6-8 Months

Today is a good day!! Why? Taelyn is finally crawling forward like a champ. She has been able to crawl backwards for a few weeks now, so she would crawl backwards away from what she wanted and get even more frustrated.  When she would try to then go forward she would just plop on her belly wiggle her arms and legs in the air, and cry until she was picked up. Weirdo! I don't know why she just wouldn't roll over or get back up on her knees again. So as fun as this all was, we are just thrilled she is crawling now.
Other big news from the Tripp household, she said "mama"for the first time today and I really think she knows it's me! She says it when she wants to be picked up for when she is being ignored...so I take that as she wants me. :) Aww it's sooo cute! She has been able to say "dada" for a while, but I'm still not quite sure it's directed at Ry. It's still so suuuuper cute. 




Now that we are on a roll with Taelyn updates why don't I just give you all the goodies you would ever want to know about the little squirt and more! This could be very boring for everyone but me, so please be prepared I might over do it.

Eating

* She is a piggy. We've tried to give her every taste, texture, and temperature possible because we don't want a picky eater, and so far it has paid off. This little thing will eat anything, and a lot of it. Her favorites: 

*breakfast- oatmeal or millet with peaches

*lunch- green beans and pears

*dinner- sweet potatoes or of course our dinner pureed if it's good enough for her. 

*snacks- FINGER FOODS, crackers, bread--whatever she can eat herself. 

*Still no teeth---but she sure eats like she does. She will bite off pieces of celery, carrots, apple you name it so we have to be careful. She is the cutest little chewer with no teeth. 
*Still nurses 5 times a day.

* Doesn't like regular baby food, she needs momma to make and with some texture.

Sleeping 

* Favorite place to nap- our bed or her car seat. Only sleeps in her crib overnight.

* Falls asleep playing with my hair or face every nap. 

* Often wakes 45 min into nap wanting me to lay by her to go back to sleep. 

* Asleep by 8:30-9:00. Occasionally will wake 1-2 hours after she is down to fill her tummy up, but usually sleeps without a peep until 6:00am when she nurses back to sleep and is up for the day at 9:00am.

Playing

*Not much of a self entertainer for longer that 10 minutes. I can blame myself...she is a spoiled little turd, BUT now that she is crawling I'm thinking it will get better.
*Favorite toys: jumper, walker, piano, anything she can shake to make noise or chew on, and of course anything that is not a toy. Favorites--watches or toothpaste.

Obsessions

*HAIR

*Sucking on a pickle

*Drinking from a cup

*Other babies/kids

*Eating paper

*Playing in water

Frustrations

*Getting dressed

*Mommy leaving the room

*When she isn't getting attention--haha

What cracks us up

*What is the thing called when you stick out your tongue and vibrate your lips? ----She does that all day. Even sometimes when she is nursing she will come off, do it, and go back on. It kills me.

*When she gets frustrated crawling and lays on her belly, and screams while she is flailing her arms and legs in the air.

*She will legitimately have screaming wars with us when she is her high chair. It's hilarious. Probably not the best idea, but we can't help it.

Daily Schedule for our record @ 8 months

*nurse at 6am, 9am, 1pm, 5pm, 9pm

*breakfast 10am, lunch 2pm, dinner 6pm

*naps 11am-1pm, 3:30-5:00pm, bedtime 8-9pm
(Don't be fooled---often times this doesn't exactly happen.)

Milestones from 6-8 months

*Sits without support @ 6 months

*Drinking from sippy, straw, and cup @ 6.5 months

*Eating crackers by herself @ 7 months (she is insane, she eats like she is way bigger than she is.)

*Jabbers, trying to put words together @ 7.5 months

*Crawling backwards @ 8 months

*Can pick things up with pincer grasp @ 8 months

*Says "dada" at both of us @ 8.5 months

*Able to pull self up to something and stand @ 8.5 months

*Taking steps with help @ 8.5 months
*Says "mama" to mom @ one week short of 9 months. 
*Crawling forward @ one week short of 9 months.

*Knowing what she wants and getting upset when she doesn't get it or when it's taken away...NOW...yay! :) 

A few things I've learned.

*Read your baby not books.

*Be flexible with their schedule, although schedules are important.

*Nurse if you can. Not only is it the best thing for your baby, but you will have some of the most precious moments doing it. 

*Run a humidifier in their room year round. They won't get sick, and if they do it doesn't last long.

*Write down everything they do or else you will forget.

*If you have time make your own baby food, you save lots of money.

*Enjoy the living crap out of them, they grow way to fast.

Last but not least, what I reallyyy don't want to forget

Her scream. Sounds weird, but seriously this girl is a crack up. I'm not talking about a mad scream, I guess you could call it her "happy scream." 

She does it when...

- she is excited.

- she is frustrated.

- she hears someone else scream.

As I watch other babies Taelyn's age I notice many sit still, don't make much noise, play politely with toys, entertain themselves, and so on. And then there is Taelyn...wanting to get up, get down, needing entertainment, bouncing, giggling, screaming, jabbering, and NEVER sitting still. As I mentioned she gets sooo excited when other babies/kids are around that she will look at them and screeaaam which often scares the heck out of them. haha We all get a kick out of it. Once she gets excited and gets screaming there is no stopping it. It is the cutest thing in the world--except in church, then it's not so cute.

So ya, she may be a little spoiled, a little high maintenance, a little bit of a drama queen. But with all of that she is the most hilarious, energetic, adorable, full of life little squirt I have every seen at that age. I really think she might just conquer the world someday. I just feel like the luckiest mommy in the world to have a baby so full of life. I am so in love.