The seventh-month stretch

Anna turned seven months old this week, which is unbelievable to me. Thankfully, her sleeping and eating have improved since the last report. She's getting the hang of how to keep the food in her mouth, which makes dinnertime much less messy. She continues to be very inquisitive -- always wanting to take part in the action, eat the food we're eating and play with her sister. She is smiley, ticklish and always on the move. She's not crawling yet, but she rolls from one destination to another and her arms and legs always seem to be in motion. She is sitting up well and tries to escape whatever we're trying to use to constrain her (bouncy chair, bumbo, etc.). She's been starting each morning with a babbling soliloquy, which is much better than the alternative of crying. We're looking forward to her becoming more mobile this summer. Nothing makes her laugh more than her big sister who, on the way home today, informed me that she wants a brother.