8 months

Eight months?! Where is the time going? Our little girl continues to change on a seemingly daily basis and every second with Adelaide is just fun. She is social, stubborn, curious, playful, easygoing, happy, and seriously loveable.

Addy loves food! She continues to gobble up all of the fruits and veggies we serve her. She does great with cottage cheese now, enjoys yogurt, and likes to play with baby puffs and teething wafers, though she doesn't eat much of them. Her biggest triumph in the food department this month was eggs. We gave her some small bits of them scrambled and she enjoyed it! We're excited to continue introducing new textures and extending her palate.

Adelaide has also made some major growth in her gross motor skills over the past month. After many weeks of using the walker as a place to stand, she is now on the move. She can't turn yet, doesn't move very quickly, and isn't perfect at stepping one foot at a time, but she's happy with the limited mobility it allows. Addy is also getting more balanced when she stands and loves looking out the window or just holding onto our hands. She will sometimes take a few steps with our help.

Soon she'll be mobile on her own, though. Addy is almost as happy on her tummy as she is sitting up and will spend a lot of time pushing up. She has even started lifting her little booty and spending a few seconds in crawling position. Her attempts usually push her back a bit if anything, but she's making progress.

Although sitting is nothing new, Ads is sitting in new places and trying new tricks. We transitioned the double stroller to it's sit and stand version so Dax can hop on and off as he pleases when we're out and about, which gives Addy the front seat. She is thrilled to be able to look around while we walk. We also ditched the car seat when we're shopping and she enjoys her view from the cart. We're still working on getting her not to suck on the handle (gross!). At home, she likes to dance and show us how big she is.

This month has had quite a bit of nice weather and Adelaide is so happy to be outside. She loves to go on walks, loves the park, and even tried swinging for the first time. It's hard to find much she doesn't like when we're outdoors.

More activity and more outside play necessitate more baths as well. We're trying to start doing it as part of Addy's night routine just like it is with Dax and sometimes that has meant bathing with her big bro. Our social girl couldn't have been happier about that and Dax thought it was pretty fun, too.

Happy 8 month birthday sweet girl! You light up our lives in so many ways.