Happy 8 Months

Happy 8 Months sweet Caroline Grace!!!  Time is flying by and you are growing up way to fast!  You are doing so many fun and new things... we are so blessed to watch you grow and learn!

Sleep... Well we were doing great... about the same as last month... but we have started a new morning routine... I call it our summer time morning routine!  You wake up between 6-7ish and you take your bottle and go right back to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed!  Momma gets a few extra hours of sleep till brother wakes up around 8:30 and then you wake up around 9-9:30 and we get going for the day!  Slow summer mornings!!!  So since you sleep till 9:30ish you usually take a short cat nap around noon then a longer afternoon nap around 3 then down for bed at 7:30.  I know we will have to get back on a "normal" schedule soon since school is starting in a month or so... but we will enjoy these lazy days as long as we can!

Food... Mostly momma's milk with a few formula bottles mixed in along with your yummy baby food (we have gone through all the fruits and veggies and you like them all) and we have recently started small pieces of table food (strawberries, bananas, puffs, rice cakes, and yogurt bites and you are doing great!  Your "pincher" skills are really developing and you make it to your mouth 8 out of 10 times!  You take 4 bottles a day along with lunch and dinner... we will start breakfast soon... (my least favorite meal to add... but we will start soon!)

Play... You absolutely LOVE to play... you will sit and play on your blanket with your toys for 30+min at a time and love to explore and examine each little thing.  You enjoy your toys that play music and have entered into the "banging" stage!  You have learned to roll from your back to your tummy this month and are enjoying your tummy a bit more since you figured out you can roll around to get the toys you want!  You lung and try to scoot, but are not crawling/scooting yet... but I'm sure it will be very soon!

Things you love... 

1.) Your brother - You LOVE to watch him play and are over the moon happy when he comes and plays with you!  And you don't seem to mind when he is a little too excited/rough with you either... you are just happy he is playing with you!

2.) Bath time - We have moved you out of your "baby tub" and into the big tub and you LOVE it!  You could play in there for hours if we let you.  You love to pick up each toy and examine it!  It is so fun watching you find things for the first time... like when you figured out you can scoot on you butt to get closer to the drain... you were so proud of yourself!

3.) You blanket - You love to snuggle your blanket!!  And you know when we give you your blanket it is time for nap or bed!  You nestle right into it and just get the biggest smile on your sweet face!

4.) To swim - Other than the first time we took you swimming you LOVE to swim.  You love your little float and kick your legs like a big girl.  You watch everyone and everything around you like a watch dog and have a grin from ear to ear!  You are our little water baby!

5.) Your Daddy - You have him wrapped around your sweet little fingers and he melts each time you play together!  You LOVE him and light up each day when he gets home from work!  It brings so much joy to my heart to see your relationship.

Things you don't love...

1.) Teething... You do not have any teeth yet, but we can see the bottom two teeth buds... and you defiantly have let us know you do not like the way they are making you feel.

2.) Having your face cleaned off after meals... yep... you don't like anything about it!

Your little personality is really coming though and we love to watch it come out more and more each day!  You love to the moon and back and thank God everyday for the gift you are!