Where It's At

I am here to tell you, people, that 7 months is where it's at!  People threw out all kinds of numbers at us.  "Oh, it (babies) get easier at 6 weeks/3 months/4 months/6 months."   Everyone had a different number, and as time ticked by, we kept waiting for the magic to happen.  I am here to tell you that everyone else is full of sunshine, unless you have an "easy" baby.  And yes, there are "easy" babies.  If you have a "crazy, collicky, no-sleeping, can't figure out what is wrong"  buttercup, then 7 months is the magic number.  While she still doesn't sleep, our child is all smiles, love, and play now.  She is just the most fun little person I have ever met in my life.

This weekend we took her to the zoo for her first time.  I have many mixed feelings about zoos, but I will save that for a different post.  Isla, however, had a blast.  She was so focused on every animal!  We couldn't get her to look at the camera if there was an animal in her line of vision.  She is a definite animal lover like her mama!

And, fingers crossed, this is the week that the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee will announce their volunteers for the year.  I hope to be one of them! 

What else happens at 7 months?

• I am now swimming at masters again.  I can only go a couple of mornings a week because it is so hard on both Dave and I with a no-sleeper, but this is still progress!
• I went over 10 hours of training last week.  This absolutely could not be done without Dave being 100% in and helping.  There is nothing like a kid to really pull you together as a team to help everyone win with their day. 
• Hillary must think things are looking up, because she has put a few things on the training plan that would otherwise be absurd, but I guess in my sleep deprived state they seem to make sense. 

Back to the day- have a great one! xo