Seven months

Shelby is seven months old today, January 7th. She continues to be such a sweet little girl. My parents are really enjoying her, especially these last few days with her before we move to Texas. Here are some Shelby stats:

• She can sit up very well on her own
• She can roll from her tummy to her back
• She has her two front, bottom teeth
• Her top front, left tooth is poking through and her other tooth is ready to come through
• She will give you a high-five (and expects that you'll be very pleased with her after doing so)
• She loves to move her mouth as though she is chewing while others are eating
• She stands well, even on her own for a few seconds
• She loves playing with and watching other kids
• She sleeps 7 to 8 hours in a row most nights
• She loves to talk, jabber, babble & squeal
• She knows her name
• She reaches her arms up when she wants to be picked up
• She likes to fake cough, because we think it is funny
• She is always busy - hands & feet moving all the time
  
• Height: 26 1/2 inches (50th percentile)
• Weight: 19lb 8.6oz (93rd percentile)
• Head Circumference: 17 1/4 (75th percentile)
  

She is so great and I love being her mommy. I think crawling will be next!


Shelby has moved up to a bigger car seat now. It works well, but is not as comfortable for sleeping as her old "carrier" car seat.


Today it was snowing and the wind was blowing so it was pretty chilly. She looked so sweet in this warm outfit with her slippers.


Shelby got a nice afternoon nap on Grandma after getting her shots at the doctor's office today.

And we have a place to live in Sanderson!!! We are praising the Lord because we heard from Monty and Lisa and they have a place that we can rent. Here is a picture of the type of place where we'll be living. Two are pictured, but there are actually three all in this one area/lot. It is small, but it will work until our condo sells here in Colorado and until we can find a more permanent place to live. We are so excited! These are brand new houses which is hard to come by in Sanderson. So three weeks from today we should be rolling into town.