8 Months

Isabella is 8 months old today! It's hard to believe how fast time has flown, but our little girl is closer to toddlerhood than the newborn stage. I actually find myself saying, "When Isabella was a baby..." simply because she has grown and changed so much. She is such an amazing little person. It is fascinating to watch her personality evolve and to see her developing her own preferences. She is such a joy and I feel like I have the best job in the world because I get to be her mommy.

This month has been a pretty exciting one for Isabella, here is an idea of what she has been up to this month (in no particular order):

-First St. Patrick's Day
-First time playing in grass
-First playdate at the park
-First time eating table food (grilled cheese, peas, beans, mashed potatoes, toast, scrambled egg yolks, pancakes, graham crackers, peaches, and cheese so far)
-First time eating meat (chicken)
-Learned to drink water from a sippy cup
-Down to one night-nursing (usually around 5am)
-Puts herself to sleep (knock on wood)
-Army crawling, and soooo close to a regular crawl
-Definitely recognizes the sign for milk; we also started attending a baby sign language group
-Will pull herself up on mommy (She tries on the couch, but can't seem to get a good grip there)
- Has developed a preference for certain toys; she really likes small toys that the can hold in her hand while she rolls everywhere
-Still eats purees, but definitely prefers finger foods
-Had developed a little bit of separation anxiety with mommy and sometimes freaks out if I leave her sight

and...

-Cut her first tooth!!! It's her bottom left and it seems that the bottom right isn't too far behind. I haven't gotten a picture yet because she rarely lets me get a look at it, but I can feel it, especially this morning when she bit down on my finger while I was trying to feel her gums. Ouch!

And, of course the photos you've all been waiting for. Warning: This might be a lot since I usually only post them once a month.



Playing with her Learning Home




Touching grass for the first time




I think she likes it outside




So big!




Daddy does my hair




First time playing in the backyard




That tongue is always sticking out




Happy girl




So excited about St Patrick's Day




Gotta love the shades




Pestering Audrey




Working on this crawling thing




She loves her puppy




Relaxing