seven months
dearest Sweetpea, life with you just keeps getting better and better! you are thrilled with your new skills that help you play and explore your toys in new ways -- sitting up, twisting around without falling over, easily transferring toys between hands and working on that pincer grasp. there are some days that you don't cry at all which is just insane. even when you are upset (for example, when we went out to dinner this week during the USA vs. Portugal World Cup game and you cried every time the crowd cheered), you calm down easily with some snuggles and distraction. you have definitely found your voice this month. you especially like to talk and sing during the homily at church! your favourite syllable to repeat is "da-da-da-da-da", although we don't think you know what you're saying at this point. squealing, cooing, grunting, and whispering -- you love to experiment with your voice. we are so lucky to have your Grammy Sabrina come o