Dear Robin,

Can you please stop trying to grow up so quickly?  I cannot imagine you any more sweet than you are right now.  I LOVE 7 months!!!

It’s hard to describe Robin at this stage because every moment with her is so special.  She is ‘for real’ crawling (started doing the army crawl and getting around a month ago but the past few days she has been doing a real hands and knees crawl) and communicating with us more and more.  We have to remind ourselves not to laugh at her little protests because even her whining is so darned cute!  Robin always has the most adorable open-mouth smile.  I can’t believe she is 7 months already but at the same time I’ve always felt like she is the most capable person I know.  Is that strange?  It probably has something to do with the fact that Lilly demands a lot of attention at this age but Robin is always content when she’s left alone to watch her surroundings but also loves attention.  She’s so involved with the world around her now, it’s amazing to watch!

It took 7 months but both of Robin’s naps are getting longer (the morning nap has been about 1.5 hours for awhile now but her afternoon nap was always short until recently) and she is finally sleeping through the night (knock on wood – 7pm to 7:30am for about 1 week now)!!!