Happy 7 Months to you Alivia!

WOW... I cannot believe how big Alivia is getting or how fast she is growing! This is a few days late, but Alivia is now 7 months old. She is still as darling as ever with her one little tooth, cute little button nose, the bluest eyes, and long dark eyelashes! :) She brings many smiles to Ben and me, as well as to others who know her. God sure did give us a wonderful gift. We love her so much and continue to see her sweet personality shine through as she gets older. Alivia's Recent Loves: - Water bottles, keys, phones, cameras, glasses, lotion or make-up containers or anything that is not technically a toy! - Johnny Jump Up - Swings at the Park - Baby Time at the Library - Baths or Showers or swimming pools... Water - Other babies and children - Shopping with Mommy (and occasionally Daddy) and sitting in the cart like a big girl :) Alivia's New Things: - Alivia has one new tooth! (I think more are coming in by the way she has been acting... She is pretty moody and always has something in her mouth) - She now drinks juice from a sippy cup or a bottle almost every day, once a day! She loves her juice! :) - She now has perfected a whine, especially when we put her down and she doesn't want to be put down. She still has a cute face when she does it, but it is not a great new skill since it can develop into a bad habit as she gets older. - Alivia knows how to drink out of my Camelbak water bottle. It is super cute and it keeps her happy if she needs a distraction or rather we need her to be occupied with something while we get something done (i.e. cooking) - She has learned how to sit up all by herself. One day, last week I walked in to get her and she was sitting up in her crib. I thought that was interesting since I didn't know how she did it. It happened again the next morning, and I was still pondering how she was doing it until she showed us how she did it during play time. She gets on her stomach and then pushes her leg up and uses her hands to push the rest of her body up into a sitting position. Ah-ha I see now! Good job using your strong muscles baby girl! - On August 1, she crawled for the first time, and it was quite exciting to see. My mom and I witnessed her fist crawling movements. Unfortunately, Ben was working when she graced us with her first crawl, but she did if for Ben later in the evening after he got home from work. She is not crawling for a very long period, but she knows how to do it now. I am gearing up for a lot more action soon! Alivia is officially on the move...