At the 7 month mark, Ava's getting to be a lot of fun despite her fourth (yes fourth!) tooth coming in. Actually both her third and fourth teeth are coming in at the same time (oh joy.), and they're both the top middle teeth. So when she's not pissy from that or Mommy's not pissy from the occasional wallop of yucky teething diaper doo, we're having fun. She continues to be cuddly and ticklish. Her fine motor control keeps getting better and better which is great, especially when chewing calls for not one but two thumbs. (I'm still trying to catch a picture of that) Here she is chewing on her glasses, just like her Nana does!
Every day the sounds she makes get closer and closer to sounding like little words, I mean really just syllables at this point but I can see the progression. And the more she "talks", the more opinionated she gets. Most of the time it's nice to know what she wants, especially when what she wants is to be picked up and held by you!
I've been baking up a storm while staying at home. So far we haven't put on too many extra pounds but you might have to check back with us on that one after the holidays. Above is my first ever cooking attempt with native persimmons- Persimmon Bars, yummy! 
Ava and I also took a trip to South Georgia for her first ever oyster roast at one of my old archaeology boss couple's house (husband and wife team). She was great for the trip, let mom have oysters and a beer, and even helped me avoid watching the Georgia Bulldogs magnificently lose to Kentucky. I'm so glad the season's almost over...
