So yes, this is super late.
But yes, we are SUPER busy lately.
We have a walker RUNNER and a CRAWLER.
We barely get time to sit down & blogging has fallen wayyyyy behind.
{My apologies, sweet girl}
Anywho, let's get to your updates missy!
You are growing like a weed right now and allllllll over the place!
- You are a VERY happy little girl! You are always smiling ear to ear and you love laughing so much. Nothing makes my mama heart happier than hearing and seeing your sweet smiles all day long.
- You are a giggler. You giggle anytime someone looks your way or smiles at you.
- You are incredibly tickelish! You laugh and scream and your whole body freaks out when you get tickled, so of course - you get tickled a lot because it's so stinkin cute to watch!
- You are quite the talker these days! You talk to everything and everyone. Your toys, your bottle, your brother (even when he's not near you) and you are always talking in car rides also. I love that you have found your voice and I love hearing you talk and learning new sounds you can get out.
- With talking, you are a SCREAMER. I never knew the type until you, LOL. You scream at everything. Whether you're mad, happy, sad, frustrated, or laughing - screaming is your favorite way to express yourself. Sometimes we can tell if it's a good scream or bad (based off your face and if the screaming comes along w/ smiles & laughing) - but sometimes, I really don't know whether to help you or smile at you because you scream at everything!
- You are a bit bossy my love. I actually think it's cute (you're dad not so much) - but I think it's awesome that you are so vocal and expressive. I can tell in your demeanor that you are going to be a very strong woman. You know what you want and you will NOT let anything stand in your way of getting it. Whether it be screaming until you get it, crawling back to the same spot 29283490220 times after we move you away, or fighting with all your energy to get past barriers we put up - you will FIGHT for what you want, every single time. Pros & cons to that now - but I think in the long run it'll be a very great strength & trait you have within yourself.
- Yes, you are a fighter. Fighter in the sense that you stand up for yourself as well. For example: the other day your brother took the toy you were playing with away for no reason at all. You screamed at him, crawled alllllll the way across the room as fast as I've ever seen you crawl, PULL his hair so he fell on the ground, you took that toy back, screamed (of course), and crawled alllll the way back to your other toys. Yeah. It's an issue. I can't tell which one of you is more rough with the other but it's for certain that you can take your brother down now. And you will if you need to.
- You are crazy fast at crawling now. You sometimes will go slow and just "mosey around" looking for something to get into, but once you spot a toy or your brother - you are GONE! So fast. There's been times where we cannot even catch you before you get into the kitchen because you're just so fast. And SNEAKY! For a screamer and very vocal baby, you know when to be quiet so you can sneak into things you know are not for you.
- With being a fighter, you are also a huge LOVER. You are the most loving baby I've ever seen. You love nothing more than being held and just loved on.
- I am very happy to say that you are a MAMA's GIRL. (First a brother's girl, then a mama's girl - but I'll take it!) You are always reaching up for me to hold you (yes you REACH up now to be held!) and you love playing with my hair and just laying with me. You twirl my hair when you're tired and just squeeze your arms around me to cuddle. I LOVE IT!
- You are a STANDING BABY now. & so proud of it! Everything you do - you do veritcally now. You love pulling yourself up against everything and standing up. Every single time you stand up - you scream and smile in victory so everyone knows to look over and applaud you. Haha, definitely a showoff but it's so cute how proud you get!
WE are so proud of YOU sweet girl, you seriously are growing so fast!
- You have transitioned into your own room! That's probably the biggest milestone yet. You've been sleeping in our room since you were born, first in our bed, then in your own bed next to our bed - and now you are sleeping in your own room! You aren't quite ready to be in your brother & your (co) nursery - so we setup your crib in the spare room to start you off. You are doing GREAT!!!!
- You started w/ only waking up 1-2 times a night (which is amazing compared to normal amount of feedings overnight) and now I am an INCREDIBLY HAPPY MAMA to say that you sleep OVERNIGHT almost EVERY NIGHT. If not all night, you've gone down to only 1 feeding in the middle of the night.
A M A Z I N G. Seriously, we have never gotten this much sleep since you were born - so we are VERY thankful and happy for this huge milestone.
- You are very independent. You tend to not want our help and want to do it on your own. Unless it's your brother trying to help you, then you are all for his help.
- You can feed yourself now! You love sitting in the high chair and getting all your snacks and sippy cup - and just feeding yourself and chillin in the chair like a big girl. (We love it to because now you and your brother both can feed and play on your own - so we actually have some moments in the day where we can do our own stuff around the house!)
- You drink out of a sippy cup now! You sorta have been (thanks Gunner for leaving them all over the house for her to get) - but now you get yummy things in your sippy cup like apple juice! And to celebrate the occasion, you now have your very own set of PINK sippy cups just for you!
- You are eating level 3 foods now and love them. You especially love the oatmeals w/ fruit.
- You LOVE snacks more than any foods we give you. You have an endless love for Puffs, Yogurt Melts & Num Nums now. & with that, your brother has re-found his love for those snacks - so you both run through them like crazy! BUT it's great because now car trips, stroller rides & errands are all much easier with you liking snacks and able to feed yourself!
- You are in size 3 diapers still (almost into 4's though because of your little booty)
- You are in size 9 month clothes, some 12 months can fit you - but still too big. And we're not rushing into anything with the number TWELVE on them (for my own sake) LOL
- You have TWO TEETH that finally popped through! And it looks like you may be getting an upper tooth now also!
- Your hair sprouted! You have lots of straight, dirty blonde hair now! It's EXACTLY like your brothers - so we'll see if it gets as light as is. But very exciting stuff - almost time to break out the BOWS!
I think that's a TON of HUGE milestones for you this month little one. I want to save some for next month's blog but I am SURE you will grow leaps & bounds by then. These are the big ones though for this month.
You are turning NINE MONTHS OLD in just SEVEN days now.
I can't even believe it.
Soon I have to start planning your BIRTHDAY. How crazy is that?
You are getting your nine month photos taken in just a few short weeks.
Ugh. That's enough on that, let's save the depression for next months blog.
But yes - you are EIGHT months old today and growing, learning & LAUGHING every single moment of every day. It's been so special watching you come into your own and develop this sassy, sweet and very loving personality. You are the biggest cuddle bug and I am soaking up all the moments you just want to be held and twirl mama's hair while you fall asleep. Your brother taught me how fast it all flies by and that one day you will just want to play on your own and not be held - so please believe I am soaking these momeents up with you!
We love you McKenzie <3
