7 Months

Ashlynn is 7 months old today and she got an unexpected surprise for turning this fine age. No, not a cake or a new outfit or a pony. Instead she got her first ear infection today. Poor little girl had been running a low-grade fever and had a runny nose for about a week now. We kind of figured she was working on a tooth. Seems to be about that age, everyone around us was convinced that's what it was, and she's been drooling and chewing on everything in sight. I had once thought she had an ear infection a few months ago, took her into urgent care and it was nothing. Go figure, now she gets one and I had no clue. No signs of tugging on her ear and I just had the teething thought in my head. But we got her some meds and she should be good to go.

At 7 months, here's what our little bugaboo has been up to:
- Sits up on her own no problem. Don't need to be behind her or load up the pillows around her. Aaaand if she falls, it'll only toughen her up ha.
- Gets on all fours in a table top position and rocks back and forth. No crawling, but I feel like that might be next. The way she gets around these days is hiking up on all fours, rocking, flattening to stomach in a scooting movement and inches her way around. Looks like a lot of work, but whatev. Still has rolling for a mode of transportation.
- Full on with fruits and veggies and seems to thoroughly enjoy them all. She eats cereal and veggies at lunch at daycare, and we give her veggies in the evening. Still doing good on breastmilk, too.
- Recently discovered her bottom lip. Sucks on it and even smiles with it sucked in. She looks mischievous when she does it...probably many of those types of faces to come.
- Slowly but surely getting more hair. But it's coming in very blonde so still kind of hard to see, especially in pictures. Can we get this girl some Rogaine for Women?!
- Has now had a few swimming pool and lake dates and is mesmerized by the water.
- Added another "official" nickname to her list. For some reason Jer has always called her Ducky. I think it's from a couple of her newborn outfits that were full of ducks and ever since has called her that. Ducky it is.

Sucking the bottom lip and loving her mini pool

Lounging

Hi-ya!