8 months old

 It is always fun to reflect on how much babies change in the course of a month. We have a number of fun new developments to report at the 8-month mark. Cami has sprouted her two front teeth on the top. It looks like she might have daddy and Mady’s gap. She has started “waving” goodbye this month (opening and closing her fist). She also likes to “clap” her fists together. She is eating some more fruits and vegetables, as well as an abundance of Cheerios. She doesn’t like rice cereal very much, and clearly prefers feeding herself over being spoon-fed. She has had plenty of practice developing those fine motor skills. She is still a little uncoordinated, but she can pinch and grasp her food and usually succeeds in getting it to her mouth.

She isn’t yet crawling, and we aren’t expecting it to happen very soon. She can support herself briefly on her hands and knees, but only if we put her in that position. She isn’t pushing up by herself yet. She is getting pretty sturdy in a sitting position. We don’t worry about her tipping over anymore and she has become very adept at rotating in circles while on her tush.

She has also started using consonants this month. She has figured out how to say “baba” and she says it quite a bit. Carrie and I have been trying to encourage her to learn “mama” or “dada.” So far, she seems to be pretty content that “baba” captures everything she needs to say to us.