8 months!

Miss Emma Grace.....you are now 8 months old!! This month has been quite the wild ride for you. You are growing like crazy! Your little (or shall I say big!) personality is showing itself more and more each day. You are quite the silly, stubborn, happy-go-lucky little girl. Here are some new facts about you!

• You are about 19 lbs and about 27 1/2 inches long.
• You are wearing 6-9 or 6-12 month clothing depending on the brand. Some of your 6-9 month shirts are already too tight! You tend to wear bigger shirts and smaller pants. You've got a little waist and not much of a booty. :-)
• You are in size 3 diapers. You wear Target brand during the day and Huggies at night because you don't leak out of them (most of the time).
• You love, love, love to eat! I'm surprised you don't weigh more! You have tried a variety of food. This month you had peaches, sweet potato with chicken, avocado, blueberries, and yogurt among others. You eat two meals a day -- usually oatmeal with a fruit for breakfast and veggies for dinner.
• You tried banana puffs and LOVE them. You get so excited when you see the container!
• You can now spin around in your jumper and exersaucer.
• You have 2 teeny, tiny, sharp bottom teeth. I think your top ones are on their way!
• No crawling yet! You try to get on your hands and knees but always get your one leg stuck under you. Occasionally you will scoot backwards on your butt which causes tons of frustration because you end up moving farther away from the toys you want to reach. :-(
• You have pulled up a few times on your exersaucer and my legs. You pulled up in your crib yesterday but had trouble this morning. I think we'll be lowering the mattress this week!
• You enjoy trying to roll off of your changing table which equals a panic attack for me! When Daddy was changing your diaper the other day, you actually started to roll off but he grabbed you by the legs just in time. I think my heart stopped...it was awful. No more of that young lady.
• You are much better at rolling onto your belly! I think you actually like being on your tummy now. :-) You still don't choose to roll around very often. You have to REALLY want something to roll over to it. Usually you'll choose to play with your feet if you don't feel like rolling to a toy. I think you may be a bit L-A-Z-Y.
• I would like to get you off your pacifier in the next two months. You only take it when you sleep. I'll probably start weaning you from it during naps first and then we'll work on bedtime.
• I am in the process of weaning you from breastfeeding. We're down to one feeding a day. Yesterday you only had formula all day but I had to nurse you for a few minutes today to relieve myself. I plan to go a little longer each day. Weaning you completely is very emotional for me but it's something I've got to do. More on this in a different post.
• You are giving me a hard time when taking your photos! Now, it seems as if you always give me a blank stare when you see the camera! You also are quite the little wiggle worm! Grr....it's super frustrating but I'll continue to try because I love staring at your beautiful, smiling face. :-) You have to get used to it because the camera isn't going anywhere. :-)