We've got a sitter, yes we do! You've been sitting slanted to the side with one arm propping you up for nearly a month now, but you all of a sudden started sitting upright on your own today. Once you did it, you kept doing it! I couldn't believe my eyes. Now, you don't do the side sitting thing at all. You go from crawling around (your adorable army crawl) to sitting up. It's incredible. I just can't get over how big you look now that I'm not sitting in back of you propping you up. You're doing it all on your own!
Also, we got through another month of breastfeeding. I had to supplement with organic formula for a feeding here and there, mostly the night feeding, but we did it! Every day that passes by, then every week and month, I just am so amazed that we've made it this far. I remember telling Daddy that I was going to go straight to formula from birth if we had any more babies after Alana. Yet, when I held you in my arms and looked into that sweet face, it was just natural for me to want to provide the best for you as much as I could. So, after much pain and daily struggles, we've made it to 8 months. It may not seem like a whole lot to most but to me I am so thankful for that. I'm so thankful that I got to give you the best nutrients for your first several months of life, especially the first half year when the breastmilk is the only source of nutrition you're getting.
You still don't eat a lot of solids but you do love eating your organic puffs. Haha~ Even your older sisters love it. They ask for some whenever I feed you it.
Also, you've talked and babbled a LOT since you were born, even at a couple of months old, but the word you've said most consistently and often is "Dada." It does make me a little bit sad when all you say is Dada and hardly ever say Mama unless you're desperately crying, but I am truly happy that you love your daddy so much. He adores you to pieces. There are days when he gets home after a long day of work and can't hold you since he has to get things done around the house or take your sisters to their jiu jitsu class, and I see the aching in his eyes. If it were up to him he would stay home and hold you all day long. When he does get the chance to hold you, all he can do is laugh at every little thing you do and stare.
I spend all day with you and I still can't get enough of you. I play with you, read to you, and try to take all of you in. I know you're going to grow up so unbelievably fast...I'm really trying to savor each little moment. You're so tall and big. I can barely hold you nowadays without feeling shooting pain in my wrists and arms. Haha~ A lot of people say you look a year old already. You really do. The clothes you wear is mostly for 12-18 months and your hair is so long now, with your bangs going into your eyes.
I can't wait to see what this coming month has in store for us. I wonder what you'll learn in the days to come.
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