Just another couple of months -- slipping sneakily behind us, leaving a trail of memories and milestones to last a lifetime. Our sweet baby is 10 days away from turning 10 months old. Oh lawdy, let me backtrack here and say that our sweet baby is 9 months and 2.5 weeks old. Sounds much better to me!
July 13, 2013 -- 8 months
August 13, 2013 -- 9 months
This summer has been full of family, fun, and milestones. Baby E's first summer has been one for the books. And by the pretty little smiles and cheerful little laughs, I'd say she is pretty dang happy to have done all that we have this summer!
Dare I warn you of the photo overload? No, right?! I mean, we are talking 2 months combined into one post here. Keep in mind that these photos and stats are from in between 7-8 months and 8-9 months. Next post (10 month post) will be for 9-10 months. It gets a bit confusing when I'm so far behind here, but better late than never. Right?!
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Shall we get things started with a little 8 and 9 month favorites?!
slipon tom-style shoes // raspberry teether // little swimmers // earth's best pouches // bath time foam letters & numbers // go pod // fisher price walk along stroller // baltic amber teething necklace // happy baby puffs // shopping cart and highchair cover // mini board books
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8 MONTH STATS :: Not sure :( Let's just go with little!
MILESTONES ::
{Walks along furniture} Baby girl will walk holding on to anything, and gets brave once in a while and moves from one piece of furniture to another.
{Speed Racer Crawler} If she hears you coming after her, Girl will crawl away like there is no tomorrow. She's a speedy lil one! And then she turns around and laughs like she just burned ya.
{Says} Dada (all day long), and Mama only once in a while. And when we tickle her and repeat 'tickle, tickle, tickle!', sometimes she does a 'ticka, ticka, ticka' sound.
SLEEPING :: Between 7-8 months, waking up around 7:30am. Sleeps great at night and randomly throughout the day.
EATING :: Nurses about 4-5x a day. All baby food (except for meat).
MISC. ::
{Traveled the state of Florida between 7-8 months} South Florida > Jacksonville > Tampa > Tarpon Springs > Cocoa Beach > South Florida all in one trip with Mommy & Puppy!
Also spent a weekend in The Keys with Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Catherine, Uncle Donnie, and Arianna & Kristina :)
{Celebrated her first 4th of July} We spent the 4th of July down at the condo on Deerfield Beach, watching the fireworks at eye level. Beautiful day!
{First trip to the Zoo} Daddy was away for the month of July and we went to visit him in Jacksonville, so we brought Baby E to the Jax Zoo! First time seeing elephants, zebras, giraffes, and much more!
Yes, that hat has been destroyed by the ocean! But that's okay..I'll take it.
{LOVES to read} She loves being read to and flipping through books herself. Sometimes she'll crawl to her room and I will peek in on her going through a book, then moving on to the next. Adorable!
{Curious Lil Girl} She people watches like it's her job. Whether looking out the windows or chillin' in the stroller. She's content when there's much to watch!
We love this beautiful girl with all of our hearts! 8 months flew by, especially after a move and traveling so much, but the memories are rackin' up!
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MILESTONES ::
{ Runs along furniture} She started out cautiously walking along furniture last month, and has progressed to basically running along furniture and in between furniture and from couch to couch. She lunges herself from certain pieces of furniture to another.
{Climbs} I have a picture of it somewhere, but can't find it at the moment! But we sure do have a climber. I've caught her literally hanging, feet off the ground, on a tall nightstand. She will climb to the top of anything that she can -- probably just to scare her momma.
{Still a speed demon} We're just not quick enough sometimes.
{Her first tooth popped through} On August 13, 2013, the day she turned 9 months, her first little bottom tooth popped through her gums. (And another on the top since, but that will be for next month's post since it was in between 9 & 10 months!)
Clearly, I'm slacking, because I still don't have a picture of it :(
{Took A step} Yes, just one, that I've seen at least! She stood on her own and put one foot forward and fell. She is certainly getting braver, though!
SLEEPING :: This gal has decided to start waking up a little earlier each day. Mommy no likey! But I can't complain TOO much, because she does sleep all night, so oh well. And her naps are really hit or miss! We are lucky that she doesn't get really cranky if she doesn't nap as her little car catnaps seem to get her by. Some days I get lucky and get (2) 2 hour naps out of her, though!
So sleepy this night..she fell asleep on the changing table!
Oh, and she has also fallen asleep twice in her high chair. Silly girl!
EATING :: Nurses about 4-5x a day, and eats all fruits and veggies baby food, puffs, cheese curls, wagon wheels, etc. I try over and over to feed her real food, like fruit, veggies, and more recently waffle pieces, muffins, and little pieces of chicken, however we still need to work on the real food thing! We'll get there.
MISC. ::
{Points} Baby E has become quite the E.T. She points at anything and everything, and loves if you point back at her.
{Belly Laughs} She can crack up quite easily and we love getting it out of her! She's pretty good at getting belly laughs out of us herself. While reading 'Baby Cakes' every night, I think we all crack up just because of how funny she thinks it is. Before I even start reading, she sees the book and starts laughing. It's awesome!
{LOVES swimming} This girl has swam more times in the Ocean and pools than some do in their lifetime! She kicks and splashes and gets excited about it all. We love that she loves the water and now it's time to teach her safety! Let's get this girl swimming :)
{Baby proofing like crazy} Cabinets, outlets, central vac sockets, sharp table corners, etc. -- she is into ALL of it! And laughs at everything. Which makes it very hard to tell her no. We're in trouble with this one ;)
...Which is what every woman and man alike tell us when they take one look at our girl.
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It is truly amazing to watch her grow -- to see the changes that occur with each stage as she transitions into a communicative little human. Her personality is shining through and it really has sunk in just how much she has grown. Each night, I hold her a little tighter and tighter and tell my husband just how much I want to remember all these moments of her as a baby while she still is one.
This momma has been blessed with a sweet and loving, sometimes gentle little soul who loves us just as much as we do her.
We have two (very opposite in the looks department) charming, funny, wonderful little bebe's!
It has been 9 1/2 months of the most love we've ever felt as a little family, and God knows the love can only grow from here!
This baby -- this giggly, cuddly, on-the-go, curiously pretty baby -- has been outside of my belly for longer than she was in it now and is showing us all that she has to offer us in this great big world. Which is a WHOLE lotta LOVE -- unconditional love at that!
July 13, 2013 -- 8 months
August 13, 2013 -- 9 months
This summer has been full of family, fun, and milestones. Baby E's first summer has been one for the books. And by the pretty little smiles and cheerful little laughs, I'd say she is pretty dang happy to have done all that we have this summer!
Dare I warn you of the photo overload? No, right?! I mean, we are talking 2 months combined into one post here. Keep in mind that these photos and stats are from in between 7-8 months and 8-9 months. Next post (10 month post) will be for 9-10 months. It gets a bit confusing when I'm so far behind here, but better late than never. Right?!
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Shall we get things started with a little 8 and 9 month favorites?!
slipon tom-style shoes // raspberry teether // little swimmers // earth's best pouches // bath time foam letters & numbers // go pod // fisher price walk along stroller // baltic amber teething necklace // happy baby puffs // shopping cart and highchair cover // mini board books
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8 MONTH STATS :: Not sure :( Let's just go with little!
MILESTONES ::
{Walks along furniture} Baby girl will walk holding on to anything, and gets brave once in a while and moves from one piece of furniture to another.
{Speed Racer Crawler} If she hears you coming after her, Girl will crawl away like there is no tomorrow. She's a speedy lil one! And then she turns around and laughs like she just burned ya.
{Says} Dada (all day long), and Mama only once in a while. And when we tickle her and repeat 'tickle, tickle, tickle!', sometimes she does a 'ticka, ticka, ticka' sound.
SLEEPING :: Between 7-8 months, waking up around 7:30am. Sleeps great at night and randomly throughout the day.
EATING :: Nurses about 4-5x a day. All baby food (except for meat).
MISC. ::
{Traveled the state of Florida between 7-8 months} South Florida > Jacksonville > Tampa > Tarpon Springs > Cocoa Beach > South Florida all in one trip with Mommy & Puppy!
Also spent a weekend in The Keys with Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Catherine, Uncle Donnie, and Arianna & Kristina :)
{Celebrated her first 4th of July} We spent the 4th of July down at the condo on Deerfield Beach, watching the fireworks at eye level. Beautiful day!
{First trip to the Zoo} Daddy was away for the month of July and we went to visit him in Jacksonville, so we brought Baby E to the Jax Zoo! First time seeing elephants, zebras, giraffes, and much more!
Yes, that hat has been destroyed by the ocean! But that's okay..I'll take it.
{LOVES to read} She loves being read to and flipping through books herself. Sometimes she'll crawl to her room and I will peek in on her going through a book, then moving on to the next. Adorable!
{Curious Lil Girl} She people watches like it's her job. Whether looking out the windows or chillin' in the stroller. She's content when there's much to watch!
We love this beautiful girl with all of our hearts! 8 months flew by, especially after a move and traveling so much, but the memories are rackin' up!
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9 MONTH STATS :: 16 lbs, 7 oz (10%) & 29" long (90%)
MILESTONES ::
{ Runs along furniture} She started out cautiously walking along furniture last month, and has progressed to basically running along furniture and in between furniture and from couch to couch. She lunges herself from certain pieces of furniture to another.
{Climbs} I have a picture of it somewhere, but can't find it at the moment! But we sure do have a climber. I've caught her literally hanging, feet off the ground, on a tall nightstand. She will climb to the top of anything that she can -- probably just to scare her momma.
{Still a speed demon} We're just not quick enough sometimes.
{Her first tooth popped through} On August 13, 2013, the day she turned 9 months, her first little bottom tooth popped through her gums. (And another on the top since, but that will be for next month's post since it was in between 9 & 10 months!)
Clearly, I'm slacking, because I still don't have a picture of it :(
{Took A step} Yes, just one, that I've seen at least! She stood on her own and put one foot forward and fell. She is certainly getting braver, though!
SLEEPING :: This gal has decided to start waking up a little earlier each day. Mommy no likey! But I can't complain TOO much, because she does sleep all night, so oh well. And her naps are really hit or miss! We are lucky that she doesn't get really cranky if she doesn't nap as her little car catnaps seem to get her by. Some days I get lucky and get (2) 2 hour naps out of her, though!
So sleepy this night..she fell asleep on the changing table!
Oh, and she has also fallen asleep twice in her high chair. Silly girl!
EATING :: Nurses about 4-5x a day, and eats all fruits and veggies baby food, puffs, cheese curls, wagon wheels, etc. I try over and over to feed her real food, like fruit, veggies, and more recently waffle pieces, muffins, and little pieces of chicken, however we still need to work on the real food thing! We'll get there.
MISC. ::
{Points} Baby E has become quite the E.T. She points at anything and everything, and loves if you point back at her.
{Belly Laughs} She can crack up quite easily and we love getting it out of her! She's pretty good at getting belly laughs out of us herself. While reading 'Baby Cakes' every night, I think we all crack up just because of how funny she thinks it is. Before I even start reading, she sees the book and starts laughing. It's awesome!
{LOVES swimming} This girl has swam more times in the Ocean and pools than some do in their lifetime! She kicks and splashes and gets excited about it all. We love that she loves the water and now it's time to teach her safety! Let's get this girl swimming :)
{Baby proofing like crazy} Cabinets, outlets, central vac sockets, sharp table corners, etc. -- she is into ALL of it! And laughs at everything. Which makes it very hard to tell her no. We're in trouble with this one ;)
...Which is what every woman and man alike tell us when they take one look at our girl.
~~~~
It is truly amazing to watch her grow -- to see the changes that occur with each stage as she transitions into a communicative little human. Her personality is shining through and it really has sunk in just how much she has grown. Each night, I hold her a little tighter and tighter and tell my husband just how much I want to remember all these moments of her as a baby while she still is one.
This momma has been blessed with a sweet and loving, sometimes gentle little soul who loves us just as much as we do her.
We have two (very opposite in the looks department) charming, funny, wonderful little bebe's!
It has been 9 1/2 months of the most love we've ever felt as a little family, and God knows the love can only grow from here!
This baby -- this giggly, cuddly, on-the-go, curiously pretty baby -- has been outside of my belly for longer than she was in it now and is showing us all that she has to offer us in this great big world. Which is a WHOLE lotta LOVE -- unconditional love at that!