8 months feels like she's almost in toddlerhood. a little too soon for that but wow has she changed in the last month. i feel like from 6-7 months there wasn't a lot happening for her but from 7-8 she's just grown bigger and gotten older. i can really see the one year old she'll soon become. and as always, these ages remind me so much of how i love the second half of the first year. some of my sweetest moments with avery were in those six months and this is proving true for ellie, too.
... she isn't crawling but is about as mobile as she can get without being able to crawl. she rolls all over the place and goes from sitting to laying down and back to sitting easily. she can get pretty far between this and inching and scooting her way around and it's no longer safe to put her on the couch or bed and walk away. she wants to crawl badly and is so very close.
... she is really into standing and pulling herself up. she's not quite able to pull herself up on anything yet. she'll do it all day while holding your hands and has even let go a couple of times! woah kid, too soon! but i caught her successfully pulling herself up in her crib on the monitor the other night and had to drop her crib down the next day.
... between the two things above this has been a very frustrating month for her. she wants to badly to be fully mobile but just can't quite figure it out yet and there is a lot of crying in frustration because of it.
... she had her first plane ride (three actually!) this month and did great.
... she also spent the night away from home for the first time and did pretty well. thank you cosleeping.
... she definitely prefers to be in my company but doesn't seem to be dealing with the same separation anxiety that avery was at this age. she is happy enough to go to other people or be held by other people and she absolutely loves charlie. he picked us up at the airport the other night after we were away for a week and she gave him the biggest grin and squeals as soon as she saw him. it was pretty cute.
... she really isn't eating that much as far as solid foods go. with avery we did a mix of baby led weaning and purees and i think because of that she was eating a lot more at this age. ellie's usually eating once a day 1-2 ounces of food. i would feed her more but she's had some trouble adjusting to digesting it and honestly she refuses it a lot. i know she'll get there eventually and i'm just glad she's breastfeeding well enough that i don't worry about her getting enough to eat.
... she plays really well on her own especially if someone is in the room with her. lately avery has been playing with her, so long as ellie plays along with whatever game avery's dreamed up, and it's both cute to watch and nice because it entertains them both!
... she had her first successful pool trip this month. we've tried a few times before but we finally were able to get her in the water without her screaming so that was nice. she loved just sitting in the shallow water and splashing around.
... she also had her first beach trip but she didn't do much other than lounge on the blanket and then fall asleep in the ergo. i even forgot to put her in the sand and i'm so mad about that!
... she's usually napping twice a day. her morning nap is pretty short. longer if she's in the stroller or the car but i can't usually get her to sleep past 20 minutes at home. the afternoon nap is usually 2 to 2.5 hours and the longer the better or else she's pretty cranky by bedtime.
... nighttime sleep has been interesting. we've still been cosleeping mostly but a few days ago i decided that for both of our sakes she needed to start sleeping in her crib for at least the first stretch of night time sleep. i know she'll wake up to eat in the middle of the night and i'm fine with that. the crib adjustment has not been easy (or successful) for either of us but i'm trying to keep at it because i know the longer i wait the harder it will be for her. also, i could use a few hours to myself in bed and i know charlie is over the tiptoeing into our room when we're ready for bed. so, we're trying but it's not easy.
... i'm not sure how much she weighs. charlie and his mom both mentioned that she looked like she went through a growth spurt but she's still pretty tiny. she's wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes but some 3-6s still fit and she has a few 12 months that she wears, too. no doubt she'll be a small one just like her sister.
happy 8 months, elle. i cannot begin to explain how much i love you and how happy i am that you're a part of our family. life is just so much better with you in it and i love all the time that i spend with you, even those 3 am snuggles. especially those 3 am snuggles.
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