big things a-brewing

big things have been happening around here.
real big things.
so big that they couldn't come out on their own
so big that her whole face turned beet red
so big that IT made bean cry
so big that we had to go to the pharmacy for some help
who knew carrots were constipating?
bean does!
all is well on that end now.

other big things
she rolled over from back to front.
the first full roll.
we were so proud.

big nights too.
napping has improved.
she can now go down on her own
and the milk bar is no longer open all night long.
we are down to one feeding in the middle of the night...
on a good night.
we still have our not-so-good nights.

and standing is still our favorite thing to do
we think we are a far more advanced stander than we really are
we try to bend over and grab things
or stand on one foot
and we always want to let go.
but we shouldn't

and the biggest thing of all...
we think bean is topping off at
20 pounds!

it's all cheek and thigh!

stand in the place where you live

where does the time go?

so...bean is 7 months old.

currently she loves to stand.

she loves it so much that she mostly rejects sitting.

stiff stiff body whenever we try to do anything with her besides standing.

she can pull herself up if you give her your hands...

but hasn't quite realized that she can pull herself up on other things as well.

we don't plan on telling her about this.

i am trying to enjoy and savor these days 

where i can sit her in a room

in the middle of a "crap circle"

with all the things she loves well within reach

and know that when i return to said room

she will still be just about where i left her 

not counting some scooching 

or perhaps a fall onto her face

soon i will enter the days when you return to the room in a panic

playing the "where has bean crawled off to" game.

it's funny

as a parent you become torn

you want to see your baby do new things.

it's mind-blowing as they develop and hone new skills

but you don't want to join the rest of the moms 

that chase their babies all over the play group.

i like solitary bean