So, I completely forgot about the blog... then I whined to C the other night that we should have been writing down every milestone so we could remember when it happened. Um, I had a forum here the whole time? Good job, Cartzy. Well done.
Here she is in her yellow polka dot non-bikini :) Not the greatest picture of her in the world, but I love her!
So...
Little monkey is 8(!!) months old, and amazing in every way. She started crawling just before 7 months..well, stomach scooting, but got real crawling within a couple weeks.. She got her first two teeth right around the same time, just before she hit 7 months. Her first was her bottom, front left tooth - a little bit of white poked up, then the one right next to it came up at the same time. So far, no other teeth, but she sticks everything she can in her mouth, so we are bound to see another little chicklet soon! Oh, and crawling is so last month. She learned how to stand up (pull herself up in her PNP, on the couch, your leg, whatever) this weekend. Like, all the sudden I look over and she's standing up in her PNP. Of course I grabbed the video camera and watched her do it again!
We took our first road trip to Hilton Head SC at the same time she was learning to crawl & getting her first teeth. 2 days in the car.....overall, she did great, but we did have some meltdowns - to be expected, I guess! She loved the ocean and the pool, and did fantastic all week - even in stifling heat! We were down there with my family, and they loved spending time with her too. Especially Uncle Mike!
She eats lots of purees, some puff things, and tried cheerios this past weekend. She has even eaten meat! Chicken and beef. She was not a fan of the beef :)
She has the most amazing, contagious, and adorable giggle. And she'll get into a fit - if you rub kiss her tummy, roll her from side to side, or talk into her mouth (helloooooooo!). Seriously infectious laughter - it's awesome!
She's a big girl - almost 30 inches and 21+ lbs at 8 months. A lot of babies dont' hit that until well after a year, some even longer. But we didn't expect her to be a peanut. I just hate how every.single.person makes some comment about how "huge" she is! Ugh, she's perfect. And it's not like she's tripping over her rolls or something - she's really not chubby. She's SO long, and pretty proportionate. Anyway, that's the protective mamabear in me!
In not so great news, we've had to see an ENT (well, 2) - since starting daycare on May 1, she's had multiple ear infections. She's been on 4 antibiotics, which she HATES (like sees the syringe coming, closes her mouth tight and turns her head!), and I think we have to get her tubes. We have a f/u appointment in August at Yale, so we'll make that decision then. But I think it's already made, to be honest.
Through it all though, she is just the happiest baby. She always smiles, giggles and loves on everyone. She loves to hug, hold hands, snuggle into your neck & shoulder, and sorta kiss you....like open mouth kisses because she can't purse her lips yet -- best kisses ever!
