8 Month Update

As of yesterday Marley is 32 weeks old...that means she's 8 months! This past month has been full of the most changes by far. 

Since my last update Marley learned to crawl, sit up by herself, then get on her knees, stand up, and now she is walking around the room using the furniture! 

Any predictions on when she'll start walking? I'm thinking for sure before 12 months. This little girl is ALWAYS getting into something. 

Here's how other things are going:

Marley Likes

Standing up

crawling

bath time in the big tub

Squealing/Mimicking sounds

Playing with Daddy

Being outside

Time with cousins

Feeding herself

Grandma and Grandpa's doggy Toby

TV/Movies with singing

Dropping her toys out of the stroller

Sitting in highchairs at restaurants 

Applesauce, squash, green beans, puff snacks 

Marley Doesn't like

Falling over...especially when tired

Being covered in the car

 Being rocked

 Peaches, carrots, cheerios

Since last month we got into a good sleep routine that didn't require being swaddled. But, just last week Marlene decided that she would NOT sit still for me to rock her to sleep anymore. So what I do now is hold her in the rocking chair and sing one song, then I just lay her in the crib and that's it. If she starts to cry I look at the clock and tell myself "let her cry until..." (Usually I give her 20 minutes) 

Its been almost a week and so far I haven't had to go back in to calm her down. Sometimes she doesn't make a peep, and other times I can tell she's mad but eventually puts herself to sleep. I'm grateful we are getting into a good routine where she can "self-soothe."

Overall, we a truly blessed with an amazing, sweet little girl. She got her first cold a few weeks ago, and even then she was still so happy. 

This Saturday we are getting her pictures taken and I can't wait to see how they turn out. Hopefully they can capture her personality!