8.5 Months

Annabelle is 8.5 months this week. She's still working on that 6th toofer - it's a stubborn little booger. She got to see her grandpa on Tuesday for the first time since mid-July and had a nice visit with her Nana & Papaw last weekend.

Crawling is a breeze, so isn't standing up so long as she holds onto something. Her toofie smile lights up a room whenever daddy comes in, too. They're pretty cute together. We're experimenting a little more with solid foods but she is still pretty picky and prefers purees. Unless its on momma's plate. The only complaint I have with the solid foods is that her poo is so nasty now! Phew - she's such a stinky girl.

Jason got his out building put up over the weekend. I have to admit it looks pretty good out there. Jeff (Jas' dad) did alot of the work & really helped Jason. Of course, it was probably the other way around...Jason probably helped Jeff out. lol

Not much has happened in the past week but I still wanted to do a little updating on here. I'm starting to print out this blog so I can put it with Annabelle's baby book and want to keep it active for her.

Only like 3.5 months until she's one year old!

First Cold

Annabelle got her first cold the day before she turned 8 months. Bummer "birthday." I stayed home with her on Thursday and had already scheduled Friday off so she was with her momma from Thursday to Sunday. She was starting to feel a bit better by Friday, too. She started sleeping through the night again Friday night which was wonderful. Now, if I could've only blocked out the snoring & the dog. lol

She is doing wonderful, outside of her cold, and enjoyed her trip to the Cincy area. She was able to go to the aquarium there & she really enjoyed looking at the fishes. She was way ready to go by the end of it though since she really hadn't had a good nap that afternoon. She did good in the hibachi restaurant. I was a bit scared that she'd freak out but she just slept and then ate during dinner. A couple of times she looked at me with a freaked-out look to see if things were 'ok.' I just smiled at her & cooed with her and she was fine. She's such a big girl.

We both had a good time at Shelly's baby shower on Saturday. She had her first true temper tantrum while we were there (once again, she was tired from not napping well that afternoon) and she knocked my cup right out of my hands. She just REALLY wanted my cup!

I think we're all exhausted today and will take this whole week to catch up on some rest. lol

Almost 8 Months Old

Miss A will be 8 whole months on Thursday! Can you believe that? Me neither. She's been a busy girl since last week, too.

On 8/5, I noticed her 3rd tooth on the top was peeping through the gum. And on 8/8, I saw that the 4th toofer was making its appearance, too. She's just not wasting any time with these teeth!

She has mastered the art of crawling. Sometimes she likes to use her feet, too, which kinda reminds me of a crab crawl or something. It's quite funny to see her do. And she's fast! She loves to crawl to momma, too, which I just find too endearing. lol And once she gets to me then she has to climb on me.

She can stand on her own, too, by using "stuff" to help her get to her feet. That "stuff" might be me, the couch, or her crib. Just whatever she gets ahold of. She also tries to climb other stuff like boxes but she ends up just scooting them across the floor instead.

Yesterday, she had been up playing with Nana all morning. When she saw me on the couch, she made a bee-line for me. But she didn't crawl. Nana was holding her by the sides for stabilization and Annabelle just started walking toward me. It was such a great moment. Makes me realize (again) that all those days & nights that I had no sleep, was attached to her 24-7 in one form or another, and pretty much looked like a zombie were all worth it. Papaw says that she'll be walking on her own in a month...I guess time will tell.

She hasn't been one for taking her naps the last 3 days neither. I think she was just too busy learning new skills to want to sleep. But, after she got in the pool for a while & got her belly full last night, she was down for the count at 7:45pm. Slept until 6:30am, too. She was a tired bird!

And now, because of all of this, I must baby-proof my home. Like, yesterday!

Quick Update

Not alot has happened this past week so this should be fairly short.

Annabelle, as alot of you already know, got her first sting on Sunday. It was from a wasp that had a nest on our back deck. She swelled a little on her ankle from it, but we rubbed Benadryl on the skin and it was looking great by Monday. She's such a tough cookie! She did cry but not as violently as she could've. She got extra cuddles that evening from momma.

Her crawling and 2 top teeth are coming along quite well. Daddy watched her all day on Friday. He put her on the floor in the living room, went into the kitchen, and found her rounding the corner as he returned to her. lol She just wasn't patient enough to wait on him. I think she gets her impatience from her father.

She'll be 8 months old next Thursday...now its my turn to cry violently. Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future. :) (Made you hum that in your head, didn't I?) She's starting to look less like a baby and more like a toddler now. *Sigh*

Thank you for all the prayers last week. I did some good news concerning one person. The situation improved but is not completely gone yet, so he still needs prayer.