A Moment with the Mulicks.: 7 Months Old.

Felicia turned 7 months old over the Christmas weekend! She was as moody as ever during her photo shoot. Some things never change. BUT, some things do! Here are a few updates on Felicia in the past month:

She said her FIRST WORD! No, really! I have witnesses. Felicia recognizes certain words such as more, drink, cat, and kick. I think she may be learning to recognize her name. However, over the past few weeks, I swear she has been trying to say the word cat. Whenever Howie (our kitty) comes into the same room we are in, Felicia would say "gah" without the ending 'T' sound. We were all sitting around at my parents' house on the 26th after a wonderful Christmas, watching TV and talking, when Pete, their cat, came into the living room. Felicia was sitting on my lap and started saying over and over again, 'cat.' The 'T' sounded like a very weak 'D', but it was obvious! Everyone just looked at her and started laughing. WOW! She may have no interest in being mobile, but she sure wants to communicate and notices every little thing.
Felicia finally began sitting up on her own in the past month. Big sigh of relief :)
She's been eating a lot of big-girl food lately. She loves mashed-up homemade chicken noodle soup and slurps noodles like a champ.
We are skipping the sippy cup and have gone straight to the regular cup. She can't handle it herself yet, but drinks water from one fairly well with help and loves it!