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A few “mom confessions” for you from this week…

-Sometimes, I run the dishwasher with only a few sippy cups and some spoons. It’s easier than washing them all by hand. Sometimes I get lazy.

-I get embarrassed when my daughter throws Cheerios and peas on the floor in restaurants. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and overly apologetic to the staff. And sometimes… I also pretend I didn’t see the food fall.

-I wish I were more organized. I’m good at making sure I have everything I need, but then I throw it all into my bag in a big hot mess. Tonight, I couldn’t find my garage clicker so I parked on the street because I had too much crap in my purse to dig through and find it.

-Adele had a Valentine’s Day party this week at school. We all had to bring valentines for the kids. I was totally “that mom” in Target two days before the party digging through the shelves to find the best of whatever was left. Next year, I’m starting in January and Adele will have the best invitations in the class. Next year I won’t be resorted to buying “scratch and sniff cupcakes”. They don’t even smell like cupcakes!

-I purposefully keep Adele up way past her bedtime one night a week (9:30p-10p). She always has a good time and then still goes down easily and sleeps through the night when I do. Sometimes she’s up late because I’m out with friends, working out or running errands. And sometimes I keep her up just because I can. To prove that life doesn’t have to live and die with routine. To prove that spontaneity keeps kids happy. And to fill my soul with an extra dose of the love only a baby can give.

Oooh, that felt good to share! What do you think? Does an imperfect mother make a better mother? I’m thinking it does! Share your confessions!

Last Saturday, the East Coast was getting pounded with 3 feet of snow…. but out here in LA, the skies were clear and blue! Perfect day for a hike!! Adele loved seeing her friend too! We all had a blast!

The fresh air was good for all of us! Love that magical breeze that can zonk a baby out in 10 minutes flat. She went from full-on babbling to asleep in no time at all. hah!

Excited for more “fit mama” play dates again soon! 

A couple of weeks ago, I saw that one of my favorite bloggers was doing a book event at my local Baby Gap! She was there reading Peter Rabbit in support of Gap’s new line of adorable baby clothes. I was so excited and I begged Irving to let us change our weekend plans to go and it ended up being awesome! The store had quite the reception for their littlest guests.

Adele sat quiet during the whole book. I think she loved watching all the other kids running around.

And um, these bunny ears get me ridiculously excited for Easter this year! Hop Hop!

Didn’t I just write my 7 month post? I feel like not too much really changed between month 7 and 8. It was a great month. Adele continues to amaze us with her even temperament, happy disposition and fierce determination to do more. She’s such a good baby.

Her stats are pretty much the same as last month. I’m not sure on her height or weight though.

Weight = Guessing about 17 pounds?
Diapers = Size 2
Clothes = 9 Months (and a few 6 months still<–mostly because I’m still in denial)
Eyes = Currently they are Hazel
Teeth = Still none! And no sign of any popping through either! Should I be worried? Maybe she’ll save us the cost of braces someday if she never gets teeth!

SLEEP
Yep. Still going strong on the 12-13 hour a night train. I know you’re sick of hearing that. Frankly, after each month goes by without regression I pinch myself. I’m still shocked. And I’m not complaining. We know how lucky we are and I am so so so so so thankful. We have officially been blessed with the worlds-greatest-sleeping-baby.

Same routine. I lay her in her crib at 7:30p and she rolls over falls asleep on her own. Then she stays aslseep til 8am the next morning. Every. Single. Night. I don’t know how she does it. Baby just loves her sleep I guess!

She flip flops between two nap routines at daycare: a.) 10a nap and 3:30p nap or b.) 1p nap only. On the weekends, she’s still doing two naps a day, although sometimes they’re short car-ride-induced snoozes.

FOOD
We’re still doing a mix of baby-led-weaning and purees. Purees for lunch at daycare and real food for breakfast and dinner.

PUREES:
I’m making all of her purees myself from scratch. Sweet potatoes, mango/banana, peas, carrots, apples… I get all my homemade babyfood tips from this website. I make and prepare a whole weeks worth of food on Sundays and store them in these containers and these containers. I send her with 1oz of vegetables and 1oz of fruit a day for lunch.

REAL FOOD:
For breakfast and dinner, I give her bite sized pieces of whatever I have on hand. Breakfast is usually cheerios and banana or mango. Sometimes applesauce too. Dinner is a mix of things. Usually a tasting platter of a few things. I try to mix grains, veggies and fruits.

She’s tried SO many different foods already. She loves avocado, banana, parsnips, carrots, crackers, bread, cheese, pasta, cheerios, sweet potato, chicken, blueberries, mangos, pickles, tomatoes, bites of pizza, etc. There isn’t anything she’s tried that she hasn’t liked yet.

MILK
She’s 100% on formula as of January 27th. She doesn’t seem to notice or care that I’m not nursing her anymore. She tried to root once after I stopped, but other than that, she seems perfectly content with her formula. It took me about three days to get over being sad about ending breastfeeding, but I’m fine now. I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would. There are so many other awesome things about being a mom that I’m excited about now.

And actually, as of tomorrow, she’s no longer drinking out of a bottle either! We dabbled in the sippy cup world last week and the verdict is out. She loves it. At the recommendation of friends, we went with the Nuk Learner Cups and so far so good! We have 7 of them now so starting tomorrow we’ll be nixing bottles all together. That was easy.

SITTING
She’s been sitting up for months now, but just a couple of weeks ago, she started getting herself into the sitting position all by herself! She’ll crawl to something, grab it, and then sit up to play with it! Sounds so simple, but it’s pretty amazing to watch. I can’t believe at how fast she learns.


CRAWLING
She’s crawling. And she’s fast!

She loves to follow me around the house now. I go about my business and she’s at my heels moving from room to room. I love hearing the pitter patter of her hands as they sneak up on me in various places. I love to see her peek around corners once she finds me too. It’s adorable.

In fact, people keep asking me why I haven’t updated the “Lamb Pictures” to compare sizes….

Well… this is what happens when I lay her down to take pictures now….

Yep. Why sit still when you can mooooove?

TOYS
She still loves anything with a string or a tag. Like loooooves it. The bigger the tag the better. Irving lets her hold the mail sometimes and she thinks that’s the greatest thing ever. But she also loves her Fisher-Price Disney Baby Amazing Animals Sing-Along Choo-Choo.

We’re looking into getting her an activity table to play with now. Any suggestions?

STANDING!
She now LOVES to stand up! She’s always had strong legs, but now she will actually do it if you hold her hands!

Um, I’m not ready for this!!
Ok, the Tutus and Leggings I’m totally ready for…. but not the standing part. Go back to being a baby, crazy girl. (And yes, I got her to stand there by distracting her with the tag on that blanket there. I’m so sneaky).
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So yea, Month Eight. You rocked. We’ve got a chatty, happy baby who makes us smile all day long. Can’t really ask for anything more!

PS. It’s not easy to get a newly-mobile baby to stay still! I wish I had a video camera to tape all my crazy antics to get her to stay put! She almost fell off the couch TWICE during this photoshoot (don’t tell Irving) and after each take, this is what I was dealing with:

My little explorer.

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