Happy 8 Month Birthday Inara Grace!

She's getting so close to her one year birthday. It's hard to believe today she is 8 months old. We took her monthly measurements. She's about 18 pounds and 27 1/2 inches. Her weight puts her around the 50th percentile and her length is around the 75th percentile. I think she seems long for her age, so I expected her to be around the 75th. As for her weight, my back is sure feeling the extra pounds carrying her around. As Michael called her, she's definitely getting to be a heffalump. Perhaps this is due to her love of food, minus the avocadoes. Today I introduced her to bananas, and she gobbled those down in a second. She's got a hearty appetite, which I guess is a good thing because I don't want to deal with picky eating habits yet. I know that will come later once she starts trying big girl food.

Another change I've seen in her this past month is she talks a lot more (primarily the dadadada still, but I'm working on that). She also loves to make funny noises. Grandma tried to get her to do raspberries during feeding time, which I hope doesn't stick. I definitely don't like that one. Thanks, Mom.

Inara is great at rolling over from her tummy to her back but still no rolling from her back to her tummy. The problem with this is she hasn't shown any interest in trying to crawl yet. Not that that's a problem in my opinion. I'm scared for her getting mobile. My world will completely change at that point. I can tell that she really wants to move though when she sees other kids crawling and walking. Soon enough, little one. Soon enough.

She also sits up a lot on her own. We can sit her up and give her toys and she'll stay upright for 20-30 minutes some times. She would much rather sit up than lay down when she's drinking a bottle, which makes for a challenge during feeding time, but we're learning how to adjust. Along with this comes her dislike of being in the car seat for extended periods of time. I used to be able to get her to sleep in the car, but I think those days may be few and far between now. Darn. I know this is because she's getting older and more aware of her surroundings. The little one doesn't want to miss anything, so when we're in the car, she's stretching her neck and trying to sit up so she can see everything around her. As my dad said, she's an inquisitive child. At times it really does seem hard to believe she's already 8 months old. It reminds me how important it is to spend every day with her because she's changing every single day. It makes each day a new experience to see what she's going to do next. And it's one of the many reasons that I adore this little girl sooo very much!