Time just keeps flying by, whether I like it or not. Though I am grateful i get to be home with Adaline 5 days a week now. It has been so nice to be with her and indulge in her occassional nap, sometimes 30 mins or 2 hrs (you never know).
Addie has reached her 8 month mark. this little busy bee is always having so much fun! She got her 2 front teeth in, and immediately afterward got her next 2 top teeth in! Poor little girl, not so much fun to have that all at once. But she did pretty good. Sometimes we don't know she is teething until it finally pops in. I have heard horror stories of teething and am grateful that overall she does so well. I think these last 2 teeth were harder on her.
We took her to my first OB appointment and weighed her, nowing we were coming close to some weight limits of a few things. She was 21 lbs 14 oz. Time for a new car seat....
Milestones:
- Now that she has 6 teeth, we are working on brushing them. She is not a big fan. I can't blame her though. No doubt her gums were pretty sore.
- She can crawl! She did this on Aug 26th and she grasped onto it fast. Within a week of the first real crawl she could make it down the hallway! By the time she got to me she was pretty tired. I tried to download a video of her crawling but it didn't work.
- The same day she crawled she also stood up using the furniture for the first time. She is pretty proud of herself and looks over to see if we are watching, with a huge grin on her face. We are proud of her too. And it's been interesting activating the child proofing of our apartment.
- She is enjoying bath time a lot more. We finally bought some toys and she is able to sit in the tub without help. She really likes splashing. It's fun to see her have fun with water.
- She is really learning those emotions. She can be happy and one second later throw a tantrum (by tantrum I mean she clenches her fists, clenches her teeth and growls!). She actually does a similar thing when she is excited. They are pretty funny, but we have been trying to help her know that isn't a good thing.One thing that really sets her off is getting dressed. If she had it her way she would be naked all of the time. I indulge her sometimes, with a diaper of course, but i think she would prefer to be without that too.
- She has moved up to stage 3 baby foods. She is such a good eater. Still not a big fan of fruits, but she loves meat with veggies and yogurt. But her ultimate favorite is Momma's cooking, which makes me very happy. She loves cheese and broccoli soup and spaghetti sauce (while spitting out the ground beef). We attempted bread, but she's not a fan yet.
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| Her Sunday dress we bought for her before she was born. LOL we imagined it on a 2 yr old toddler. |
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| Her happy in no clothes....look at that smile! |
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| A different day and once again look at that smile! She is so happy |
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| She loves this piano! I raised it up so she could stand and play, but it moves and she would fall hard. So we keep it low so she can still "stand" and play at the same time. She will push it across the room pounding on the keys. |
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| This is her standing using the furniture! She does so well. She loves throwing everything off the table onto the floor or emptying her basket. I can't wait til she learns the idea of clean up! Once again, naked! I promise I do dress her. But there are days she throws a fit until I take them off. I am sure it's just too hot for her. |
We love having Adaline in our family. She is such a fun little girl with so much to offer. If it's possible, she gets cuter everyday. She loves being out among people. She is a big flirt with her big blue eyes and big smile with her head tilted to the side when she sees a new face. We get so many comments on her. We are hoping she keeps this outgoing friendly personality as she grows up.
