Eight Months

Dear Sadie,

Another month has flown by. I cannot believe we will be celebrating your first birthday in four months!

You are a sassy little thing. You get that from your dad. :)

You figured out how to sit up by yourself. You've hit your head a few times on your crib from playing around instead of sleeping.

You do a combination of rolling and army crawl to get where you want to go.

We're working on your first tooth and it's a joy. I say "we" because it's a joint effort.

You like to make your dad and me laugh. Sometimes you and I will look at each and start giggling. It is one of my favorite things ever.

I don't think you're ever going to get tired of sticking out your tongue. There has been a few times I think you're having a severe allergic reaction because you've kept your tongue out for so long.

We took you in the pool for the first time. You loved it! We're going to do swim lessons next month.

We took a break from solids because they were upsetting your stomach.

You love to drink water. You try to drink the pool water. YUCK!

You are ticklish on your tummy.

We celebrated Daddy's first Father's Day this month.

Daddy went to Texas for work for a few days so it was just us girls. You fussed the whole time.

Your hair is starting to grow and when it is wet it has some curl.

You kick your legs when you get excited and when you want something.

You are a little talker. I don't listen to the radio in the car because I enjoy hearing your little voice.

I feel like I am wrangling a baby alligator when I'm changing your diaper. It makes poopy diapers a lot of fun!

You do not like to sit still. It was hard to get a picture of you where you weren't lunging forward or moving your hands.

You are my precious little girl. I love you so much. You make me laugh and so very happy.

Love, Mom

Seven Months

Dear Sadie,

You're the big 7 months! This month snuck past me.

You're sitting up like a champ!

You say dada all day long. Sometimes you throw a mama or nana out, but for the most part it's dada.

You are rolling all over the place and I can't leave you unattended anymore. There's been a few times where I have moved you away from something and then you giggle and roll back to it. 

You're working on crawling. You start trying to crawl and then realize you can roll and plop on over.

We started giving you solids this month. We started with purees. You took one bite and gave us a look that said this is not what you guys are eating so I don't want it. We switched to baby led weaning after that. You seem to be doing well with it. You don't eat a ton, but I can tell you're getting some stuff down thanks to your diapers. So far you have had broccoli, carrots,  avocado, apple, banana, and sweet potato.

 It is impossible to change your diaper. You will not lay still. You do not like taking off or putting on clothes. We were hoping you would grow out of that, but here we are and you still get mad when your onesie goes over your head. 

You're becoming a bit of a rascal! It's cute now. Sometimes when I tell you no, you giggle and do it all over again. 

You love when daddy plays the guitar for you. Your favorite part of the day is when he comes home from work. 

We may have a drummer on our hands. You like to bang on everything!

You are the happiest little girl when you wake up. Our personalities are so similar, however we are complete opposites here. 

You're starting to warm up to people and let them hold you. You don't always look happy about it, but you don't start crying right away.

The months are starting to fly by and your first birthday will be here before we know it. I love you so much and I am so thankful I get to spend everyday with you.

Love, Mom