8 Months Already

Luna,

I swear, the months are flying by.  I feel like I was just writing a post about you turning seven months.  As the days pass, you are slowly growing into a playing buddy for your brother.  He told me yesterday that he wants you to walk.  He's ready for you to grow up, but I'm definitely not!

This month you went on your first vacation.  We spent Mother's Day weekend in Orange Beach.  You were a trooper, even though you were still fighting a double ear infection.  You slept great in the pack n play, napped like a champ and enjoyed many meals.  You didn't like the beach though.  Not one thing about it.  Thankfully, you did great on the car rides there and home!  You also had your first swimming experience.  You definitely enjoyed it more than the ocean, but you preferred to be held and not in your float.

You are roughly 20lbs and wearing mostly 12 mth clothing.  Still in size 3 diapers.  Still not enough hair for bows yet either.  Hate wearing shoes.  Hate getting dressed.  Love bath time.  Love meal time.

Chubby thighs are the BEST!!!

You are sleeping great.  Napping twice a day.  Eating 3 meals, with snacks in between.  Starting to use a sippy cup.  Nursing roughly 3 times a day.

You laugh a lot now.  You totally break down when you are ready for bed.  Nothing can calm you down other than putting you to sleep, even if that means a 5:30 bed time.  You are talking and making noises all the time.

You mimic what we do.  We squeal and you do the same.  We click our tongue and you do it right back.  You are also getting pretty good at giving "five."

You are scooting.  A very little, but scooting nonetheless.  You still just prefer to roll all around the place.  I left you and Phoenix in his room the other day while I took a quick shower.  Got out and you had rolled yourself into the hall.  How you managed to roll out the doorway, blows my mind.

You also enjoy feeding yourself.  You rarely let me feed you anymore.  I love your independence but HATE the mess it makes.  Just this morning, I had to vacuum the floor 4 times because you kept making a mess eating your muffin.  You also had your first Krispy Kreme donut.  Poor employees had their work cut out for them after you were finished!  You are eating whole food better, at least you enjoy it better.  Its nice now because you can eat what we eat (for the most part).

You truly are a happy baby now.

You still only have two teeth, but your top two are starting to make their way down.  It has left us with a few sleepless nights, but overall, you're handling them great!

You are totally a Mama's girl, but give the biggest smiles to anyone who talks to you.  You get very shy around your Dada, and whenever you see Brother, you start screaming with joy!

We love you to the moon and back, our sweet, sweet, sweet girl!!!!

That bow lasted all of 5 minutes.  But we had to wear our purple to support Rett Syndrome!