8 Months!

Some more catch up...Kylah turned 8 months old on the day after Christmas.  We didn't have a well checkup scheduled, but since she went to the doctor a few days prior, I do have her weight.  She is still teeeeeeeny weighing in at 14lbs1oz.
Food:
She is taking 5 5oz bottles a day and has 2 meals of homemade solids of about 2-3oz of food each meal.  So far her favorite is sweet potato, followed closely by apples.  We haven't tried carrots again after her last refusal and she still doesn't care for peas, but she will eat them.  We added in cheerios to work on those fine motor skills (and to keep her busy in her high chair while we get our dinner finished).  At first she wasn't too sure of the cheerios or puffs, but now she's quite the pro.  Fisting them into her mouth as quickly as we put them down.  No teeth yet, I'm sure its only a matter of time.  Kris and I make her own baby food.  Its so much cheaper and better for her.  Its really quite easy too.  Bake a couple sweet potatoes, scoop out the innards, throw it in a blender, put in ice cube trays and freeze.  We typically do baby food making one day a month and that lasts us for quite some time. 
Activities:
Kylah is really cruising and mobile.  She's mastered crawling and pulling up on furniture, toys, etc.  She can cruise across furniture and can transfer from one person/item to the next.  She's so careful though.  I always thought babies had no fear, but she seems (in my mind) to think things through before doing them.  She hasn't mastered sitting back down after pulling up on stuff, and she'll cry for help instead of falling.  She's a pro-sitter and has even figured out how to crawl into her chair for her monthly pictures.  She's learning the art of waving, but not quite sure when to do it.  She's babbling, but no real words yet.  She says hi, babababa, and whines mammmmaaammmm. I joke that I won't count a first word until its a real "mama".  
Sleep:
We've been lucky in that Kylah has always slept through the night since about 6-7weeks.  She has a few hiccups here and there, but for the most part, is a great sleeper.  She goes down between 8-9pm and is unfortunately an early riser at 4:30-5am.  However, I'm up at 5AM on work days anyways, so the only real issue is on the weekends.  On weekends, she wakes to eat, and then either she and I, or she and Kris take up residence on the sofa for a few more hours of shut eye/cuddle time.
Toys:
She still doesn't have any real "favorites" as she's pretty content playing with just about anything.  She got a ton of cool new toys for Christmas and has enjoyed playing with them all.  She still loves her bath toys.  She'll hold onto them after the bath and likes to take them places.  She likes her stacking rings and her ride on car a lot.  In her pack and play, she's content playing with her laptop or phone.  She likes to open and close the laptop mainly. 

Happy 8 months to me!!!

Sitting is for babies! I'm a big girl!

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