Eilee’s fifth month of life was huge. She had so many mile stones and firsts. Her development was over the top. Her sixth month wasn’t as eventful but we do have some exciting things to share. Eilee is 18.4 lbs and 28 1/2 inches tall. She still just has 2 teeth. She says ‘Mama, Dada, Bubba, and Boob’. She blows spit bubbles and growls very loudly. It makes my parents laugh harder than anything else. They have growl conversations back and forth with each other. She LOVES her siblings. The second that she hears their voices she is all smiles. It’s the best thing ever. They make one another so happy. She claps her hands when you say, ‘YAYYYYY!’ and waves ‘bye-bye’ when she’s not feeling lazy. She is can scoot herself around well but recently started getting on all 4’s and doing the rocking thing that comes just before the real crawl. She also puts her hands on the floor and uses her feet to push her bum all the way in the air with her legs straight like she’s going to do a hand stand. She is a beast in the walker. She chases us around the island and follows the kids everywhere. It melts my mom heart. She had her first ear infection this month and it was actually a double infection, no less. She remained our Smiley Eilee despite not feeling well though. Eilee is still breastfed (no solids/food) but i did introduce a sippy with water in it a few days ago. She wasn’t a fan but that’s okay. I’m in no rush. We are doing baby led weaning and she’s simply not showing all signs of being ready. She doesn’t have a pincher grasp yet (picking food up with her thumb and pointer finger). We will get there on our own time. On Eilee Lou time. She sleeps wonderfully and has an awesome nap time routine. No matter where we are she naps exactly the same which is wonderful. I nurse her then lay her down while she’s awake. She literally doesn’t make a peep. She has her thumb in her mouth and her eyes shut before her back even hits the bed. It’s so convenient and nice. Bed time routine is another story. We bed share and i nurse/cuddle her to sleep every night. It’s our perfect ‘us’ time. She usually plays with my hair (or my shirt if my hair is up) as she nurses. Sometimes she rubs my face too which gets me every time and brings me to tears. I’m so happy that i get to be her mom. She’s a true delight.