Ally Grace: 7 months

The other day it hit me that Ally was almost 7 months. I had been saying 6 and a half months for a while because the thought of 7 months just seems so big! So much has happened this month. It's amazing the change that goes on in one month. This month Ally has cut two teeth...and sleep has been horrible because of it! Her daily routine is changing. She is going from 3 naps to 2 longer naps during the day. She loves to sing and just babble. She is so loud! I try to keep her quiet while Ryan is going to sleep, and she loves to walk around with me, so we end up walking around the house together until Ryan is asleep. She is just a doll...and my favorite thing right now is her nose scrunch when she smiles. This little girl has stolen our hearts...and Ryan's too...he loves to make her laugh and to help her get toys and to make sure she is ok. Whenever she cries, he insists that I give her milk, or says that she's tired and needs to go night night. :) I love to watch them interact and Ryan is for sure her favorite! She is all smiles is when he is around and he gets her to laugh the hardest. :) What a blessing our two littles are. Here are some of my favorite pics from this month:

Love it when they play together! Ryan loves to read to Ally and help her play with her toys :) 

my little snorter! 

Starting solids has been rocky. She doesn't seem to like anything and almost gags when food hits the back of her mouth. This month we tried rice cereal, avocado, banana, sweet potatoes, pears, and apples. I have been giving her a little bit of puffs and she likes to try to pick them up, but her pincer grasp is still developing. I try giving her a little every day, but she rarely gets much down, she mostly spits it out. :)

she mostly just makes a big mess :) 

But at least she's a cute mess! 

I had fun with a little photo shoot:

I love this picture because this shows her personality so well! So much joy! 

Ryan loves to pull Ally around in the wagon...she's a good sport...just along for the ride. 

sweet girl

Ally talking to Grandma on skype. We LOVE skype! 

And then the 7 month pictures: (Her eyes are a little red here since she was getting  over her cold)

loves to eat her toes 

love this smile :)

Here are Ally's 7 month stats: 

weight: 17 lbs. 

sleep: starting to go down for 2 2 hour naps, but some days she will still do 3 naps. She cut 2 teeth and also got a cold this month so sleep at night has been horrible! Some nights she wakes up every hour...whew! I'm pretty tired, but thankful for coffee! :) Hoping and PRAYING she starts sleeping longer stretches soon. 

-she started to roll quite a bit to get things that she wants and I can tell she wants to crawl so bad. She wants to go and play with her big brother, so I wouldn't be suprised if crawling is in our near future. 

-She LOVES people and is such a charmer. She just scrunches her nose and smiles and gets the greatest reaction out of people. 

-She has started to notice new people and cry for me when she is unsure who has her. :) 

We also found out this month that our little Ally has kidney reflux in both kidneys. She had to go through a VCUG that was traumatic for both of us. We are getting referred to a specialist and are so thankful that she hasn't had any infections yet, as she is very prone to them with her condition. We are praying that God will continue to keep her well and that she would grow out of it, which is possible. As hard as it has been to know that Ally does have this, I am so thankful that it is nothing fatal or life threatening. What a blessing she is to us and we are so thankful for her health and praying that God will guide us as we venture forth with this.