8 months

8 months old already, aaaahhhh!  

Let's see, what is Lydia up to right now?  We've moved past sitting and playing with one toy at a time, that's for sure.  Now, I just tip the toy bin over and let her go at it; she'll pick through all the toys to find just the right one.  She low-crawls all over the house - her favorites seem to be under the coffee table and kitchen chairs - little monkey.  She'll get up on all 4's and actually crawl for about 2 repetitions of hand/knee, hand/knee before plopping back onto her belly and scooting around that way.  She's discovered the Tupperware cupboard in the kitchen, and can be quite content going through everything in there for a while.  When we go shopping, I put her in the Bjorn.  She loves flinging her arms and legs around, smiles at everybody, and people are always smiling right back at her :)  Her tummy is super ticklish, and that's the only way I can check how many teeth are popping through in her mouth, is by tickling her!  She loves to grab Henry's hair, thinks it's hilarious, and it makes her giggle!  She loves going for walks in the stroller - it's our 8:30am outing every morning before her nap.  Bath time is a circus; I'm not sure who can splash more between Henry and Lydia.  She'll splash and giggle at herself non-stop! 

Lydia is wearing mostly 9 month clothes, but a few 6 month items still fit her.  Size 3 diapers.  Sleeps from about 7pm-7am and takes 2 good naps during the day.  She's nursing 4 times a day and eating 3 meals.  She's pretty much ok with anything I feed her (just fruits, veggies, and cereal), but I'd say her least favorite is peas still.  Wait, it's avocado - I forgot how much she does NOT like avocado lately.  I think she'd eat Cheerios all day long if I'd let her!  She has 6 or 7 teeth that are through now.  Henry was the same way, they just kept popping through, one after another.  She continues to be a very happy girl.  Oh, I love this little baby face :)