Eliza {Eight Months}

Our little Bean has really started to show her true personality...sweet most of the time, but can be pretty sassy when she's not getting her way. Oh what a fun age!

Eight Months Old

 Eating: This chick LOVES to eat! She nurses about 5 times a day and has really started to enjoy a variety of finger foods- blueberries, pears, bananas, peas, carrots, broccoli, green beans, black beans, pasta noodles, waffles, butternut squash...and of course puffs and Mum Mums! There has not been a food she has turned away...yet!

Sleeping: Awesome! I am so happy to report that we completed sleep training a few weeks ago. Eliza was a lot more stubborn about it than Peyton was-it took almost 2 weeks! She will still occasionally fuss when I put her down if she is wide awake, and sometimes wakes at night and needs a pat on the back, but WOW what an improvement. Our schedule (yay!) looks something like this: Wake around 7:00a/Nap 8:30a-10:30a/Nap 1:00p-2:30p/Variable nap 4:30-5:00p/Bed at 7:30p
I am feeling much more rested :)

Skills: Crawling like a pro, and can easily go from belly to sitting again! E is trying to pull up to stand, and really loves it when she gets that extra help :)
She can feed herself easily and loves clapping, especially when I sing Pat a Cake!

Teeth: Two on the bottom, and I don't see any more at this point.

Happy Times: Exploring the house, discovering all the 'no-no' toys: water dish, electrical cords, entertainment center...etc. She is loving the pool, too so I hope we will have an awesome summer. And seriously, nobody can make this kid belly laugh like her big sister.

Unhappy Times: Still in that clingy phase, so if Momma puts her down and walks away, get ready for a tantrum. She has also started to protest when something is taken away from her.

Stats: No appointment this month, but she's wearing 12 and 18 month clothes. Something has to fit over those fat rolls.

Sweet Liza,
We are so happy to be settling in to a routine with you, and it's clear that you feel better, too, when you know what to expect of your day. Your sassy attitude is starting to show, but you are just cuter than ever when you wrinkle up your nose and grunt. It's so fun to watch you explore your world!
Momma and Daddy