Dear Lilah,
Today is special for two reasons; first off, you are 7 months old today! I can't believe I am even saying that!! Second, you are celebrating your first Thanksgiving today. Your daddy and I are so thankful that we are able to share each and every day with you. We prayed for you for such a long time, and now that you are here we are beyond thankful! You ate small pieces of turkey and sweet potatoes; you played with everyone at the house and then passed out for a 2-hour nap. I am watching you and your daddy now sitting on the couch watching the A&M vs. tu game. You are completely decked out in an Aggies sweatsuit that Mikey gave you before you were born.
Other than celebrating your 1st Thanksgiving, you had a pretty exciting month! This month you dressed up as an adorable bumble bee for Halloween and watched the big kids trick-or-treat around the neighborhood; Daddy and I dressed as beekeepers and Daddy pulled us around the block in the big yellow garden cart. Some first visits included a trip to the museum, and a weekend trip to San Antonio to visit Travis and Heather where we went to the air show at the Air Force base. You wore your first pair of ear muffs to protect your ears from the loud jets. This month we went down to Grandpa's a few times so that Daddy could help to build some cow pens. You had fun watching them work on the tractor. Daddy rode you around on the 4-wheeler and took you to see the cows in the back pasture. You also went to the feed store to buy some chickens and stopped on the way home to visit your favorite little ponies.
This month you starting eating your first bites of food. We have a steady supply of local, organic, yummy produce from a farm in Brenham. We give you pieces of food and have been letting you feed yourself; at this point we offer you a few bites once every day or two depending on what we are eating. Your hand-eye coordination has improved tremendously because of this. You have yet to meet a spoon! You have tried sweet potatoes, butternut squash, corn, avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, peas, carrots, black beans, and most recently turkey! A few months ago we took you down to visit the farm that raised the turkey we enjoyed on Thanksgiving day! To help you out with that food, you got your first two teeth in this month. The first was the week of Halloween and the second followed the first by just a few days. You were such a trooper; we were really surprised to see actual teeth in your mouth! You are still nursing as much as ever, every 2-3 hours during the day and a few times at night.
You enjoy sitting on the floor playing with your toys. Your favorite new trick is to flip backward over the boppy pillow and roll/army crawl a few feet from your toys. You are talking non-stop now! You talk to anyone that will listen. Going to the store has become quite the ordeal now; we have to constantly stop because people are fascinated by your big goofy grin and your wide blue eyes!
Beanie, we have had another wonderful month together!! We are so thankful to have the opportunity to be your parents. You are becoming such a cool kiddo, and I am really embracing this time with you. The coming month encompasses my absolute most favorite time of the year, and I can't wait to share all of our family traditions with you. We love you more every day!!Love,
Mom
