greta you are 8 months old today. you are 2/3rds of the way to being ONE YEAR OLD. i have to close my eyes tight to picture you as a teeny tiny baby, especially because you are such a big girl. this past month so much has happened for you, and you have learned to do so many things. you are now crawling....well, army crawling. but crawling nonetheless. you pull with your arms and push with your feet and move wherever you need to go. it's pretty amazing how far you can get. you also are pulling up to stand. your papa and i have both found you standing in your crib. and just today i left the bottom drawer of your dresser open and you used it to pull up on. all of this moving...it seems like you are in constant motion!
you have also learned many new things with your hands as well. if we say, "how big is greta?" you clasp your hands together and raise them above your head, to which we reply, "SO big!" sometimes you do this motion over and over again, maybe just to see how many times mommy and papa can say, "SO big!" in unison. you also have started banging toys together and have clapped once or twice. you are waving now, which is one of the things that makes you look so grown up. the waving started a week or two ago. papa was leaving for work and waved to you. in response, you lifted your whole arm up and then slammed it down. you did this the next day and now you are all about the wave. sometimes it's a whole arm wave, sometimes you wave your hand, sometimes you wiggle your fingers. but you will wave at anyone (not often on demand, though). the funniest is when you wave to yourself, wiggling your little fingers at your face while studying them very seriously.
you also are turning pages in books (if you can sit still long enough to look at them) and have mastered feeding yourself puffs, cheerios, and other bits of food.
you will give kisses, open mouth and slobbery, and mommy and papa both love asking you for kisses. most times you give them away for free but sometimes you turn your head or push our faces away. you also give your reflection kisses in the mirror, and you will kiss bear, monkey guy, and the chubby little girl in your ABC book.
since last month you have tried new foods, including applesauce, bananas, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, yellow squash, and zucchini. you also have had a bite of a nectarine and a piece of a strawberry, and i think you favor fruits over veggies. i think carrots are still your favorite, though, and you get pretty mad when you have to eat peas.
lately you like to crawl over to the tv stand and "play" with all the dvd cases. you also like to pick up the edges of the area rug and play with that for a while. you have been playing with balls a lot lately, and also love to play with the tiny ducky that your friend ella gave you. you are looking at books more and like your new touch and feel book as well as the ABC book that has big pages and pictures.
bath time is still so fun for you! you try to stand up in the tub a lot which makes mommy nervous. changing your diaper is not so fun anymore, as you roll over every chance you get.
you and papa have been hanging out a lot in the evenings while mommy is at school, and you go on walks and play and read books. he has you on a tight schedule, with a bedtime of 7:52. you are noticing when we leave a room and sometimes you get sad until we peek our head back in to show you we are still there. and sometimes you get shy around other people, but that shyness is usually trumped by your curiosity.
you are still babbling like crazy, and laugh so often. you laugh when we tickle you. or when papa tosses you in the air. or when papa holds you and mommy runs around him. and you think mommy's hair is the funniest thing, and like to pull it and laugh when mommy shakes her head and her hair moves all around. speaking of hair, the last time that your papa shaved his head you looked at him funny and wanted to touch his head.
so many things in one short month. greta, you are not only our true love, but you are so much fun to be around. we can see the wonder in your face and your eyes truly sparkle. every morning when your papa goes in to get you i lay in bed and think about how thankful i am for this day with you.
you have also learned many new things with your hands as well. if we say, "how big is greta?" you clasp your hands together and raise them above your head, to which we reply, "SO big!" sometimes you do this motion over and over again, maybe just to see how many times mommy and papa can say, "SO big!" in unison. you also have started banging toys together and have clapped once or twice. you are waving now, which is one of the things that makes you look so grown up. the waving started a week or two ago. papa was leaving for work and waved to you. in response, you lifted your whole arm up and then slammed it down. you did this the next day and now you are all about the wave. sometimes it's a whole arm wave, sometimes you wave your hand, sometimes you wiggle your fingers. but you will wave at anyone (not often on demand, though). the funniest is when you wave to yourself, wiggling your little fingers at your face while studying them very seriously.
you also are turning pages in books (if you can sit still long enough to look at them) and have mastered feeding yourself puffs, cheerios, and other bits of food.
you will give kisses, open mouth and slobbery, and mommy and papa both love asking you for kisses. most times you give them away for free but sometimes you turn your head or push our faces away. you also give your reflection kisses in the mirror, and you will kiss bear, monkey guy, and the chubby little girl in your ABC book.
since last month you have tried new foods, including applesauce, bananas, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, yellow squash, and zucchini. you also have had a bite of a nectarine and a piece of a strawberry, and i think you favor fruits over veggies. i think carrots are still your favorite, though, and you get pretty mad when you have to eat peas.
lately you like to crawl over to the tv stand and "play" with all the dvd cases. you also like to pick up the edges of the area rug and play with that for a while. you have been playing with balls a lot lately, and also love to play with the tiny ducky that your friend ella gave you. you are looking at books more and like your new touch and feel book as well as the ABC book that has big pages and pictures.
bath time is still so fun for you! you try to stand up in the tub a lot which makes mommy nervous. changing your diaper is not so fun anymore, as you roll over every chance you get.
you and papa have been hanging out a lot in the evenings while mommy is at school, and you go on walks and play and read books. he has you on a tight schedule, with a bedtime of 7:52. you are noticing when we leave a room and sometimes you get sad until we peek our head back in to show you we are still there. and sometimes you get shy around other people, but that shyness is usually trumped by your curiosity.
you are still babbling like crazy, and laugh so often. you laugh when we tickle you. or when papa tosses you in the air. or when papa holds you and mommy runs around him. and you think mommy's hair is the funniest thing, and like to pull it and laugh when mommy shakes her head and her hair moves all around. speaking of hair, the last time that your papa shaved his head you looked at him funny and wanted to touch his head.
so many things in one short month. greta, you are not only our true love, but you are so much fun to be around. we can see the wonder in your face and your eyes truly sparkle. every morning when your papa goes in to get you i lay in bed and think about how thankful i am for this day with you.
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