8 Months Old! Seriously???

How can it be that our "baby" has already hit such a huge milestone!?!?! Can you believe that when Jacob was this age I got pregnant with Grace, cause I can't! Alexis has grown and changed so much in the last 8 months, and has really made our family into so much more! I can't fathom life without her and am so glad we decided to have that "3rd" baby!

Alexis has really bloomed this last month... she is sitting SO well! I really trust her sitting skills and it isn't very often that she falls over nowadays! She is a roll over maniac now... anytime I lay her on her back she flips to her tummy. She doesn't love being on her tummy but when she is she is squirming all over the place and is beginning to make the crawling motion too. She has rolled from tummy to back a few times but doesn't do it too much. Another milestone we have hit in physical ability is the ability to jump like a crazy lady! Lex has such strong legs and could jump in her jumperoo for HOURS! She just loves it... it has become one of her favorite places to be (that and her playmat which replaced her bouncy seat).

As far as growing goes... she has grown a few more teeth this month as well. Our new total is 8 teeth. She has all four bottom front and all four top front. She really hasn't been too crabby either which has been a nice surprise AND she hasn't bitten me which is a GREAT surprise! Going along with teeth is her appetite. This month we have tried out alot of new foods and experimented with #2 dinners. We have now tried all the fruits, veggies, rice cereal, oatmeal and some mixed veggies and mixed fruits. She loves to eat.... we have come a long way in the 2 months since she started eating! Lex loves stars or cheerios (the multigrain to be specific) for dessert, yum! She has really mastered her hand to mouth coordination.

Some other things we have tried in the last week include: string cheese (have a funny story about that), pancakes (which Grace fed her without Mommy's permission (oh well!)), and cinnamon bread (she didn't care for this). I will say her favorite "dinners" are apples & ham, broccoli & chicken, and sweet potatoes & turkey. Her favorite veggie's are: carrots & sweet potatoes. Fruits: bananas, prunes, applesauce, and pears.

Sleep habits have been on the upswing. She is usually down about 8 and sleeps till 8, waking about once. She takes a decent morning nap and a nice afternoon nap! It's still pretty quiet around here between 1-4 (Grace still takes her nap, and Jacob takes a nice "rest").

In the last day I have noticed Babe trying to wave, and it appears as if she is saying:Hi, Bra (brother) and Buh (pacifier)

Alexis continues to resemble Mama as a baby... and even has no hair just like me!

Alexis is SO loving and happy it is almost surreal to think she is a REAL baby... she sure doesn't act like one. You know if she is unhappy something must be really wrong.

Some adorable things our little girl does include:

** Flashing smiles when she eats like her big sister did.

** Laying next to her siblings in bed at night.

** Loving on stuffed animals and dolls.

** Laying her head on my shoulder and wrapping her arm around my back.

** Banging her hand on her highchair when she is hungry! Like GET IT NOW MOM!