Eight Months

Happy 8 Months my little love bug!

You are growing too fast for this Mama!

Pictures were exceptionally tough this month; you are on the move and there is NO stopping you!

 

This has been a really fun month with lots of 'firsts'!

 

You took your first ride in the front of the shopping cart..

You loved it, of course!

 

You went to your first football game to support your Daddy..

He ate. this. up. He has talked about bringing you to the football field since I found out I was pregnant. Sweet memories..

 

You took your first ride in your new big girl car seat..

You are the best little car rider and always have been! The car immediately puts you to sleep. I'm so thankful for this since we have quite the commute everyday.

 

And you got to swing for the first time..

This was my old swing when I was little. Mamaw gave it to me to give to you!

 

You also had your first real baby sitters this month. Nathan and Leanne Stamper came over to watch you one evening while Mama and Daddy went out to dinner with some football parents. It was the first time one of us had not put you to bed at night :( You got a good report though, they said you were great!

 

That's too many milestones for one month, missy! :)

 

I don't have any stats this month but I would guess around 19-20 lbs. You definitely seem longer!

 

You had a week-long viral rash this month. It was apparently going around daycare because several of your little friends got it too. You never ran any fever, you just had these little red bumps all over your body that got worse when you got hot. Daddy and I both took off two half days and Gigi came to stay with you one day too.

 

Eating: You dropped another bottle this month. You now take 4 bottles per day: 1 (7oz) in the morning and 3 (6 oz) the rest of the day. You're still eating solids three times per day as well. Your daycare feeding schedule usually looks like this:

 

6:30 a.m - 7 oz bottle (at home)

8:30 a.m. - 1 fruit

10:30 a.m.- 6 oz bottle

11:30/12:00- 1 veggie

2:30 p.m.- 6 oz bottle

5:30 p.m. - sippy cup of water on our way home

6:15/6:30 p.m.- 2 veggies, sometimes 1 veggie/1 fruit

8:00 p.m. - 6 oz bedtime bottle

 

On the weekends or whenever we're home together the times are slightly different but we usually get the same things in.

 

You have now tried all the 1st and 2nd baby foods. You really love everything except the green beans and peas but I can usually sneak them in another food without you noticing. A few favorites: sweet potatoes, carrots, mixed vegetable, bananas, & apples.

 

Still no teeth in sight! I jokingly say we're going to have to get you some dentures!

 

Sleeping: Still sleeping great! Usually in bed by 8:15 and asleep by 8:30. Still taking 2 good naps. You really love your crib. When we go to put you down at night, you reach for it. We still put you in your sleep sack and give you your lovie.

 

Sizes: Size 3 diapers and size 3 nighttime diapers. I thought we would be out of size 3 nighttime diapers by now but I think your weight gained slowed down a little since you're all over the place. Still wearing all 9 month clothing and we just moved to 9 month footed pajamas.

 

Play: As I mentioned earlier, you are on the move! You CAN crawl but you prefer to scoot because you are a super fast scooter. You love to get into things you're not suppose to such as the coffee table and the fireplace. I can tell you "No no Emory" as you are headed for the coffee table and you just start laughing and scooting faster towards it. You still love your pink bear. You are really loving your shape sorter cookie jar this month. You love to put the blocks in and take them out as well as bang them together. You love anything with a tag. We have this little taggie toy that someone gave us before you were born and you absolutely love it. You love to suck on the tags for some reason. You're still saying "Dada" all the time and you now say "Nana" when you're tired or fussy. I assume "Nana" is me because you don't have a "Nana" and it's pretty close to "Mama." I'll take whatever I can get!

 

Here are some other pictures from this month:

 

We went to the Delta for a quick overnight visit and you got to see all but one of your great-grandparents which is such a treat! Pop even took you on your first four-wheeler ride!

Great Grandmother Jewel

 

Great Mamaw and Papaw

 

Great Poppy

You kept laying your head on his chest and trying to pull off his glasses. (Nanny was there too we just didn't get a picture with her)

 

This has been the best 8 months of our lives! We love more than we ever thought possible. You are such a blessing and our lives are better because of you.

We love you precious girl!