Two-Thirds

Victoria is two-thirds of a year old today. I sometimes don't realize how far I've come until I look back to see all we've done in the past 8 months.

Where we are now:
V's very ticklish... body, toes, neck, butt-cheeks :D She loves to laugh, and her smiles and giggles make my day brighter.

She's doing very well with foods. We're through all the 1st foods, onto 2nd foods, which have a little more texture and a lot more variety. A typical day of eating includes rice cereal and fruit for breakfast and lunch (different fruits for each meal), and meat/starch and veggies for dinner. Of course, the milk is still flowing, and still her primary source of nutrition. But she does love food! Dinnertime is especially fun, and she's learning how to feed herself without gagging herself with the spoon.

Naps are still pretty sporadic. It seemed for a while she had a good 2-3 hour nap in the morning, then a little cat nap in the afternoon. Now she's back to 3-4 catnaps throughout the day, crashing wherever and whenever the mood strikes.

She's almost able to sit up on her own for more than a few seconds (if only that head weren't so heavy!) and she's rolling all over the place. It doesn't take her long at all to get halfway across the room! She's really taking notice of the dogs now, too. They're making sure they keep their distance so as not to lose a handful of fur!

She loves looking at herself, and me, in the mirror. She also loves watching videos of herself!

Teeth still have yet to make an appearance, though Victoria is still chewing on anything and everything she can get into her mouth. We're hoping when they do appear, they'll show up all at once, which I know is just a pipe dream, but a girl can dream, right???