8 Months

Emma Claire was 8 months old Monday! It's been a big month for her! She is now sitting up on her own and this past Sunday she started talking up a storm and hasn't quit since. She is picking up more and more new letter sounds. And although some might argue it's pure coincidence, I'm pretty sure she knows who her "Mama" is.

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At 8 months, she...

• Wearing mostly 3-6 months, some 6-9 months but they are big on her
• Wearing Size 3 Diapers
• Sleeping 11-12 hours straight at night
• Eats 3 meals a day and nurses 5 times a day - she is now eating 2-3 cubes of baby food at a meal
• Only wants Mama when she is tired - Daddy can rock her and put her down if I sneak out of the room when she is distracted. But if I'm in the room she wants me.
• Loves Savannah - no one can make her laugh like Savannah. Great, Big, Belly Laughs.
• Lights up in a huge smile when you go to get her out of her crib and when you open the car door to get her out
• Loves to jump in her jumperoo, be outside, play with spoons, roll around on the floor

The photos with the bunny are getting harder and harder - these days she just wants to play with or eat the bunny. 

Here are a few outtakes...