Fingerprints of Christ: Anna at 8 Months

Unoffical weight (on our home scale)= 19.2 lbs

Tooth count= 2 (on the bottom)!! One day when Anna was fussy due to one of her teeth coming in, I tried to put some baby teeth numbing gel on her gums. That was easier said than done, and it ended up on her lips and tongue as well. About 10 minutes later, I noticed Anna stick her two fingers in her mouth (like always), and then pull them out to look at them. Then she stuck the two fingers back in her mouth, then pulled them back out to look at them, this time feeling her two fingers with her other hand. You could see that her little "wheels were turning" as she tried to figure out why she couldn't taste/feel her fingers with her mouth, lol!

Things Anna enjoys:

-Patting things (this activity usually includes both hands).

-Watching her daddy clap.

-Being able to shake a rattle.

-Being tickled under her chin and neck.

-Giggling at people wiggling their eyebrows up and down.

-Dropping toys over the edge of her high chair.

-Feeding herself Little Puffs.

-Sitting up on her own-- she has now become pretty steady, and doesn't topple over very often.

-Sitting up in her small bathtub, splashing, and playing with aquatic animal bath toys.

-Rolling, twisting, and kicking herself in a circle to get to where she wants (usually to a cell phone, Ipad, TV remote, etc.)-- but only when it is barely out of reach.

-Being held and carried around... she will only tolerate playing without being held for ~10 minutes at a time, before getting very upset (even if you are 3 feet from her). The lady from Parents As Teachers said that this is a form of separation anxiety, and it is okay to hold her.

-Even though she wants to be held (and is generally quiet and content when being carried around), she is continually pushing away (so I'm always re-positioning her in my arms). She knows she wants to go places (crawl/walk), but doesn't quite know how to make it happen yet.

-Anna enjoys saying her first consonant sound... ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma! I'm not convinced yet that she is associating it with me, but it is still heart-warming :) We've been working on teaching her "da-da".