8 Months Old

Really, it has already been a month?!  This is going by way too fast for Mommy's liking!  Hattie Cakes is 8 months old today.  The biggest milestone this month is that she is finally eating solids!  Just in the last week she has decided that eating isn't too horrible.  She still makes a face with just about every bite, but she will open her mouth for more.  Her favorite are Baby MumMums (like rice crackers).  She does pretty well actually chewing them too, especially considering she still doesn't have any teeth!  I discoverd that she seems to prefer food mixed with rice cereal and does not really like either one by itself.  Seems pretty gross to mix carrots and cereal, but hey, I'll do what works! :) 

Hattie definitely prefers sitting up to play, rather than laying down.  Ainslee is quite excited by this milestone, as it means much more interaction!  I love to watch them play together.  Ainslee will make up little games to play with her and Hattie will just laugh and laugh, which makes Ainslee laugh too.  It is the sweetest noise to this Mommy's ears!

We are still waking up once to eat in the middle of the night.  I'm sure I could break this little habbit, but I think part of me secretly enjoys our little quite snuggle time...

In the mobility department, Hattie can do 360s and go backwards, but has not figured out how to move forward yet.  I don't think I'm ready for her to be on the move yet!  She has been trying really hard to pull up on us and anything she can get her hands on.  I'm sure it's just a matter of weeks before she has that down.  Time to lower the crib!  She is a squirmy little thing and is eager to get down on the floor so she can chase after her big sister!  Ainslee nicknamed her the "Squirmy Pickle."  I'm not sure where she came up with that one, but it seems to suit her! :)

Here a couple of classic "Hattie faces"