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 :)

Eliana is 7 months old!

 Closer and closer we get to Eliana's first birthday. THAT is crazy to think about! 

 

Current stats: 

Weight: 16lbs 9oz (25-50th percentile) 

Height: 26.4" long (25-50th percentile) 

Head circumference:  17.71" (25-50th percentile)

Clothing size: Wears 9mo & 6-12 month 

Shoe size: size 2

At 7 months Eliana, 

...has cut her FIRST tooth! The bottom left tooth in the front. The tooth actually broke the gums a couple days after she "officially" turned 7 months.

...crawls all over the place. Eliana actually does the "bear" crawl. 

...can pull herself to standing position.



...can stand holding on to things with only one hand. 
...she's learning to cruise around toys and furniture while standing.

...can return to sitting position from laying or standing. 

...says, "mama."

...reaches out for me to hold her.



...not sure what color her eyes want to be. Some days they are blue other green or grey.
...her hair is a light reddish-brown, with the cutest little curl in the front. That section of hair has been curling like that since she was born. We comb and brush it and after a bit, will return back to a cute curl.





...still nursing pretty exclusively. We keep trying solids with her, but she still struggles with swallowing them. She gags and ends up spitting them back up.
...when she isn't playing on the floor, she spends the rest of her time in the baby carrier on my chest. I don't complain, this phase won't last long.



...she has a billion of the cutest faces! Amazing that a baby can smile so many different ways.


 
She's growing up too fast...I'm so blessed that I can be a full-time mommy and not miss any of these moments with my kiddos.

Happy 7 months, lil' miss!!