Olivia Grace, you are EIGHT months old!
What have you been up to?
*(darn--forgot to weigh and measure again...coming!)
*You can still wear some of your 6 to 9 month outfits, but you are wearing 12 month separates and 12 month pajamas. You are quickly growing out of (mostly length) your 9 month clothes. This isn't a shock, since you have been in the high 90's for percentiles for a while now. It does make me a little sad because we have a lot of 12 month clothes that are just for summer. Hopefully we'll get some use out of them with a nice Texas spring!
*You just moved to size 4 diapers. You probably could have lasted in size 3 a little longer (not until the 28 pound limit though!), but we buy the big box. I wasn't convinced you would last in them for another month. The size 4's fit fine.
*You have begun to spit up much less--some days not at all. You are still a drool machine though. We go through 8 to 10 bibs a day.
*I don't want to jinx anything, but I think you might finally be getting the whole sleep thing!!!! You have slept through the night multiple nights in a row now. You have also started taking (at least) 1 long nap a day. We are going on two weeks of this new found gift and I am loving it!
*Your schedule was getting kind of whackadoo and there were nights that you were still wide awake and chatting away at 9. This was mostly because you had grown out of a nap (or should have) and were taking your last nap too late. It took us a little bit to figure it out, but now we are working on a schedule. You get up every morning around 7. You go down for your first nap around 9:30. This nap is usually a short one (30 to 45 minutes). Then you are awake for about 3 hours. You then take your long nap. It is anywhere between 1 1/2 and 2 hours but has even been 2 1/2 hours! Then you are awake until bedtime, which is back to being between 7 and 7:30. We are roughly on the 2, 3, 4 schedule. (Up 2 hours, sleep, up 3 hours, sleep, up 4 hours, bedtime.) I'm sure as soon as we get this schedule figured out, you will go and change it on us!
*We continue to do some sign language with you. You understand some, but haven't done any back yet. The library story time teaches multiple signs a week, so sometimes we incorporate ones we've learned there. The Little Gym also has a sign of the week, so we learn there too. We are consistent with milk, eat, more and all done. Those are the ones you understand.
*You still don't crawl. You get on all 4's and rock, you scoot backwards, you grunt and try your hardest to go forward but you just haven't figured it out yet. Because it's so frustrating for you, you aren't a fan of being on your tummy anymore. Unfortunately, you can't learn to crawl without being on your tummy first. Darn those catch 22's.
*You are a pro at sitting. You will seriously just sit on the floor all day long. It's so nice!! :)
*You have recently grown fond of standing. You want to stand all the time (although not so much by yourself). So much so that you lock your legs when we try to sit you down. Daddy and I are not a fan of this and you can cut it out at any time.
*You talk all the time. You haven't said any words yet. At least not that you know of. You do say da-da-da-da-da all day long, but you haven't associated it with daddy yet. I wasn't too worried, but since you are now 8 months and haven't even approached the /m/ sound I have started coaching you.
*It appears that you are more and more like your daddy every day. However, besides having my "eyebrow spacing" you also talk loudly like me....well, at least according to daddy. I think your volume level is just fine! :)
*You have two bottom teeth. The first one came in on January 23rd. The second one came in on January 31st. You don't let us look in your mouth very often, but there haven't been any signs that others are coming. Of course, we didn't really know those two were coming either. I joke with daddy that you are just going to end up with a mouthful of teeth and we will have missed them all coming through.
*You don't clap or wave quite yet, but you do flap your arms around when you are excited. You sort of clap your legs instead of your hands. You also twirl your feet simultaneously. We think that is some serious talent--at it makes us laugh.
*Since you have started sleeping through the night, you are now down to 4 bottles a day. You were at 5 for most of the month though. Either way, you take between 28 and 32 ounces of formula. You eat breakfast and dinner and then some days you have puffs for a snack. You were eating about 2 to 3 ounces of puree at each meal, but have recently upped it to between 3 and 4 ounces. (Which is when you dropped to 28 ounces of formula.) Since you are suppose to be "at 3 meals a day by 9 months" we'll probably add in lunch sometime this month. I'm in no hurry though. Some days it's hard to get in 2 meals!
*You pretty much eat anything we give you... even green beans (I guess they've grown on you). This month you continued to eat all of your favorites from last month PLUS: prunes, oatmeal, peaches, zucchini, plums, nectarines, papaya, cauliflower, broccoli, blueberries, spinach (mixed in like a green monster), cherry, beets, potatoes and pumpkin risotto. You have also gnawed on a green pepper, celery and cucumber (BLW style). You have had puffs and blueberries as finger foods. I tried to give you a little shredded chicken the other night (I've been scared to give meats). You picked it up and got it in your mouth just fine, but you were not a fan. Might have been a texture thing?
*Last month I said our one word to describe you would be sweet. You still are sweet, but I'm going to keep it real here. This months description is DRAMA QUEEN! You want attention all. the. time. You will fuss and moan and then the second we turn and look at you, you start smiling and giggling. You throw little "fits" when you don't get your own way. You are very opinionated and want things done your way. You are a sassy pants too!
*Speaking of sassy pants--you love to put your hands on your hips and tilt your head. You will tilt to one side and then to the other. It is seriously adorable but I fear what it means for our future. :)
*Your stranger danger has seemed to have gotten worse. Now you will start crying if someone talks to you are touches you even if you are in mine or daddy's arms. Let me tell you, I am sooooooo over this phase. We went to a play date and one of the mommies said hi to you--freak out. We went to life group--freak out. We go to church--freak out. My boss says hi and touches your feet--freak out. The swimming teacher talked to you in the pool--freak out. The Little Gym teacher got in your face--freak out. Thankfully, we are going to things like TLG where you can get socialization. Your teacher is really good about it and she is determined to help you get over it.
Things you love right now: pulling mommy's hair, pinching mommy's face off, your collection of teethers, your activity table, eating, story time, baths, being outside, all the attention on you, your crinkly owl book, standing, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (thanks to daddy!)
Your least favorite things right now: other people, not being able to crawl, other people, sleeping away from home, other people, not getting attention, other people, diaper changes (? not sure why ?), and other people.
HAPPY EIGHT MONTHS BABY GIRL!
WE LOVE YOU!!!
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