I can't believe my baby girl is already 8 months old. 8 months (plus some, because this is late)! That's just 4 months away from a year. Oh my gosh! I don't think words can every really accurately portray the love, amazement, and gratitude you have for your children. Needless to say, I love her to pieces. What a blessing she is in our lives, and what an adventure! Here are some things about miss Lilia at 8 months:
- She is still TINY! I know there are smaller out there, but to me... compared to her brother... she is itty-bitty. She's maybe 14 lbs now. Maybe. At 8 months she still wears many 0-3 month clothes. The ones she doesn't fit is because of length... She's not too chubby for anything! I thought she was on her way out of the 0-3 months, but not quite yet. However, I still have her wear many 3-6 month clothes, they are just usually a bit big for her. And... she still wears newborn shoes. Any bigger and they just fall right off.
- She has a tooth! Her bottom, front, left (her left) tooth finally cut through on 5-25. It was an exciting day! And the one right next to it is going to cut through any day. It's always a bit sad to see them get their teeth because you miss that gummy smile, but it's nice for them to not be in so much pain. Plus, c'mon, teeny tiny teeth are cute too!
- She sits up SUPER straight. We were at her pediatrician's office the other day getting her little ticker checked on, and he said he had never seen a baby sit so completely upright. He said I should by her a special pillow to sit on as a throne, just for fun. Haha! I honestly hadn't noticed it till he said it. I knew she could sit just fine, but when he mentioned it I started to take note of it. She does, indeed, sit about as straight up as anyone could. So funny.
- She can roll over from ther stomach to her back and from her back to her stomach. Although, let me tell you, she will cry and whimper in an effort to make you believe she is completely helpless and must be picked up. But don't believe your ears! This girl is strong and can move just fine when she wants to :)
- She still shows no sign of crawling or walking. She doesn't like to be on her stomach at all. I honestly am not convinced she ever will actually crawl. If anything I see her being the little bum-scooter type. Time will tell.
- She is finally eating solids instead of gagging on them. However, she is still quite picky about her food. She might eat something room temperature, but she might not, and if she does she probably won't eat much of it. This girl likes her food warm. Very warm. And her favorites so far are: Peas, Squash, Sweet Potoatoes, and Bananas with Strawberries. Now that she is eating more, I am starting to make her food. I didn't before because it wasn't really worth the effort yet!
- We believe she is a "foodie" in the making. Now that she eats solid foods she wants to try everything. Especially whatever we are eating. When I walk by her with food she often drops her pacifier as if to say "I'm open for business!" And when we start to eat, she often grunts and reaches for whatever it is we have. It's pretty hilarious. All in good time, my love, all in good time.
- She FINALLY takes a bottle! It took just 8 months (boo!), but she has 1 bottle every night now. It has been a welcome break for mom and means that we can go on a date finally! Yay!
- She has a bit of a 'tude. She's still a pretty easy going and happy baby, but every now and again we catch a glimpse. A glimpse of something developing. And let's be honest, I'm her mom, so there's bound to be some attitude in there somewher. Oh boy.
- She LOVES the water. Since she was born, everytime she hits the water it's like she comes alive! She goes crazy with her arms and legs, and I remember just how crazy she was in my womb. We took her to the water park for the first time the other day and she was in love. She loved being in her floaty and kept kicking and gasping with glee. So cute! Waterbaby #2, check!
- She is very smart. Chris was reading a little bit ago in one of his textbooks about certain developments in children at certain stages in life. One of the things he read was that one of the reasons the Peek-a-boo game is so effective with infants from 6-9 or so months is because when you put your hands in front of your face you actually are gone as far as they are concerned. They forget you are there. Not with this smart cookie. We were laughing so hard and having a good ol' time with Lilia because she most certainly does not forget you are there. I was playing with her, and I would just wait behind my hands, and every time, Lilia would lean forward and tug at my hands till I moved them. There are other things too, but it is obvious that this is one smart cookie!
- It is impossibly for Lilia to not flail and arm or kick a leg while nursing. The other night (morning technically) I was nursing Lilia and she kept kicking and bouncing her leg up and down. I could tell it was kind of moving the bed and that she hit Chris a couple of times. He woke up and was obviously frustrated, groped for whatever it was that was kicking him and eventually found and held a tiny bare foot in his hand. He just ever so slightly smirked and rolled over and went back to sleep. The next morning he told me he was so irratated at first, but then when he was holding Lilia's bitty foot, he just couldn't be mad anymore. Haha. Wrapped around her finger I tell ya!
- One of our favorite things is when we can see her smiling under her pacifier, but she'll only smile just enough, so it doesn't fall out of her mouth. So cute.
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She is darling! You are such a good Mommy to have such a good journal entry about her at this stage in life. It's wonderful and I wish I would write more with each of my kids. I love the color of her hair! Gorgeous!
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