E.I.G.H.T. Months Old

August, already?! Come on now.

Yes, it's true...in case you hadn't heard summer is almost over and if you are like me, it seems like it just started! With that being said, this past month has brought us a whole new side to our sweet girl. A crawling and rolling all over the place, sitting up from laying down on her own, TWO teeth baring 8 month old side. Could she be changing and growing any faster? I feel like every day I am saying that she is doing something new for the first time. For instance, saying, "Da-Da!" It happened, she clearly said Da-Da last week and has not stopped since. It really is so cute and Shawn of course loves it. Every time she says it or screams it, since that is her preferred volume, Shawn comes running around the corner to swoop her into his arms.

Among all the good and exciting things that Em has developed, it seems a bit of stranger danger/separation anxiety has come along as well. This mainly rears it's head during swim lessons and when she first wakes up. With that being said, swim lessons have become a bit interesting now that she is going under water and has to be in the instructors arms at some point. Almost every time we hand her off to her instructor the tears come, but are immediately under control once she is back safe and sound in Mommy or Daddy's arms. I can't say I hate it, but I can't say I like it either. I LOVE that she feels safe with us, but don't want her to be, "that kid," that only wants to be held by us. I of course know that this is all developmentally appropriate and that one day I will be begging her to let me snuggle up with her, so maybe I should stop worrying about it and enjoy the need for snuggles while it lasts.

And the stats:

Our Nugget is up to eating 2 "meals" a day, breakfast and dinner and is still nursing 5 times a day. Her favorite foods seem to be blueberries, bananas, yogurt, squash and zucchini. We plan on starting her on lunch this week, so we will see how that affects her nursing schedule. She is taking 2 to 3 naps a day. Some days we skip the late afternoon nap depending on what all we have been up to that day and how long her previous naps were. She wears size 3 diapers, a wide array of sizes for clothes and is weighing roughly 18-19 pounds. We'll have an official weigh in next month!

Well, that's all for now!

<3, Ash