Eight Months and a Whole New Woman!

I would like to introduce Miss Maylee....our now 8 month old daughter who sucks her thumb, soothes herself to sleep for most naps and bedtime, almost always rides in the car without a peep, loves to smile at strangers, and is just a happy, snuggly, adorable little princess! Maylee is a whole new baby these days and the change has just happened over the last 1-2 weeks. I am not sure if we give credit to the reflux medication, her getting older, or her skill to finally find her thumb when she wants it...but whatever it is we are SO grateful and are just soaking up all of her sweet, good little girl cuteness!

We had family pictures done a couple weeks ago.....you don't think she is adored do you?

I think she is just beautiful. She is such a little dolly!!!

Maylee has a very good attention span when it comes to studying people. She has great focus...and it is so cute. She REALLY liked Uncle Jess when he came to visit. She was such a snuggle bunny with him.

I love her little legs in leggings...so adorable. It is cute to watch her figure out how to move around these days.

She still adores her brothers and loves to watch them play....and occasionally gets in on the action for a minute or two.

Baby toes...need I say more...

She has turned into a snuggler again. She will lay with you and such her thumb.  Just wrap her in a blanket and stick a corner by her face and she snuggles right in (most of the time).

  

She LOVES peas. She really likes to have some yogurt with her brothers in the morning. She eats fruits and oatmeal for lunch and then veggies and barley cereal for dinner. She still does NOT like green beans. She will eat bananas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and applesauce.

Apparently a toe is good for sucking too - I don't think I want to encourage this little habit though.

She is getting so big and still working on sitting up on her own. She does okay for a little while, but then topples over. We will get there....I swear it was just yesterday she wore this shirt as a dress!

She gets up on her hands and knees like a pro these days and rocks and rocks. I usually find her this way when she wakes up from her nap and I just love it!

I had to have proof she actually wore this outfit. I have tried to put her in it about four times before, but every time she would have a leaky diaper and I would have to change her!

Her official doc appointment for her weight check is next week, but her home nurse came for her evaluation on Monday so we were able to get a height and weight and developmental assessment. Maylee is doing great and is advanced when looking at her adjusted age which is just over six months, but of course a bit behind from her real age.

Height: 25 inches

Weight: 12 lbs 11 oz

****At her doc appt a few days later she weighed in at 13 lbs...I think that is more realistic!