Eight months. How is the time passing so quickly? You are growing so much, and those "baby" days seem so far behind us.
For example, you have teeth! Two of them!
Well, they've just started to poke through, but they are definitely there. They've caused a little trouble, in that you've had a tough time sleeping (then again, when have you not had trouble sleeping?) and you've had a few moments of fussiness. By that I mean, you had one day where you were clingy and a day or two where you fussed a little around dinner time. I felt so bad for you because I knew you had to be in pain if you were fussing. You are usually so happy and easy, it was hard to see you unhappy. Thankfully, it only lasted for a little bit and those teeth are through.
You can't quite figure out these new things in your mouth. Lately, you've been playing with your mouth quite a bit: sticking out your tongue, sucking on your lip, and making chomping motions. You know something is different, and it's quite funny watching you figure it out.
Since you have these new chompers, I thought we'd try puffs and cheerios for the first time. A few ugly faces and some gagging later (because you didn't like how they felt on your tongue, you weren't choking) I gave up. We will try again later. In the mean time, I still put them on your tray but only because you enjoy banging on them and trying to pick them up.
You've always been good at picking things up and using your motor skills, but this month you've discovered the oh so fun game of throwing things. You love to throw toys and wait for me to pick them up so you can throw them again. I've started attaching things with links, just to make it a little easier. This new throwing skill has come in handy when you're playing on the floor though. Once you've thrown all your toys out of your sitting reach, you've figured out how to fall backwards or sideways and roll onto your back. Through various rolls and backwards scooting, your can usually get to whatever you need. The crawling hasn't started yet, but you are still trying so hard!
I kinda feel like I don't have much to say this month. I could go on (again) about how happy you are, and how much you love to smile, laugh and cuddle, but I feel like I keep saying that over and over again. It's such a strange thing for two such cynical parents to witness, but it's the way your are and we're getting used to it. It's actually kinda nice to have such a bright spot in our days. This month has been stressful (we bought a house!) and I've had to spend a lot of time running errands and making phone calls, but you've been perfectly happy tagging along and playing on the floor of various places.
You make it so easy to love you. You truly are a wonderful addition to our family.
Love you,
Mommy
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