Every month, we're thinking, where has the time gone? 8 months is here and Harper keeps on growing, eating and moving. She's not crawling, but she'll pull up on things and stand supported. She'll get on her knees from a sitting position; just to rock a few times, then decide she doesn't want to go anywhere. She makes us laugh. She really likes when we hold her up and she moves her legs. Maybe she will walk before she crawls...only time will tell.
Harper weighs 19 pounds 6 ounces and is about 28 inches long. She still loves to eat. This month we started giving her finger foods. She loves these little puff things that "melt" in her mouth. She even knows what the container looks like now and when we get it out, she gets all sorts of excited :) She eats banana, mango, blueberries, peas and carrots cut up into bit size pieces. I've even made her buttered noodles with some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on them. She really thinks she's hot stuff when she feeds herself. A few times she hasn't eaten what we try to spoon feed her but if we give her something for her to pick up with her hands, she'll clear her tray!
She has gotten so big that she's been wearing size 12-18 month clothes! She continues to love walks outside and going out and about. We are all so happy that the weather is getting nice so we can be out more! We all got down to Florida again to visit Nonnie. Harper went to her first baseball game. We saw 2 spring training games for the Orioles and the Rays. It was pretty hot but she stayed cool in her little straw sun hat. She matched all the old people in Florida :)
Her first cold happened just a couple days ago. We hate that she feels bad and there's nothing we can do. Thank goodness for the NoseFreida. It sucks the snot right out of her nose without going in her nose. The baby on the box seems to love it, but Harper gets mad when we get anywhere close to wiping her nose. She's got attitude, that's obvious! She definitely lets us know what she wants or does and doesn't like. She's not saying any words yet, but she can make plenty of baby talk and some Baa Baas and Maa Maas.
