And she is crawling!!!

Mary-Brenna has started crawling this week!  It was so cute to see her leading up to it.  She would get on her hands and knees and rock back and forth.  Then she would push herself backwards with her hands.  On Monday (June 27th), Uncle Michael put her pacifier on the floor and she crawled to it.  It was adorable!  I was so excited, I know my smile was a mile wide.  It was really sweet that my mom's dear friend Maren, who was here with her husband Chris for their high school reunion, also got to see her crawl!  Maren and Mary-Brenna became good buddies while they were here.  Now nothing in the house is safe!  Soon she will be chasing our cat all around the house!  Look out world here comes a mobile Mary-Brenna.

Today Mary-Brenna also pulled herself up on the couch!  I tried to get it on video but she only did it once :(  Hopefully I will catch it on film here soon.

7 Months

I cannot believe that Mary-Brenna is already 7 months old!  She is doing so much and has gotten so big.  She is now 17 pounds and just over 26 inches long!  She has her first tooth (bottom right), and is now getting up on her hands and knees all by herself.  This past Saturday (June 4th) she did a push-up!  I was so amazed, I cannot believe I didn't get a picture.  

Mary-Brenna is eating rice cereal, peas and she tried sweet potatoes today.  I am making my own baby food which is going really well.  I love that I can get 20 days worth of baby food for $4.00.  Mom has a great big food processor that does wonders for pureeing her food.  I simply cook the peas (or sweet potatoes), let them cool and puree them in the food processor with water to the consistency that I like.  I store them in freezer bags in 1-2 servings.  

Mary-Brenna has now had 2 bike rides on my bike.  I got a child seat for my bike that goes in front of me.  Mom also got Mary-Brenna a sweet bike helmet!  Mary-Brenna does wonderfully on the bike, she sits really well and doesn't bobble around.  

 

  

Uncle Michael is also home for the summer!  It is wonderful to have him here.  We have missed him so much!  The house dynamic has changed with him being here, but in a totally awesome way.  There is a new kind of silliness that happens.  It is fun!  It will be fun to hang out this summer.  

 

 

Here is a sweet picture of Mary-Brenna and her friend Britta!  Britta is just a little bit younger than Mary-Brenna and I know they are going to become great friends.

Mary-Brenna is getting to know her cousin Max!  Max is almost 11 months old, and the sweetest little boy!  It is a lot of fun seeing Max grow and do things I know will be coming up for Mary-Brenna.

Dad has made it to Afghanistan now, he got a little delayed on his way there due to a broken airplane.  But they got everything fixed, and headed back off to Afghanistan.  We miss Dad so much.  I know Mary-Brenna is wondering where her Papa is.