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I was telling y'all that Bailey was pulling up on things here recently and man has she really been standing! I can't get her to sit at all! Bath time is a nightmare! She fell 3 times tonight because she just wants to stand up holding the side! She is even standing for about 5 seconds without holding on! So maybe walking at 9 months...

And here she is enjoying crackers! She is getting unto the self feeding stage and loving more solid foods. Still no teeth though!

Yummy!

What?

Want some?

Why Did I Even Bother....

To buy her a million toys! She has toy tables, an excersaucer, a gazillion rattles, soft blocks, spin toys, a ball popper etc, and her favorite toys are the CELL PHONE (an obvious favorite), my laptop, a straw ( I take that one away still), REMOTES, plastic bags (only when watched closely), water glasses, MY glasses, and the laundry hamper! I know every parent says these exact same things but when will we learn that they don't really need all the baby gadgets on the market? She plays with it all but much prefers the mundane every day items.
Speaking of the hamper she is using it to pull up on! She never stops pulling up on stuff. She barely got the hang of crawling and now all she wants to do is get to the nearest place she can stand. She now stands holding up on her crib railing hollering for us to come get her, she pulls up on our legs, the couch, etc. And I swear on all things holy she took a step today! She was holding on to me, let go, stood for about 2 seconds and then took a step towards her toy table. She is still way wobbly and I know walking isn't going to happen in the next month but I bet when she is 9 or 10 months we will have a walker (Daddy walked at 9 months)! This is all happening so so fast!

She seems to be coming out of her "I only want Mama" phase. Tonight I took her to my end of the school year work party and she allowed many people to hold her! It makes me so excited to see her being more social! She still looks for me but is staying in other people's arms a bit longer! yay! I can't for the life of me get her to say "dadadadada" or "mamamamama" yet! She loves when we say it and sticks her tongue out like she wants to say but can't quite get the hang of it! Have I mentioned how much I love this little girl?

Yummy!

Mealtime is one of Bailey's favorite times of the day! All 3 of them...except when I leave Daddy with Peas/Carrots/Spinach mix.... He calls today to say "What the heck is this junk?" "She won't eat this..she is looking at me like I am evil!" I guess I am mean cause I kinda just make her eat them. I give her 2 bites of yummy fruit then 2 bites of awful green stuff. She hates anything green (except avocado). She will smile and gobble the fruit down then throw a fit at the green stuff.  "They" say a baby has to eat something like 14 times or something to develop the taste for it... She has had peas more than 14 times and they are not getting any better for her! Jared is on her side- he hates all things green as well. He will only eat green beans from a can. My pantry is stocked full of green beans. I will pretty much eat any veggie and I feel like she should eat them too! Any advice on getting the green stuff down? She is so cute lately too. When I sneak in the green stuff she catches on and will turn her head in a snobbish way. Then I let her lips touch the fruit and she turns back around!
We are still crawling around like crazy and loving the new independence! She will sit and play on the floor for a good while! Once again I can honestly say I am loving this stage! 7 months next week!