Photoshoot: 8 Months Old

Baby girl turned 8 months old on Sept. 28. Each month on the 28th I plan to take a photoshoot with Miss Alexa and her owl to mark her growth because, as everyone likes to remind me, "they're only little for a short while."

She's still wearing 6-9 month clothing for the most part; we're in that weird in-between seasons stage, where some days are 90 degrees and others are 60 degrees. This means Alexa has been wearing a lot of leg warmers and pants that are easily removable if it turns out to be a scorcher. Her hair is getting so long I've been pulling it back in pigtails or giving her a Pebbles-style ponytail.

Nighttime sleep is great. It's that pesky 5:45 a.m. wake-up time that we need to work on. Mama needs to rest!

She's still eating everything we give her. We continue to feed her purees for breakfast and dinner. She's cut back her milk feedings to four bottles a day. She refuses to drink out of any bottle that is not her normal bottle; she also refuses to drink out of any nipple that is not fast flow. After a brief period of being infatuated with the sippy cup of water, she is once again indifferent. She prefers us to hold her bottle for her.

She's not into crawling or walking yet. She still likes to bounce in her jumperoo and sit with her toys. She's been lunging more toward things out of her reach, and she just started clapping her hands. She has been waving hello and goodbye somewhat consistently.

Baby girl is growing more independent. She will play with things for longer stretches of time without losing interest. Her new favorite toys: remote controls, cellphones. Do we have a high-tech baby on our hands?

Alexa is growing so much I can no longer continue this photoshoot on our bed (I can't fit her in the frame). We're moving to the floor. I need to find a better, less shadowy location for our photoshoots. She was actually pretty accommodating of my photo session, considering she only likes to be on her back for sleeptime nowadays.

Stats: 19 lbs., 8 oz.

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