THE GREEN(wald) HOUSE … (growing rosemary & raising a little wolf)

Well, my little sweetheart was 7 months old on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate - I dressed her up in a cute dress with matching tennis shoes and we all went out to a family dinner - and you can tell she is not used to wearing a dress…

She is getting so big and is constantly active now - which leaves me exhausted at the end of the day. She is still not officially crawling - no coordinated opposite hand/opposite foot movement - but she is a scooting champion and can wiggle her way around the room - her usual mode of transportation starts with her on her belly - she pushes up on her hands and the tips of her toes - and then hops forward on her knees and repeats the process until she gets to wherever she is trying to go. She has been so enamored with our dog Georgia lately - she is always looking for her and trying to reach out for her - and if Georgia gets excited - Rosie thinks it is the funniest thing in the world - I am trying to teach her to pet the dog nicely - right now it is more a grab and pull motion - which Georgia does not appreciate…

She still loves to stand and is always trying to pull herself into a standing position - she also loves mirrors - she thinks she is the cutest thing - and she is right…Nights have been ok - she has been sleeping pretty good - she has probably 5 nights of solid sleep every week - to bed around 8-9pm and not really waking up (excluding half waking to nurse) until 7-8 the next morning - the other 2 nights a week - who knows? She did not go to sleep until about 10:30 last night and then was up at 3am and was squirmy and kicking me and didn’t want to really nurse - just wanted to pinch my nipples - fun! She finally fell back asleep on her own at some point - I just tried to make some space and let her be and I fell back asleep and when I next looked over - she was asleep too! I am very happy that she is starting to be able to put herself to sleep, as I always have to bounce/nurse her for her naps and to go to bed at night.

We both had a bit of a cold last week - but are better now - she was really grumpy and fussy and didn’t like being sick at all - plus her teeth (or lack of them) are still bothering her- she clamps her little gums down hard on her toys and then pulls them out of her mouth with a very intent look on her face. Another thing she has just started doing over the last couple days is making a growling sound in the back of her throat when she cries - kind of like a rolling r sound - it makes her sound like an alien sea creature (anyone watch Surface?)…

She is my sweet girl and I can’t believe that I love her even more each day….