Happy 8 Months Aubrey!
I have been so behind in posting these blogs. Which is too bad because so much as happened in the past TWO months. She isn't quite 8 months yet but she's just a few days away so I decided to update anyway :) She went to the doc last week to check her ears (she's been sick forever and now has a nasty cough) and weighed 18 lb 9 oz.
This past month I went back to work. It was so hard to leave her the first couple of days but she goes to the same place I work so I am able to see her on my lunches. The whole SAHM thing wasn't working for me anymore and I am glad to be out of the house and busy. She has adjusted so great there. I think she is happy to be able to play with other babies and she has already learned SO much.
Milestones: She started clapping over a month ago... and she does the army crawl all over the place. She is so fast and seems so content that I'm wondering if she will ever start actually crawling or skip straight to walking. She is able to push herself to a sitting position and can pull herself halfway up. Also, she has started babbling. She says, "Da, da, ra, ra, ba, ba" and every once and awhile I hear a "Ma, ma". This past weekend she cut her first tooth. It's one of her bottom ones. With it she got a terrible diaper rash and a fever. I swear its from the teeth, though people say it's never related.
Food: She has been so hungry we started feeding her snacks along with her 3 meals a day. She usually eats some fruit but we have started introducing the puffs. After some tries, she finally is used to the texture and will put it (and keep it!) in her mouth. Since she is more than likely allergic to milk we probably will start feeding her soy yogurt soon. She gets an allergy test at 12 months, which I am so excited for. It will provide such a relief and end this guessing game we've been playing. (She seems to be sensitive to EVERYTHING!)
Sleep: Even with sleeping a little less through the day because all of the commotion in child care, she still sleeps through the night, 7:30-6:30. I am so blessed to have such a good sleeper who can put herself to sleep!
