Milestones: Sitting herself up, pulling herself up to a standing position, crawling, she's awesome at eating now (but only if she's eating bananas or applesauce) and she started saying "Mama" (which is probably just a sound she likes making, but I'm pretending she knows who I am.) Also...I gave her her first spanking kind of. She's been twisting a full 180 whenever I change her diaper, which is equal parts icky and dangerous, so after a few times of trying to get her to turn over, I took a deep breath and just did a light swat at the side of her thigh. She completely froze and then slowly turned to look at me like, "Did that just happen?" And I froze and looked at her like, "...sorry I'm new at this." I'm going to need to work on that.
My Favorites: She's been giving me hugs!!! She stands while holding my fingers, gives me a little impish grin, lets go, spreads her arms wide and as she's falling forward, flings them around my neck. It is SO cute, especially when it's accompanied by her saying, "mamamamamamamama" against my face. I melt.
Her Favorites: Standing while holding onto the ottoman, reading books, and listening to me sing Frozen in the car. Seriously, I can only listen to NPR for so long before she starts crying, but the second I turn on that CD and start singing she's silent for the rest of the ride. It's awesome and the PERFECT excuse to rock out to Disney, not that I need one.
Surprises: I totally got to see her fight-or-flight instincts this morning. She was sitting on the floor and Raven came around the corner, which completely startled Jenna. She turned around with this terrified look on her face and started crawling away SO fast. It was absolutely hilarious. I think I was doubled over laughing for a full two minutes.
Other Notable Moments: I had to call the doctor so many different times this month. Once, Jenna had a stomach bug and was projectile vomiting every 15 minutes. That was scary. And then a week later she had a fever randomly for a few days. And then a week after THAT, we found out that she's allergic to eggs, which was terrifying. I was eating a hard boiled egg and she kept reaching for it so I started feeding it to her, and then almost immediately she started getting these enormous red hives on her face. I was in a complete panic, but thankfully the hives were the only reaction she had. Guess I need to start finding recipes for egg-less cupcakes, brownies, cookies, etc!
Looking Forward To: When she can walk! I can't wait to see her toddling around!
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| This child is 8 months old and has already been to three different zoos. Future animal lover, folks. |
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| Baby's first movie: Babe! |
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