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| First time at the zoo (in Syracuse) |
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| First time staying in a hotel |
First belly laughs :)
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| First time in Skaneateles |
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| Miss Independent feeding herself |
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| At Black Creek Park |
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| First baseball game (Uncle Matt was distracting her from watching Uncle Chris play) |
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| First tooth! |
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| First time at Springdale Farm |
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| First time meeting Eliana! |
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| She's so adorable! |
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| First wedding! (Matt and Sarah Lynch) |
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| At the reception |
Little moments:
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* sits completely on her own and puts her arm out to catch herself if she starts to fall - doesn't know how to get from sitting to her back or stomach so if I put her down somewhere I know she isn't going anywhere (for now)
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* makes kisses sounds/smacks her lips all the time
· * turns pages in books (often upsidedown)
· * started peas (not a big fan at first – talked/ignored the
spoon instead of eating) and lots of other new foods
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* rolls everywhere
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* crawls backwards and
inchworm crawls forward - SO close to full out crawling
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* "dances" (bounces up and down if she's sitting and there is music on)
· * FINALLY got her first two teeth after teething for 4 months
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* I'm starting to lose my little cuddler - she starts to cuddle and then suddenly pushes up and looks around like she's afraid she's going to miss something. I still get my cuddles in when she's super tired. :)
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* lots of talking and singing - lots of new sounds although "dada" is still her favorite
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* starting to understand language more - will usually look at me if someone asks, "Where's Mommy?" she knows Tracker too and she's getting there with Daddy. She understands when I ask her if she wants more while she's eating.
* giggling and laughing a lot more!
* likes to turn the light off in the bathroom...I let her bat wildly at the light switch and sometimes she can get the down motion enough to turn it off
* starting to see some anger and frustration - she's not happy when I tell her no when she tries to grab my glasses off my face. She even had a little tantrum for Gramma when she tried to put Allie in her carseat and apparently she didn't want to be in there. She gave Gramma a little grunt/yell and balled up her fist. Gramma, the disciplinarian, couldn't stop laughing.
* She's getting quieter in unfamiliar situations - she gets very serious and needs awhile to take everything in
* has cried a few times when handed to someone new or someone she doesn't know very well - looks at Mommy like I've betrayed her
* LOVES Tracker...shrieks excitedly almost every morning when she sees him for the first time
* has enjoyed being able to sleep in this summer (and so has Mommy) - sleeping 7:30pm - 7:30 or 8:30am - with two 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps during the day
8 months old!
