We have a tooth!

Her first tooth is officially here. On Monday both Sean and I could see a little bit of it, but now there is no mistaking it. It is sharp when you feel her gums and it is very visible. Her tongue keeps twirling around over it. I'm sure it feels quite weird to her.

New Gross Motor Skills and Food

Lily has had a couple big accomplishments in the last week as far as gross motor skills go. Firstly she went up the stairs at my parents' house last week. That time only my mom was around and she said it took her a little while to do it. Last night we went over there for dinner and she did it again, very quickly. It is like she has been doing it forever.

Just a few minutes ago she stood up all on her own. Without holding on to anything. I saw her do it and when she was fully standing I kinda squealed and said "good job" and she promptly sat/fell back down. I'm not sure when she is going to attempt this again, but she is a lot closer to walking now than she was this morning.

She has been trying all sorts of new foods. My work had a get together the other night and she swiped a lemon wedge off my boss' plate and started sucking on it. At first she made a face like she didn't like it, but when we took it away she screamed. When we gave it back she just kept sucking on it. She also had pot roast last night for dinner. My parents had us over for dinner and instead of feeding Lily her own stuff I just cut up some of my meat and veggies real small and she loved them. After a while though they were a bit more fun to play with than actually eat. It is nice that she is starting to eat the same things we are eating and trying to feed herself because it gives me more of a chance to eat my own food while it is warm.

9 Month Update

Lily had her 9 month check up last week and she is doing great. She did get two shots that she didn't like very much, but was done crying as soon as we left the exam room and all the nurses starting making a fuss over her. She just loves attention.

So here are the stats:

Weight: 15.41 lbs. (4th percentile)
Height: 26.5 in. (16th percentile)
Head Circumference: 17 in. (26th percentile)

So she is really tiny, but the doctor isn't worried at all. She is hitting all of her milestones on time if not even a little early and she is eating the right amount.

She had a lot of fun at the office crawling around everywhere and pulling herself up on everything. She was also talking up a storm.

She now says 4 words. "Dada", "Mama", "Buh buh" (bye bye, it is usually accompanied by waving), and "Duggy" (doggy). She says them a lot and at appropriate times, just not when we try to get her to say them.


Lily and "The Beans". All future Buckeyes!


She wouldn't leave the 9 alone for her 9 month photo shoot


So I put it on her head!

Blabbermouth

Lily has been making so many more noises and sounds the last few weeks and has now said some words!!! She has been making sounds such as babababa, mamamama, and dadadada for awhile now, but never using them in anyway to make me believe they are actually her first words but rather just fun sounds to make. A few days ago she started saying "baabaa" and waving whenever you said "goodbye" to her. Other times she would make other sounds when you said goodbye so I'm not confident that she actually understood what she was saying when she did say it correctly. It has now changed slightly and sounds more like byebye, but still not very clear. Then yesterday I was doing laundry and she was in her excersaucer playing. When I came back into the room and she saw me she very clearly said "mama" with a huge smile on her face! I couldn't get her to repeat it. Then later I went to do something in another room again and when I came back she said it again! Again, I couldn't get her to repeat it. Then today when I was leaving her at my mom's house to go to work I guess she started saying "mama" again. I have not heard it since though. I think she is just going to be one that will only do things on her terms. I believe I may have been like that as a child so I guess it is only fair.

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