8 MONTHS

Our little Love Bug turned 8months old last Tuesday!

Our little escape artist

 

Here are her stats:

length: 27inches?  (she kept moving so it was hard to get a good read) 

weight:  17pounds  2ounces

clothing size: 6 months

diaper size: size 3

new likes: being held by Mommy, laughing with Daddy, animals, pickles, chewing on toothbrushes, and taking baths.

dislikes: being put down on her back

eating: same as before.  Breast feeding 2-3/day, home made baby food 2X/day, and 1 meal of rice cereal. 

nap: a big one in the morning around 11am (1.5-3hrs) and a 1hr one in the evening around 6.

sleeping: From 9/9:30pm-7:30/8am  

new tricks: Lexi's starting to crawl!  She also has no problem pulling herself up on things and loves to stand and play.  She likes to hold the spoon while Mommy feeds her, and makes all kinds of consonant-vowel noises (like baba & mama).  She loves it when Daddy pats her mouth or makes his finger go up & down on her lips while she makes noises and can even do it herself.  She also puts her arms out for Mommy to pick her up, and likes to "dance" whenever there's music.  She moves from crawling to sitting and back without a problem and can sit up on her own now.  Lexi has also mastered the pincer grasp and picks up small objects with her thumb and pointer finger.  This has been quite a big developmental month!

Pincer Grasp:

 

Yeay!  You did it!!!