Thursday, December 9, 2010

Raleigh is 8 months old!

Eight months ago I was lying in bed at Northside hospital, trying to get some rest and wishing I didn't feel like a garbage truck just ran me down. Thank goodness I had a sweet little bundle of goodness named Raleigh Maclaine to help me through it all.

Fast forward eight months and here we are. We are all adjusting to our still-new family of four status. But, it's hard to imagine what things were like without our baby girl. I know Jeremy would say that it was a lot quieter!

Here are some of things that our Raleigh-girl has been up to this past month.
  • Likes: kisses; watching people dance or do cheers; doing anything that big kids are doing; being carried around while you do chores (all the time would be preferable, though)
  • Dislikes: Being left on the floor or in her crib while you are trying to get stuff done (like blogging); people wearing sunglasses
  • Skills: She's getting really good at picking up small foods and getting them into her mouth. She can bang two toys together. She's a crawling champ and likes to pull up to her knees using the coffee table or whatever is close by. She is also babbling a lot more.
  • Food: I introduced yogurt and cheese this month. The yogurt is a big hit. I think she's still trying to figure out the cheese. She's only had shredded bits so I think a little cube might go over much better. She's eating almost all fruits and veggies - at least the ones that I can think of or that are in season. I also gave her some couscous mixed in with her veggie baby food. She likes it even though it takes a while to get all those little couscous bits chewed up and swallowed.
  • Sizes: She's moved on to the size 3 diaper. I can hardly believe it. I found a stash of leftover newborn nappies and got a little teary thinking about how she is growing so quickly.
It has been so fascinating to watch Raleigh's personality emerge, especially these past few weeks. I sometimes try to imagine what she will be like next year or in 5 years. I don't know what it will be like, but I do know that we will have lots of fun on the way.

Lots of hugs and kisses to my sweet baby girl!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Are you talking about that same baby that cries incessantly?

Unknown said...

She sounds wonderful, Moms can block out the crying so easy :)