Baby Cream: 8 Months Old

This little lady turned 8 months old this week.

She has really grown in the last few months. I have a hard time remembering how big she really is and how old she really is.

She is still quite immobile which is just fine with this Momma. I know that she will be zooming all over the place eventually. Why not postpone the whole getting into things phase? For now I set her down and there she is in the same place when I return.

And she is such a pro at sitting. She will sit on her blanket for such a long time happily entertaining herself with toys. (That is unless her sister has come and taken them all away.)

Her sleeping has gotten so much better. Last night was almost a 12 hour night. Yay! She just needed to be taught how to stretch her nights out. That and we moved her bedtime up. I remember doing that with Peachy, too. She is also rocking a pretty good cold right now. So that makes her sleeping through the night even more of an accomplishment.

She is also completely moved downstairs with her big sister. They are doing a good job sharing a room. Our mornings do seem to start a little earlier, but it is so nice to have our room back to being OUR room.

She has a really good appetite as well. She still nurses, but also takes two to three feedings of solids throughout the day. She loves her Puffs and Cheerios as well.

Speaking of Puffs and Cheerios, her fine motor skills are sure developing. It is so much fun watching her manipulate large and small objects. She will also just sit and play with her fingers and thumb.

She still just has the two bottom teeth, but I really do think that there are more going to be making an appearance soon.

I am afraid that this is the age where they get a bit dependent on their mommas. And while it warms my heart that she loves me so much, it can make being gone and getting things done a bit difficult.

I can't wait to see where this month takes us!

Two-Thirds of a Year!!

Little Peachy has been a part of our lives for 2/3 of a year already. She turned 8 months old yesterday! Our little girl is getting bigger in so many ways. She is bigger physically. I don't know where she stands on the charts right now, but there are some 12 month clothed that she doesn't even fit into anymore. She is looking more like a little girl and less like a baby these days. (She even has three little teeth in the bottom of her mouth.) She is starting to act older as well. She has her own will and often lets us know what that will is. And although she is not crawling or scooting yet, she does all that she can to get where she wants to go. I never thought that I would say this, but I am looking forward to the day that she can get where she wants to go on her own. I can see her frustration mounting at her immobile state.

Peachy has also reached the stage of realization. Over our Christmas trip, her sleep habits changed, literally, overnight. She figured out that if she cries enough, mom and dad come to visit her and if she cries even more they might even take her out of her crib and rock her. Lets just say that we are working on some sleep training to train her right out of those ideas.

One of my favorite new traits that our daughter has picked up is self amusement. She will be playing by herself and then give a little laugh. I look over and realize that she is laughing at herself. Sometimes she is looking in a mirror and sometimes she is just off in her own happy little world.

Happy 8 months, Little Peachy!!!