No pics today -- I don't have any handy but wanted to post a few thoughts about Emi at 7 1/2 months. She has been giving me lots of spontaneous (and wet!) kisses lately. She's been trying to wave for about a month now but is getting better and better at it recently. She is a sweet baby but gets very upset when left alone to play. She much prefers having interaction or at least someone nearby. Loves to babble. Has been saying "da da da" a lot lately -- hard to tell yet if she knows who she's talking about or not (but that's how "ma ma" started, too). Several days ago she said "Ah ay ah," and I really think she was trying to say "Alaina." She also for quite some time says a sound like "heh" or similar when greeting someone. I think she is trying to say "hi" or "hey." Laughs when kissed right on her bottom rib on each side. Seems to be kind of bored with her toys lately but has no thought whatsoever of crawling and isn't quite ready for the next level of toys. Enjoys books but mostly the lift the flap kind and enjoys gnawing on books. Still loves being outside and going for walks. Loves people. Seems to really respond to music. If the TV is on and suddenly there's music, she notices. Sometimes will kind of move her arms up and down when she hears music. Sometimes vocalizes when I'm singing. She is doing really well with eating solids -- just gave her pear slices at dinner tonight and she fed them to herself (left little pear stumps behind). Has also fed herself very tender carrot sticks and some avocado. I've fed her mashed up sweet potatoes. She's had lots of baby food, cereal, etc., as well. Her favorite food so far, though, is organic Greek yogurt with some fruit mixed in.