Cassidy is 8 months old! She babbles all the time, a lot of bababa’s during the day. Smiley and very responsive to everything that’s happening around her. If you happen to take something away from her she flips out though, screaming her displeasure. She adores her brother (who can make her giggle) and her kitties. Perks right up when either of them enter the room.

Still no crawling forward, she just spins herself in a circle and scoots backwards then gets stuck. No rush little girl! Rolls from front to back and almost back to front, just can’t maneuver that arm out of the way. She sits up really well and I can walk away, confident she won’t fall over.

She tends to prefer finger foods and feeding herself to the pureed food I’ve made. Rice, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, peas and green beans taste better when she picks them up from her tray, than when I try to feed her with a spoon. Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin and the ‘orange foods’ are still a favorite. Still nursing, although she’s starting to get very distracted and tries to look around (while still attached!!!) It’s usually best for all parties involved if we go into a quiet room to focus on the task at hand. I let her play with a sippy cup and she’s ok with it, still pretty messy and learning how to tip her head back and use it.

As far as sleep goes, it’s still hit or miss. Actually this week she’s been going down at 7pm, waking at 11pm to eat and then falling asleep again until 5am. Eating again, then falling asleep until 7am. We’ll see if she keeps it up, but it’s so so so much better than waking 2-3 times a night. Naps are still hit or miss too, sometimes she’ll do two 40 minute ones, other times a 1 hour morning nap and a 2 hour afternoon nap. I really haven’t been able to determine a pattern, just thankful when she does nap!

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