There are a few things I want to remember at Clare’s seventh month. (I actually wrote this post a few days ago, but I’ll be posting it on her eighth month birthday).
- Her favorite toy is the stacking cups. She LOVES her stacking cups and if given the choice of several toys will reach for them first. She doesn’t quite get the whole stacking/nesting thing but she loves to bang them together.
- It’s becoming very apparent how auditory she is. She’s started to notice pictures in books, but in general she’s not especially visual. A toy may have several pictures on it, but she’ll really pay attention to it if it makes a sound. She loves toys that have crinkles, bells, rattles, or any kind of noise maker.
- Her fine motor skills are coming along. She’s so close to having a ‘pincher’ grasp, where she can pinch things between her index finger and thumb. We let her practice by picking up small pieces of banana, blue berries or other food off of her high chair tray.
- Loud noises are beginning to scare her. She cries when I run the vacuum and cried when I ground coffee this morning.
- She is really getting into food. So far she hasn’t found a food that she doesn’t like, though there are foods that she prefers more than others. She’s not a huge fan of carrots, but has taken to peas and peaches very quickly. Avocado continues to be her favorite food and she’ll wolf down an avocado slice in no time. However, she doesn’t really like to drink anything. She looks at me with a confused expression when I try to give her water in a cup. I got some juice today, so maybe she’ll prefer that.
- She is developing a nice friendship with her little friend Gabriel. They play together 3 days a week with Nanny Mary. Clare loves her days there, as soon as we walk in the door she starts to look around and call for Mary and Gabriel. The babies ‘talk’ to and smile at each other all day (including when they’re supposed to be napping – much to Mary’s frustration).
Lastly, for your listening enjoyment I present the vocal stylings of Clare McPherson. (Blogger is cutting off part of the video – if you’d like to see the wide screen version you can click on the title of the video and it will take you to the YouTube channel.)