Okay, so I'm REALLY behind this time. Baby Sister turned 7 months old on Mama Bear's birthday, the 23rd of last month. Oops! I did take the pictures when I was supposed to, just haven't had the time to post them. We celebrated my birthday, Jesus' birthday, and our nephew's birthday all within a week of each other. Then we spent as much time together as possible leading up to Daddy Bear's departure this morning for 6 MONTHS!!! Ugh! Heavenly Father, help us all! There are many blessings for us to focus on: our amazing support system in our neighborhood for the kids and me, family members just an hour away, Daddy Bear won't be overseas or in harm's way, we'll get to go visit a couple of times throughout, we have a wonderful guard dog and live in a very safe "gated" community ;D, and it is ONLY 6 months. Could be much worse! So we will focus on what we are thankful for, busy ourselves with fun things like swimming lessons, museums, libraries, sending packages and letters to DB, and counting down the days until this is all over and Daddy Bear never has to leave us for this long again!!!
So back to the 7 month old update...
Baby Sister is blossoming into such a beautiful, fun-loving, adorable baby girl. Not that she didn't fit that description last month, or the months before that, but it just seems that the statement becomes truer each week! She is sleeping MUCH better than she was a month ago. She takes two good naps a day and, though she goes to bed much later at night than we would like, she is sleeping through the night most of the time and letting everyone else get more sleep too. She eats a variety of vegetables and cereals and loves bananas but we are waiting to start the rest of the scrumptious fruits last because if she's anything like her parents and big brother she will most definitely have a sweet tooth. She isn't saying any distinct words yet but speaks clearly with her eyes and her smile, and sometimes her shouts. She is not on the move just yet but is getting closer everyday. And when she does--look out house! Better get to baby-proofing!
This past month Baby Sister got to celebrate her first Christmas. She did enjoy tearing the paper on the packages but she most loved looking at the twinkling lights on houses and on our Christmas tree. Here she is with her new dolly she got from one of our sweet neighbors.
And here she is giving Dolly a kiss.
One of the funniest things BS does is flap her arms like a little birdie and bounce up and down when she gets excited. Anytime there is something sparkly, if someone is drinking from a cup, mug, or glass (we don't understand that one), or if she sees me, Mama Bear, after some time apart the birdie comes out! Maybe one day I'll be able to catch it on video! Here is a picture of our little birdie on Christmas day with one of her uncle's stocking stuffers.
She has also started drinking water this month. At first she wasn't sure what she thought.
But she so wants to be a big girl so Little Bear helped her try it again and she decided it wasn't so bad.
Such sweeties! These are the little faces that are going to get ME through this tough time (with God's help of course!). Daddy Bear is going to miss them soooooooo much! Please pray for him. Pray that he'll have the strength and endurance to make it through this time, and the wisdom to make the right choices, to do well on all tasks, and the comfort of our Lord during the times when he needs his family most.
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