8 Months

A quick note: Over the past months my purpose for this blog has distilled to having it as a way for family and friends to stay up to date on Kate and for me to keep a little record for my future use. There are many other things of great priority and importance going on in my life but I just don't want to use this blog for any of that. That's why I only post pictures and updates on Kate and on fun trips/activities we've had as a family:) I would rather save the "other stuff" for face to face (or phone to phone:) times.

8 months has brought a lot of changes to our Katina (one of my favorite nicknames for her)! She suddenly seems like a "little girl" baby, not a "baby" baby. Her greatest accomplishment this month has been to start consistently sleeping through the night. I thought that once a baby stops getting up to eat at night (which happened 6 months ago) they would sleep through the night every night. Haha, First Time Mom! For many months there were any number of things that she would wake up for (needing her paci back being the most common.) Most recently she was waking in the middle of the night and taking a full 2 hours to go back to sleep. Not fun. However, now she is able to find her paci on her own (most of the time) and she rarely wakes at night anymore! 

Just this week she is starting to be able to pick things up with her thumb and forefinger and put them in her mouth. Yesterday she stuffed her mouth full of cheerios! I was worried she would choke on them so I pulled some out, hehe. Sometimes she thinks she has gotten something in her mouth and sits there happily "eating" it while the piece of food still is in her hand. That always makes me laugh!

She will now "dance" (bob up and down/rock back and forth) when you sing to her or when she is happy. It's really fun. 

Still no crawling but she is moving in that direction I think. She is getting stronger and stronger.

Her current favorite playtime things are to take all the jewelry out of my little basket I keep stuff in, to shake anything you give her, and to try and drink out of a sippy cup. She also is delighted with her own image in the mirror:)

She expresses frustration and anger now with a loud whine/growl. She knows what she wants!

I really feel like she is my little buddy more then ever and each day I get so much enjoyment out of her. Children really are such a gift from the Lord!

Playing with my calendar. She was shaking it and pulling it up over her face and babbling at it.
Mama and her Blue Eyes!
Last night the weather was lovely and breezy and Kate was so cheerful. We spent some family time in the backyard. She really needed her bath after that. She was filthy!





Bath time is one of our favorite times of day! Kate kicks and splashes like crazy! I love watching her and it gets out some wiggles before bed time
Her hair is growing so much!

My "Chleotubdra"