8 Months Old

I know that Alma is 8 months old, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around it. 8 months! I was attempting to take a picture of Alma to commemorate the day, but found it was almost impossible to get her to sit still for one. That pretty much sums Alma up right now - she is constantly on the go! Her personality is starting to emerge and she seems to be taking after me in that she loves to talk and always wants to do something. She loves to play and switches between her activities all the time. She is taking after Dan in that she's generally pretty chill. She only cries when she is hungry, and even then she doesn't usually cry much. She doesn't sleep through the night yet, but when she wakes up she just eats and goes back to sleep. Sometimes she doesn't even open her eyes. Alma is in day care part time now and she loves it. Last week they did pudding painting and we have her first "masterpiece" hanging up in the living room. The day care ladies say that sometimes she plays with the other babies, but when she wants to be left alone she either growls at them or throws her toys at them. She might be little, but she sure is fiesty! Alma is starting to love her solid foods! She will plow through an entire jar of applesauce in one sitting.

When she's tired, she is tired, and she conks right out. Too bad she never naps for more than 25 minutes. I have learned to be VERY productive in less than a half an hour.

She loves her new walker she got for Christmas.

Alma's two favorite activities are sitting in her swing, and going on long walks. It's too cold lately for the Moby, so she has to sit in her stroller, but she loves it anyway. She stares at everything around her and never makes a peep.

We are very much looking forward to the next few months to see how she changes!