Sunday, March 15, 2015

Lyla Ellen - 8 Months

I seem to be posting halfway through each month, but I'm sure to keep Lyla's updates steady.  Eight months.  Eight months ago I gave birth to this beauty and time really is flying by.  This month has had it's ups and downs, but this little girl has made some major strides! 
 
Here are a couple facts about beautiful baby Lyla:
 
*Weighs over 17 pounds

*Wearing 9-12 month clothing
 
*Hair and eyelashes are as long as ever!


*This little girl started crawling.  Then she started standing.  Now she is furniture surfing all within a week or two.  Lord have mercy!


*She is taking two naps during the day and just now sleeping through the night again.  It was almost two months there where she was getting up through the night three to four times.  The struggle of trying to figure out why was the true challenge.
 
Was it reflux, was it teething, was it separation anxiety, was it night terrors?  We went through the list, took her to the dr. probably more than we should have...and our final conclusion is teething.  I really think she wakes up in sheer pain and just needs comfort.
 
We have tried advil or Tylenol before bed and that seems to help.  We don't use it every night, but we have if we notice that she is extra fussy.  If she does wake up in the middle of the night, we don't pick her up - we give her the paci, her blankie, and we rub her back to get her to go back to sleep.  Takes about five minutes. 


Food:
 
*Lyla is eating anywhere from 20-27 ounces of formula every day.
 
*Foods she has tried: Oatmeal, plain yogurt, mango, peach, applesauce, banana, squash, sweet potato, zucchini, peas, green beans, carrots, and avocado.  We have found that she really enjoys finger foods, so if she doesn't like it mushy then we try to give it to her as a finger food and she'll enjoy it more.

*Girl is obsessed with some puffs and yogurt melts.  If you ever want to see a baby truly excited - give Lyla some of those!


*She is currently saying Ma Ma, Da Da, Ba Ba, and La La.  She says her L's so well and we think she is trying to say her own name :)


*She wants to chew on everything because those top two teeth should be coming in soon.  She has two on the bottom and I can't wait to see that smile change from two to four baby teeth!



*You smile and laugh a ton.  You are still so in love with anything and everything that your brother does.  Sometimes you take your hair bows out, but for the most part you don't mind hair accessories.  You aren't drooling as much, but still need a bib most of the time.  Stranger Danger - it's a real thing with you. 
 
*You also have just started the most adorable habit of doing this shy head tilt when you smile.  Oh my - my heart melts every time!  So cute!!


You are such a doll and we are enjoying watching you grow, beautiful girl!

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