Two Beauties

Ari (top row) and Ashlyn at 7 months
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Happy Birthday Dadda!!

We looooove you!

Happy Happy Birthday!

Ashlyn 7 Months

Ashlyn is seven months! More than half a year has passed already? Cannot imagine what our life was like without her... quieter maybe! She's so sweet, and has such a different personality than Ari. Still opinionated though and quite vocal but more sensitive and observant of her surroundings. She's also more easily appeased and sleeps better.

She weighs in around 17.5 pounds (75 percentile) and is 28 inches tall (97 percentile). Ashlyn is eating solid foods twice a day. Usually an oatmeal mix with fruit and then a broth-based blend of a veggie like carrot, sweet potato or butternut squash. She likes to eat solids but still is nursing numerous times a day and sometimes once at night. She slept through the night a few times this month but we're heading into cutting teeth stage and inconsistency remains the only consistent thing.
Ashlyn is a roller and a sitter. She is not crawling (which is fine by me) but still manages to get across the room rather quickly by rolling and scooting. She loves chewing on anything she can get her hands on and is constantly moving or using her hands and feet to play and move. She talks alot but squeals more. If she's feeling left out, she'll shout and demand for whatever she wants (not unlike any human-Ha).

Ashlyn is growing too fast. That's one truth.

She's also voting Republican this fall, anyone else?

Just one pic please

Not to be ungrateful with what a blessing a digital camera is... but I CANNOT get a single picture of Ari and Ashlyn where they generally look cute, happy or are both looking at the camera.

What is happening here? (Ashlyn has a bow in her 'hair')

Seriously... Ari looks like she's holding back aggression and is armed with wooden weapons.

Blurry and Blurry. I can't imagine being in the 'old days' (ie- Civil War time) when people would have to be still for like 1-2 minutes for each photograph!

They look like stoners here... too much rock music I guess.

And this one still makes me laugh a little every time!