Eight Months

I totally missed a seven month update, and almost missed an eight month. I totally missed taking professional pictures at 6 months so I went ahead and did it at 8, figuring I'll just skip the nine month photo shoot. Lily will be nine months tomorrow, but I will try to remember what happened at month seven and eight.

Lily cut her two bottom teeth and either she has very small teeth, or they are still waiting to come up some more. The teeth went up and down for a few months. But she wasn't too crabby about them; granted we still have many more to come.

Food has become more fun as I posted a few weeks ago. She has become pretty good with finger foods so we try to make sure we include something with every meal for her to pick up; beans, peas, carrots, banana, pasta, chicken, cantaloupe, watermelon, and of course, Cheerios.

Lily is mobile but not exactly crawling. She drags her legs lifelessly behind her as she uses her forearms to scoot around. Sometimes we call her Lieutenant Dan; which is not really nice. She is getting quicker and rolls a lot more.

Her hair has grown a lot the past month. Her bald spot is finally gone and I have to use barrettes to keep it out of her eyes.

I dress her up as if she were my little doll every time we go out. I love dresses and matching outfits. But around the house, her clothes rarely match. I replace just a shirt or just pants when something spills. She ends up with bright pink socks and green pants. Most of the time, by the second nap, she isn't wearing pants anymore. We rarely wear shoes. Her feet are small and she curls her toes making them difficult to put on. She just pulls them off now anyway and then ruins them with her two tiny teeth.

Lily got sick . . . again. I swear she was sick from February until the start of May. Thursday night before we were heading to the coast Lily ran a 103 degree fever. She was hot most of the night. The next morning she was VERY crabby and definitely not herself. But people were coming to stay at our house so we kind of had to leave. The drive was long, and she didn't do so hot. At one point she was crying, choking, and vomiting. I had Kevin pull over on the freeway. He said he felt like he was driving me to the hospital again the day I delivered Lily. When we finally got off the freeway, it took almost 30 minutes to calm her down. Really not like my baby. She was so miserable. She would stare off in space as if she were sleeping with her eyes open. It just broke my heart to see her that way. On Saturday she was finally doing a lot better. We ended up taking her to the graduation ceremony at Westmont College and she did really well. We sat in the back which worked out perfectly. She was finally eating and was more of her normal easy going personality. She tired out quickly, but at least she was more pleasant to be around.

Both Lily and Mommy are learning lots of new things. Lily has learned to spit while Mommy is still learning how to get her to stop without having a complete meltdown and ending lunch early. Lily has learned how to pick up the tiniest crumb and put it in her mouth and Mommy has learned to vacuum every morning while Bug eats her Cheerios. Mommy has learned that a morning cup of coffee makes the day go smoother. We both have a lot more to learn, but the journey is much fun.