Monday, September 26, 2005

7 months old!


diedre is doing great :) her first tooth has made another appearance, this time it is more noticeable, sharper and sticking out (it was just a tiny white dot a few weeks ago that went away until saturday).

she has the new habit of holding onto things and swinging her arms wildly. example: teething toys, blocks, what have you...the only problem is, she punched me in the cheek and the eye today. she has quite the strong punch!


i am trying to teach diedre to clap. here she is doing assisted clapping--the hard part is teaching her to keep her hands flat together when she claps, rather than to squeeze her fingers (clasping). the next step is for her to gain the motor skills to make the clapping contact herself.


just like daddy--mesmerized.

4 comments:

The Cari's said...

Hey friends! Diedre looks great and so does the new place. Can't wait to see it soon. We come home this Friday night so hopefully we can get together asap! Well, we miss you lots and are excited to catch up on all the moving stories!

Hugs and love!

derek salmon said...

that's great! you're coming home early! yay! we miss you :)

what time do you arrive?

Jessi said...

Wow...she's growing so fast!! What a cutie!
Congrats on the new house! It looks really nice - and hot tub..?? I'm sooo there my next visit ;)

How is Diedre liking the new house- is she doing ok adjusting to the new surroundings?

derek salmon said...

thanks jess :D

diedre is adjusting great. she had her first looong morning nap yesterday (she usually sleeps from 8am to 9am, but yesterday slept til 11am! wow). i think she must be entering the 2 naps per day schedule.

she seems to like the new surroundings. theres carpet in the living room so thats good for sitting up.