8 Months

My baby is 8 months old as of yesterday.  She is now 16.5 lbs, 25 1/4 inches tall, and her head is 16.5 inches.  She has become a bit more busy lately and has just remembered how to roll over again.  She still is not very mobile, but she sits great and has a very long reach.  She gets frustrated when she wants something that is just beyond her reach, and is just now trying harder to get it rather than just whining.  She cut her second tooth last Thursday, and she must have more coming because she is still pretty cranky.

She really wants that pen and works hard for it.

She is a terrible napper, and we are trying some different things to get her sleeping better.  She still sleeps in our room most nights, but is spending more and more time sleeping in her crib in her room.  It has been a VERY gradual transition.  I think we are planning to get through the holidays, then really focus on the routines, sleeping, and getting rid of the pacifiers.

She has some new sounds including something that sounds like a machine gun, as well clicking her tongue.  She is also experimenting with the baba and dada sounds.  She still likes to spit, blow raspberries, cough, and growl.

Here is the machine gun sound.

Overall she is a happy little girl (most of the time) and we think she is just adorable.  We love our little Alice and can't get enough of her.