What a difference a month makes! This stage in a baby's development must be the most fun, because it seems that new things are happening everyday. Her newfound mobility broadens her world and makes her boundaries limitless; that is until mama stops her from doing something that might hurt her. But, despite my efforts to protect her, I've learned that bumps and bruises are inevitable at this stage; especially if I turn my back for one second. In fact, she fell off the bed at her Nana & Pop Pop's house over Thanksgiving. She was laying on her back in the middle of the bed, so I bent down to get her pants to put on her when I heard a thud followed by a loud cry. Ugh. There's no worse sound in a mother's life. She's OK, of course. Thank God! But, we spend a lot more time on the floor these days, and I have become pretty skilled at changing a diaper while she's rolling or crawling away. I'm lucky if I have any kind of strap or tag nearby to occupy her. She likes those much more than any toy she has.
Everyday Andy and I talk about how joyful she is. When I asked him if there was anything in particular that he'd like for me to mention in her 8 month post, he said, "just her sweet disposition." When I describe her, I say, "She's just delightful!" She LOVES to go places and see people. I'm pretty sure she's an extrovert, because when she's around people she's super happy and hardly ever thinks about sleeping or eating. But, when the people are gone, she comes crashing down.
NEW THINGS BEULAH CAN DO
*crawling on hands and knees (see video)
*pulling up! (see video)
*claps hands (see video)
*She's making much more sophisticated sounds and letter combinations. Sometimes I hear "words" like "boosh" or "this", and sometimes she makes a hissing sound. I heard her make sounds with every letter, except maybe "c", "k", and "q".
FIRSTS
*Beulah got her first tooth!! Two actually! Her two bottom, front teeth are peeking through. I haven't gotten a picture because everytime she opens her mouth, her tongue covers it up.
*Beulah saw the ocean for the first time over Thanksgiving! While visiting Andy's parents in FL, we went to St. Augustine for a day. It was COLD, so she didn't get in the water. But, since she falls asleep to ocean waves on her sound machine every night, she fell asleep as we walked to the sound of real ocean waves. :)
*Beulah met a large number of her extended family over Thanksgiving in FL.
CUTE THINGS BEULAH DOES
*Sometimes when we make eye contact, she'll just laugh out of the blue. Love it!
*While sitting on her bottom, she bounces from her pelvis while flapping her arms up and down. (see video)
*After she wakes up, she peeks through the slats in the crib at us when we come in and squeals with excitement.
*Sometimes she'll cover her ears with her hands. Unfortunately, the first time she did it was when she was being introduced to her adult cousin for the first time. :)
*She holds her bottle with her hands AND feet. (see picture)
* She chews on and rolls her tongue. The most common comments we get from strangers are about her blue eyes or her tongue.
*She's been "blowing raspberries" with her lips for a while, but now she does it with her tongue too.
*She sits "cris-cross" (or "Indian style" if you're from my generation or before).
*She pats my shoulder when I pick her up or while she's nursing.
*While laying tummy to tummy when nursing, she tries to stand and bend forward to nurse.
*Sometimes while nursing, she rubs her feet together really fast.
THINGS THAT MAKE BEULAH SMILE/LAUGH
*When she bangs things together, she smiles. (see video)
And now for even more videos than last month!
shaker = teething tabs
symbol = lid from toilet paper holder
creative inspiration = blinds?
