Summer Grace turned 8 months old earlier this week. She has developed quite a personality over the last two months. She continues to be the happiest baby I've ever seen. No stranger, no loud noise, no lack of sleep seems to phase her at this point. She "hoots and hollers" all day long with sounds of joy and excitement. She's a casual kind of girl like her momma, but I embraced the opportunity to dress her in a special sweet pink dress for her first Easter.
She is definitely every one's favorite girl in our family but her favorite person remains the same, unwavering -- her big brother. These two have really begun to adore each other. It's amazing how much they "play" together throughout the day. Marshall lets her pull his hair and yank on his nose, she lets him prop up his "shoot guns" next to her so they can fight the bad guy together. I've taken more video footage this past month then the entire time I've owned our camera. Marshall still calls her "Baby Sister" instead "Summer" most of the time. And he always tells her how cute and sweet she is. Sibling love abounds in our house right now. I just hope it stays that way for years to come.
At 8 months, Summer...
- Is a total Daddy's girl. She lights up when he enters the room and demands his attention by hooting and hollering at him if he's wrapped up in something else.
- Has figured out how to roll onto her tummy while sleeping. Hooray! Her sleeping is finally starting to improve. Sleeping 12 hours at night. 2-3 naps during the day. We are still waking up 1-2/night but she is sleeping in her crib 100% of the time. The past two months she had become addicted to her sleep 'n play rocker (Mike claims that chair is a curse). It started with teething and then an ear infection....I was worried she would be sleeping in that dang thing till she was 3.
- Has a funny little hair-do. She's got a double-crown just like her dad...and some days those hairs in back just won't lay down (see pic above).
- Still nursing but has gotten much better with the bottle so we are starting the weaning process. Can't believe I made it 8 months with her!
- Enjoys sweet potatoes and most fruits, but not a huge fan of veggies unless we bribe her with something sweet to go with it. LOVES graham crackers and puffs.
- Not crawling yet. But I think she may be thinking about it. There has been a bunch of rocking from a sitting position to her tummy lately. She started sitting at 6.5 months and is very proud of herself.
- Has discovered how to blow air in and out of her nose. She does it when she is trying to get Michael's attention, be silly, or is excited. It's too cute.
- Wearing 6-9 month clothes but she still fits into a few 3-6 month things. Not the bruiser her brother was, for sure! Sweet and petite.
- Is allergic to diapers. Wow, who knew?! Poor skin would break out in a rash all over. I had to switch her to an organic version of Huggies and that seemed to help a ton.
- Is babbling ALL THE TIME. She has so much to say. Loves to say "mamamama" and "babababa!" We are pretty sure she calls Marshall "ba-ba".
- Is our precious, sweetie. Love her so much.
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| Showing off her latest trick... |
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| Sooooo big! |
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| Easter best. What a beauty! |
