Katherine At 8 Months

There have not been any major milestones reached in the past month.  The biggest thing that has happened is the number of times we have taken sweet Katherine to the doctor.  Paul and I have commented that Katherine has had more antibiotics in 8 months than Luke has had in 3 years!  It is amazing how each child is different.

Katherine still remains a very happy content baby.  Even when she has an ear infection or runny nose she is mostly happy.  She continues to add new foods to her diet.  We have tried most all baby food fruits and veggies now.  She has decided she does not like green veggies at the moment.  I kept trying green beans hoping she would change her mind about them - she hasn't.  She did great with peas until recently and has decided those are no fun either. She still loves sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash.  She has not met a fruit she does not like - even prunes!  We have given her a few cheerios and she seems to handle those ok.  She eats solids twice at school - fruit and cereal at breakfast and a veggie around lunch time with bottles in between.

She has started "scooting" when we lay her on her tummy.  She will eventually get what she is after even if she has to grunt and inch her way!  It is pretty funny to watch.  She is still not a fan of rolling over but has been doing it a bit more. Her favorite is still sitting up although she is growing fond of standing now. When you hold out your hands she grabs on and works really hard to pull herself up.  When she does stand up she just grins and giggles like she has really done something big.

Her sleeping is still erratic.  Some nights she sleeps all night, some nights she wakes up once to nurse. We kind of told ourselves we were not going to worry about it too much while she had her cold/ ear infection.  Now that she is better I try to let Paul go in when she wakes up so she does not automatically think it is time for her to eat.  We will see if this helps!

Katherine still has not gotten any teeth yet!  I can feel one of the bottom ones just below the surface.  I know it is only a matter of time, but I feel like we have been saying that for 3 months now!