Siete Meses

Luis said to me last night, "She's growing up so fast!"  How many times have I heard people telling me that my baby would grow up fast?  It doesn't seem like it from day to day, but looking back, it DOES seem fast.  Just barely, she was a tiny little thing, and now, seven months later, she's a dramatic, pre-toddler.

 

 

Raquel at 7 months

• She's a whopping 27 inches and 14 lbs.
• She can sit up by herself for up to 15 seconds.
• She loves all food we've given her to try, but her favorite is carrots.
• She is learning "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and loves the part where "...down came the rain..."
• She loves anything that has to do with her hands, so we like to play pat-a-cake or sing "Open Close Them" or "My Hands."
• She can move herself around in a circle, but not forwards or backwards yet.
• Her favorite toys seem to be the ones daddy finds, such as spoons or tupperware lids.
• She is learning the power of her voice and has channeled her "inner Amber" (aka she screeches a lot).
• She really loves the pool.
• She has her two bottom teeth and seems to be on the verge of obtaining tooth #3.
• She doesn't seem to like church much, other than the compliments she gets from the ward members.
• She's now officially darker than her mother.

She puts her feet on EVERYTHING.

She's also very tricky.

 



All I want for August is...

I already posted about our weekend visitors and how Raquel was a bit cranky all weekend, and now we know why...she earned her first tooth!!!  Of course you can't see it here, but I had to attempt anyways.  It's her bottom right front tooth.  Then, 6 days later, her bottom left tooth appeared. 

Now with teeth, everything's changed.

What Do You Do with a Megan and a Blake?

More visitors.  This time it was Megan and Blake.  So what did we do?  We did what we do with all those Utahns...we headed to the beach!

Megan and Blake KILLED IT on the boogie board. 

Raquel fell asleep to the lulling sounds of the ocean.  See her grabbing her ears?  She does that now when she's tired.

Throughout the weekend, Megan & Blake tried convincing Raquel to like them.  Raquel loved flirting with Blake, but Megan kept thinking baby woman wasn't an "aunt Meggie fan."  After hours in the car singing, "The Wheels on the Bus," "Open Close Them," and "Old MacDonald," Raquel seemed to warm up to her. 

On Sunday, we visited the Redlands temple, which meant Raquel got her first temple trip.

On Monday, we spent the day at Sea World!

It was a quick weekend visit, but I'm glad Raquel got to meet another "favorite" aunt and uncle before they moved to Texas.



Seis Meses

This month flew by.  It seems like I JUST posted Raquel's 5 month milestone.  Now she's half a year old and I'm wondering, "Where did my baby go?"

Raquel is now...

• 25 1/2 in. long and almost 13 lbs.
• eating rice cereal, oatmeal, pears, and green beans.
• pre-crawling and can move herself around on her tummy.
• melting hearts all over the place with her smiles.
• sleeping more consistently through the night.
• learning the Hokey Pokey.



Hair, Food, Bed

Raquelita's hair is growing and growing, but one thing she hasn't OUTGROWN, is her ducktail (as Grandma Ferguson calls it).

This was her first ponytail ever.

With the right bows, her ponytail is even better.

And these are her wild locks after the ponytail comes out.

First experience with pears...

and apples.

This is frequently Raquel's sleeping position whether she's alone or in between Lu and I.  When I was a young tike, Amber and I shared a bed and like to use bedtime for playtime.  Because of that, Dad would often come in and lay between us until we fell asleep.  The problem was, I couldn't fall asleep very well because I was on the very edge of the bed and had to hold on to stay on.  I feel like those days are back.

Her other favorite position.

Stars & Stripes

Thanks to awesome friends, we got to have two BBQs for the 4th of July.  We spent the first part of the day as just the Moreno 3 and then the second half with our pals.

Cinco Meses

My Raquelita has hit her 5 month mark.  I want to cry!!!  My little baby is becoming a little lady!

I love her attitude in this picture:)  Hey!

Raquel at 5 months:

• She is 12 lbs. 6 oz and 25 1/2  in. long.
• She still has NO sleeping schedule, other than she now wants to go to bed closer to 11 pm than 8 pm, much to her mother's dismay.
• She has enough hair now (3 inches in places) to put it in a little ponytail...kinda.
• She loves sucking on my sleeve when I'm holding her.  I love having a wet shoulder.
• She's great at helping me turn the pages in her books.
• The song that currently helps her calm down is "Wheels on the Bus."
• She's big enough to lay without support in the bathtub.
• Lately, she loves staring at her hand as she turns it back and forth.
• Also, look at how she sucks her thumb.  So cute!
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