The Adventures of Chase, Owen & HATTIE!

Hattie turned 8 months old last week on Thursday the 20^th. I just can’t believe she is closer and closer to being 1. I was in Target looking at the baby clothes and realized the next size I would buy was 12 months. I teared up and got very emotional as I realized my baby isn’t a little tiny baby anymore, wearing those cute 0-3 months clothes.

She was way more interested in picking on the fluff rather than looking at me.

Eating-Hattie is finally eating solids, pretty well. She likes them warmed up, they can’t be right out of the fridge or even room temp. She opens her little mouth just a bit and chews even the runny baby food. She likes to have her own spoon and likes to take the one I use to feed herself. She loves to feed herself finger foods. We’ve done blueberries, avocado, little bits of meat and banana. She’s very good with her pincer grasp. Hattie is still nursing and takes a bottle very well (finally). She eats 4-7 oz during the day and nurses at 5 and 7 before she goes to bed.

Sleeping-Hattie takes a long morning nap, usually 2-3 hours. She takes a short afternoon nap, 45-1 hour. This makes her pretty tired by the time 7:00 rolls around. She doesn’t get fussy but doesn’t want to be put down. She goes to bed right after her bottle/nursing and usually gets up 1 time in the night still. Ug. She wakes around 5:30-6.

Got one sitting up shot, but no toothy grin.

Play-Hattie loves to be held, but if there is something she sees on the floor or in another area it is clear she wants down. I think she believes she can move, or at least really really wants to. She throws her body forward as I’m holding her, almost catapulting herself out of my arms. That’s when I know it’s time to put her down. She loves loves loves to roll around eating whatever toy she can get her hands on. She loves paper and will do anything to get it. She likes to bang items together and loves the sound. She likes it when I bang things together and sing the "Bang Bang" song. Hattie likes Itsy Bitsy spider too and knows when I will sing it. She brings her hands to her mouth as to protect her neck, which she knows I'm going to tickle. Hattie enjoys dancing with Mommy to music and likes when we all sing to her. She likes all of her brothers' toys.

Social-Hattie is very social and wants to be with people. She is always looking around for the boys if they are not in her sight. She wants to watch them and touch the things they are playing with.

Communication-Hattie really likes to talk. She has a yell, a growl, a dolphin sound, says "ga, da da,". When she wants someone's attention she yells, "Ah". She will do this when others are in a different room and she wants to see them. "Ah", it's like, "Look at me," or "Come here." I've started signing with her as well.

Motor-Hattie is not crawling yet, but she can pivot herself with her legs and is starting to push backwards a bit. I’ve been helping her get up on her hands and knees and noticed yesterday that she almost did this herself. Her fine motor skills are very good. She can pick up a small piece of food with her thumb and pointer finger! I’m amazed she can do this. It’s difficult getting it to her mouth as she wants to move the food to her other hand or she drops it by the time she gets to her mouth. She’s very patient though and loves to feed herself.

Personality-Hattie is a very very good baby. She rarely cries, so when she does actually cry it’s alarming and something is very wrong. She is very easy going and just loves to be with Mommy. Hattie is calm, more calm than the boys were and a little bit more “serious”. She’s just taking in the world around her! She loves to smile and giggle.

Fun Facts-she bends her hands at the wrist like she wants to take off into flight or like she’s waving goodbye. She does this when she’s excited or whenever. Hattie looks a lot like Owen did! Hattie has 8 teeth! How can that be?! 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top. During the week of Feb 3rd she got 5 of the 8. 4 on the top and 1 on the bottom. She did super with it, but you could tell her little mouth was sore.