Eight Months

Little Bird has had a busy month. Adoption Finalization. Sealing. Visitors. And learning new skills. Once again we attempted to get her measurements ourselves. This is a challenge with a moving target. This month she is 28.5 inches long and 19 pounds 2 ounces. (I wonder at the length measurement because according to my attempts, she hasn't grown longer in 2 months, we will see what they say at the doctor appt next month).

Just before Thanksgiving, Little Bird figured out how to crawl. At first it was slow but purposeful and she wouldn't go very far. But now she is a girl on a mission, especially when she sees plastic bags, computer cords, or shoes to try to attack. Needless to say this has meant some changes--moving things out of reach and setting up barriers. It has also made it a lot more challenging for Caleb when he is working from home. She will find the tiniest opening to try to sneak through.

Once she was crawling, it wasn't long before she was pulling herself up. She now is constantly up and down, up and down. She stands next to the footstool that holds her toys and pulls everything out.

 Little Bird has now tried a variety of baby foods and certainly has her preferences. She likes sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. She does not like applesauce, prunes, pears, or peas. She has tried puffs too now--blueberry sweet potato and leafy greens. She likes feeding them to herself, but hasn't gotten the hang of how to swallow them. But everyday is getting better.

LB has started drinking water out of a sippy and also trying out a regular glass. 

Little Bird loves her baths. She splashes and crawls around chasing her toys. She hates it when she has to get out. So we have to let her keep one of the rubber ducks to stay entertained while she gets lotioned and diapered up.

Little Bird has gotten her seventh tooth this month. The eighth is probably on its way because she is constantly chewing on her thumb, fingers, books, and toys. She also likes chewing on her toothbrush.

She also likes to chew on ribbons or ties. Pulling them through her mouth and sucking on them. Dad's face is also a lot of fun to attack.

Now that she is mobile, Little Bird is keeping Sadie and Sylvester on their toes. She will now crawl over and "attack" them, grabbing their hair, patting them, trying to bite them. They are such good dogs, they just lay there and try to lick her, which does nothing to deter the onslaught.

This little girl is keeping us on our toes and is so much fun.