Leona 8 Months

Leona is our sunshine baby! She's grown so much this month and is just an absolute joy. We're all so lucky to be in her baby orbit. 

Sleeping Patterns: She wakes up at 6:30 on the weekdays and 7 on the weekends, and goes to bed around 9. She doesn't eat at night but wakes around midnight and 4 am to have her pacifier put back in. Around 4 it seems like she doesn't want to go back to sleep in her bed and often ends up asleep in bed with us until morning. 

Eating Habits: Breastmilk 7-8 times a day still (probably around 30 oz?) and now she's eating ALL THE SOLIDS. In fact, food has stopped being something fun and now is something she relies on! And heaven forbid you try to eat something and not share it with her--she's a nice baby but she makes herself understood! 

New Discoveries I Made: Leona knows her name and can come when we say "come here." She's also learning how to play and be silly! 

My Accomplishments: Leona's big growth this month was standing and cruising around things (I swear just tonight I saw her try to stand up on her own two feet without holding on to anything!!) And she's learning to clap!!! 

Places I Went: The biggest outing this month was to my parents' house in NC for Thanksgiving! It was an incredibly long road trip and Leona cried for maybe 5 minutes tops. She was amazing and we all gave her tons of kisses for her patience. 

Special Memories: Leona and Miriam were on the floor in my parents' living room when suddenly Leona started making a growling sound! She crawled over to Miriam and crawled onto her, still growling. Miriam understood she wanted to play and started gently wrestling with her. Leona giggled and kept growling as Miriam rolled around with her! 

 Like our other kids, she's kind but insistent, and is very independent. She smiles almost constantly but also lets you know when she has needs! It has been such a lovely month with our sunshine Leona.