Baby Love - Eight Months

My Sweet Charlotte-

You are EIGHT months old!

You are both giggly and serious all at the same time.  You are very curious and nosy!

Your cousin, D, spent the night!  It was a fun sleepover!!

We tried on your Easter dress and had pictures made with bunnies and chicks!  

What are your stats?
You weigh approximately 16lbs and are about 28" long.

What are you eating?
You are drinking four bottles a day - three 6 oz bottles every four hours and then one 8 oz bottle before bedtime.  This month we added some baby food meals to your diet:  Chicken Noodle, Mac n Cheese, Turkey and Rice, etc.  You are eating cereal or fruit for breakfast and then a 4 oz serving of veggies or protein for lunch/dinner.

When do you eat and sleep?
Our routine still hasn't varied much.  You wake up around 7:00 am - eat every four hours - go to bed around 9:30-10:00pm.

What do your routines look like?
Routines don't change much around here.  We have added in some high chair time for your cereal and dinner.  You also have been taking a longer afternoon nap.

What size clothes and diapers are you wearing?
Little girl, you haven't changed from last month!  Still wearing size 2 diapers, 6-9m pajamas.  Your other clothes vary by brand!

What are some things you love?
You love being in the floor with your toys.  You really love your Momma.  You love Sophie the Giraffe.  You love your new Big Girl carseat!

What are some things you don't love?
You don't like having a stuffy nose.  You don't like laying still to have your diaper or clothes changed.  You don't like laying correctly in your swing.  {We had to add shoulder straps to keep you from laying forward...}

What can you do?
You can pick things up with your pointer finger and thumb.  You say "Ahhh" and "Mmmm" when eating.  You can say "Hi" (but this is pretty sporadic...).  You can crawl backwards.  You can go from a sitting position to laying down and back to sitting.  You can take your paci out of your mouth and put it back in.  Sometimes you will hold your own bottle.  You can also push yourself up on your hands and feet.

What are we looking forward to in the next month?

Before you turn NINE months, you will:
*Have your first Easter.
*Start crawling forward.
*Say "Momma" and "Daddy"

{Wishful thinking on the last two...}