8 Months Old!

Briella turned 8 months old on November 12th. (I'm finally caught up...woohoo) 8 months already...unbelievable!

Life in General
You're bottom two teeth have barely popped through! Your first teeth! Yeah!

You are getting more and more mobile, rolling all over the place in whichever direction you want to go to reach whatever it is you have your eyes on.

You are quite the little jabber-er now. "Da da da da" is your favorite sound. I'm working on getting you to say "ma ma ma ma," but you always answer with "da da da" no matter what. Ha ha. At church, whenever there is music and singing, you like to "sing" along.

This month, we have started feeding you solid foods regularly 2-3 times per day. Yum, yum. So far you have tried and liked squash, sweet potatoes, pears, apples, mangoes, and prunes (which are your favorite). However, you tried and refused green beans. I can't even hide it in other foods. If there is even a drop of green beans in something, you will not eat it.

While you are eating food, you often stop to suck your thumb in between bites. I haven't quite figured out why because you really enjoy eating. I guess you just aren't in a hurry. :) It is really cute, but also sometimes frustrating because you'll take a couple of bites and then suck your thumb for a minute or two, then take a couple more bites then suck your thumb and so on. Guess you are just trying to teach momma patience. :)

You love clapping now and have finally mastered doing it with both hands open. You clap when you get excited, if you like something on TV, and sometimes just because you are happy. Fun to watch!

Firsts

• Sitting in the shopping cart! You really enjoy being up and seeing everyone and everything in the store.
• Halloween! Grandma Karla made you an adorable purple flower costume and you look so cute in it! (Still waiting for the pics auntie Ash took of you in your costume...hopefully soon)

Pictures from Month 8

 

Just chillin' on the floor

First ride in the shopping cart as a big girl!

The hood part of your Halloween costume. So cute!

First Halloween

Sucking your thumb...taking a break while eating. :)