Independence

Independence is already a hard thing for me to let her have at times and I know it is only going to get worse as she gets older and wants more and more.

Right now it is feeding herself. She wants to be independent while feeding herself with a spoon which takes a lot longer and is messier than if I would just feed her. I know she needs to work on this skill though so I am trying to be better about letting her do this. I would love for her to be more independent while feeding herself with a bottle though. Sometimes when she is really hungry she will hold it herself, but most of the time she will just wait for me to hold it up for her. This morning she did hold it for her whole feeding though.

I am also trying to remind myself to let her crawl a lot more. She gets plenty of time to crawl around and explore on her own, but I almost always pick her up and carry her if I need to go to another room. I need to remember to slow my life down and wait for her to do somethings on her own so she can learn to be independent.

Independence is also a sign that she is growing up. Growing up way too quickly. She is going to be a year old before we know it. I think back 8 months to when all she wanted to do was sleep in my arms and wonder where the time has gone. I'm sure she will be 18 and moving out in what will seem like next week.

8 months

Dancing with Daddy

Lily's new favorite thing to do right now is push buttons, like the power button on my computer while I am typing blog posts! It usually takes her a little while to get her thumb lined up with the button so I have a little time to distract her into doing something else, but sometimes she is quick.

She is doing great with sleeping for Sean and me, but on the days that she goes to my mom's house she rarely takes naps. I think there is just too much going on for her to want to calm down. There are different toys there and 2 dogs that absolutely love her.

Lily wants to walk so badly. She pulls herself up onto everything and will walk along the couch or the wall. Sometimes she will even do this step/fall thing from the couch to the ottoman. My back is getting sore because she really likes to walk in front of me while holding onto my hands.

She is also starting to eat so many more things. She absolutely loves baby food whether it is homemade or from a jar. She also likes getting some more solids such as some cereal pieces and yogurt bites. She even tries to eat my peach whenever she sees that I have one.

Feeding herself mashed potatoes


They ended up everywhere


"What is this 8 doing on my belly?"

"It must be there for me to eat!"

Swimming in the back yard

7 months

Lily is doing so much now. She is almost never content just being in one place. Now that she knows she can move places that is all she wants to do. And if she comes to something that she can't get by with crawling then her next idea is to pull herself up and see if she can climb over. A new favorite game of her's is for me to lay on my side on the ground and put a favorite toy of her's on the other side of me than her. She will try to climb over me to get it. It also involves lots of tickles, kisses, and the toy moving several times before she actually gets to it.

She was super fussy this weekend and a little bit this week. We think she might be teething because when I gave her some baby Tylenol she seemed to calm down for a little bit (like 30 minutes). She is also fighting sleep during the day because she doesn't want to miss anything, but when she does finally she sleeps for like 2-3 hours plus she is sleeping longer in the mornings, even if she goes to bed a little earlier. She definitely wears herself out with all the exploring she does.

Her 7 month photos are a little different than the others because I couldn't get her to stay still for them.



First time experiencing grass


Crawling, but not so sure about leaving the blanket


"Why is there a 7 next to me?"


Pretty eyes