Eliana is 8 months old!

 

                                                                         Current stats: 

Weight: approx 17lbs 8oz (25-50th percentile) 

Height: 26.75" long (25-50th percentile) 

Clothing size: Wears 9mo & 6-12 month 

Shoe size: size 3 or 4 depending on brand

Where do I start?!? Eliana is changing so much and it's happening so fast! 

At 8 months;

...can stand holding on with one hand. She has on a few occasions stood without any support, but not for long. 

...has mastered cruising(walking) around the furniture. I don't think she is too far off from actually walking. We will see in the next few months!!

...bear crawls FAST! 

...is getting into everything. Trash cans, drawers, cupboards....nothing is safe, LOL!

...has two teeth! Her second one broke the gums about a week after her first. 

...says, "dada" and "mama" now. I swear she has said, "hi," on a few occasions and at appropriate times, but it's not consistent.

...her eyes are turning a sort of bluish-green color.

....her hair is starting to darken and fill in more.

 

...we are still struggling with her wanting to eat solids, forget baby puree's she wants nothing to do with those. She will eat tiny bites of food from whatever I might be eating, but only a couple bites.  It's a little frustrating because I know she is hungry.

...still wakes up throughout the night to nurse. Thankfully, she doesn't ever stay awake.

We are going through ideas of what her first birthday theme will be, but nothing is set right now. It's going to be a tough year for all the kids' birthday's. My family has always been around for their birthday's. With us living in Montreal this is no longer possible. This year just won't be the same.

Oh Eliana, if you only knew how happy you make us! I love you lil' miss...so very very much :)

I'm 8 months...so now what?!?

Taking pictures is getting tough! We have finally gotten to the point where Parker won't stay still for very long.

At 8 months...

weight: 18 lbs 11 oz
height: 28 inches
clothing size: 12 months





...is starting to lose some of the baby rolls, he had a pretty good growth spurt, lengthwise, this month

...still NO teeth, though I will give him a toothbrush each morning so he can practice brushing hit it against the wall and play with it.

...Parker army crawls like crazy, everywhere! He tries to follow the kitties around.

...we had to lower his crib mattress because he is now pulling himself up in his crib.

...can stand a few seconds on his own.

...will scoot slowly around the coffee table.



...can drink out of a straw! May not be that big of a deal, but I thought it was pretty cool.

...bangs toys together, he LOVES the noise he makes when he does this.

...says, "dada" and "mama" and definitely knows what he is saying.

...we recently realized(the past couple days)that Parker loves anything with wheels.



...Parker is still not eating much in the way of solids. We have tried just about every flavor of everything, even what we are eating and still nothing. If he does eat solids it's usually bananas or mixed berries and maybe 3 or 4 tiny bites at each sitting. We have tried giving him thicker things and even solids like a cracker, but this boy has some MAJOR gag reflex.

...babbles like crazy.

...his hair is really starting to get thick and long!



...started pulling at his hair when he's upset.

...loves when I show him pictures of other babies in some of the blogs I read. He will start talking to the monitor when he sees the pictures.

...has the best disposition, even when he is really sick he will find a way to smile and be happy.




...loves to cuddle.

...likes to play his little piano.

...sings to himself all the time when he is playing in his room.



...loves the swimming pool.

...does not like sunglasses, or his swimming boat floaty thingy.



...loves to blow raspberries in the water.