8 months

SLEEP:
No big changes in sleep in the last month.

FOOD:
We have introduced various meat (turkey, beef, chicken) and some new veggies (spinach, avocado) and all in puree form. She’s still eating solids 2x per day and will most likely increase it to 3x per day soon. Kaitlin has gotten used to texture of smashed foods like bananas. She hasn’t quite gotten the puffs from the table to her mouth by herself but she knows to open up wide when you give them to her. We’ve also given her some teething biscuits.

We have been giving Kaitlin her sippy cup with water in it from time to time. She loves tipping it back and chewing on the spout. We’re not sure how much water she’s getting (verses what is spilling out).

CLOTHING:
I have packed up most of Kaitlin’s 3-6 month clothes. She fits nicely in most of her 6-9 month items. We will need to move her to 12 month sleepers soon because she’s so long. We are using up the last of the size 2 diapers and will be putting her in size 2/3’s (the 3’s are still a little big) and she is still wearing the size 3 Huggie overnight diapers. I’m guessing she weighs between 17-18 lbs.

MILESTONES:
- She is very good at moving from sitting to crawling, to standing and back down to sitting
- She’s a very fast crawler:-)
- She is pulling herself up on everything and starting to cruise around the furniture (and moves back and forth from the table to couch to toys)
- Loves to walk around while holding your fingers
- She has started to say more sounds
- Still no signs of teeth (but Ruth swears they are right there). I had a dream the two bottom ones came in, does that count?
- Started using the word “no” with her (she’s in the cat food/water bowls) – is that a milestone? ;-)
- She plays with a ball and chases it around the house