8 Months

At 8 months old, Melanie...

Is a busy girl! She has started furniture walking, and pulls herself up on everything!

Loves music. Her favorite song is "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift. When I play it for her she smiles and bounces out bobs her head happily. Anything upbeat will usually get her grooving!

Is usually a great eater. She loves her fruit and vegetable purees with baby cereal. She prefers any finger food over rice puffs, but will eat rice puffs if nothing else is available. She loves to share my food, especially breads and bits of rice or noodles. I hope her chewing skills improve soon, because she always tries to swallow things whole and gags on them. Until then, I will cut bananas into miniscule pieces and try to think of other finger foods that aren't choking hazards!

Has not been sleeping well. It's really just because if teething, but it's hard on all of us. She doesn't quite have her first tooth, but I think it's close!

Needs to be close to me. All. The. Time. I blame this on teething as well. I don't mind too much though. She's good company!

Loves to be chased by Daddy! Her favorite game is to chase him/ be chased by him around our ottoman. She laughs until she falls over, and it is hilariously cute.

We love her so much!