The last I posted about her was when we were having difficulties getting her to eat. This is not a problem anymore. She is mostly on table foods now and loves that she can eat what we do. Her favorites these days are: tuna fish sandwiches, tomatoes, cut up fruit (except bananas), meat (shredded chicken and pork), deli meat, cheese, and cheerios. We even gave her her 1st Oreo cookie when she was 10 months and she LOVED it! She weaned herself from nursing when she was about 11 months so we went the formula route for a month. That was hard for me because I could have gone for a lot longer. :( On a positive note, I found that I was nicer to the big girls since I didn't have to kick them out of the room to feed Summer anymore. I could actually talk to them while feeding the baby. I'm happy to not mix formula anymore and now the trick is to getting her off the bottle!
Summer is tiny. In the past 6 months she has gained 2 lbs 3 oz. and has grown 2 3/4 inches. She now weighs 17 lbs. 8 oz. and is measuring 29 inches tall. She still wears 6-9 month clothes and probably will for a while.
She started crawling at 9 months and has the cutest way of getting around. She uses one foot and drags the other leg underneath her. It works for her and we think it's adorable. She stood alone by herself yesterday and also climbed about 5 stairs all by herself. She cut her 1st tooth 6 weeks ago and now has 4! She waves "Hello" and "bye-bye", shakes her head for "no" and nods for "yes". She has started pointing at things that have peaked her interest and she has no fear of strangers as long as they don't approach her. It has to be on her terms. She "dances" to music by shaking her shoulders and we are working on her blowing kisses. She also loves to have her teeth brushed. Her personality is so cute and oh, what a sweetheart! We are very lucky to have her in our lives! I thank Heavenly Father for her every day as do I for all my girls! I am a happy Mommy!
