Greicha's New Trick

The other day I put Greichaly on the tractor for the first time, to my surprise she could reach the pedal and make it go.  Last night, we put her back on and off she went (with momma not too far behind her)!  

Next summer will be interesting with all three kids vying for a turn on the motorized vehicle... maybe she'll have to settle for the 4-wheeler.

EIGHT months

 Look!  I'm 8 months old!!

I'm getting SO BIG!!

This is my favorite pose, when I'm not on the move.

I have a BIG smile, and I love to share it!

Sometimes I sit still, but never for long.

Then I'm off to explore!

It's true, our baby girl is now EIGHT months old, which means she:

• is constantly on the go, army crawling all over the place and beginning to attempt crawling on all fours at times too.
• just cut through your first tooth on your eight month birthday!
• loves to smile!
• continues to sleep like a champ - typically at night from 8pm to around 7am.
• is down to two naps, 1-2 hours each.
• is eating more and more - definitely showing preference to the "real" stuff over those silly purees :)
• has learned to wave & clap!!
• babbles lots, with a few ma-ma-ma's and da-da-da's here and there!

Happy EIGHT months to my little love!!

SEVEN months

It was already 2 weeks ago (JULY 29) that our precious baby girl turned 7 months.

Gone are the days where she contently stayed and played in one spot, this sweet girl has embraced mobility - taking advantage of any wide open space to practice her scooting and making most any object on the floor an open target!  For the most part this is fun to see, though at times presents a challenge for Momma to get anything else accomplished during your waking moments.... you are not content to stay in one place - sometimes the jumper is alright sometimes, but the exersaucer is definitely not your friend any more.  And you are much happier when surrounded by your brothers' toys, yours must be too boring or something like that!

At seven months you:

• army crawl / scoot about anywhere we let you go!
• are sitting up very well.
• are continuing to add foods to your daily meals - even a few (small) bites of non-purees here and there!!  Pears & Applesauce are your very best!
• are down to two naps most days (9:30 and 1:30) and sleeping from 8 to 7 most nights!
• are working on a couple of teeth, but none have poked through quite yet!
• are very social, always have a smile for people who greet you :)
• are getting the cutest lil' tanned legs from going to the pool with Momma & the boys, you have a great skin my lil' lady!

Cheers to seven precious months with my baby girl!  God is good!