Lola: Month Seven

Lola has changed dramatically in the past month: she crawls and semi-chases people she wants, pulls herself up to standing when next to a couch or chair, eats copious amounts of adult food, babbles "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma" when she wants something, actively enjoys the daily pillow fighting ritual, plays little games with other people (she'll roll balls to individuals, or tickle their toes), continuously tries to access and play with the older people's toys (Raina's cow, all of the board games), licks the dog at any opportunity, and laughs hysterically when someone else laughs at her. She now has eight teeth and weighs in at the 58th percentile, woohoo! Eliminating breast milk from her diet immediately caused her weight to skyrocket, and she's very plump and jolly, just like a baby should be.

Some things stay the same: Lola constantly bites people. It's her favorite activity and has caused a continuous refrain of "OW! Lola, NO BITES!" in the house. What's especially frustrating is the crawling coupled with the biting, because she'll stalk her victim and pounce on an ankle or leg. On the sweeter side, Lola is still completely and utterly smitten with her sister and just lights up with joy when Raina chooses to play with her.