Monday, February 20, 2012

8 Month Eva Parties Too Hard


Little Eva is a party princess. Unfortunately Eva's posse (mom) is pretty lame and doesn't enjoy the middle of the night parties quite as much as Eva. Eva's partying is a result of waking up to nurse about 3:00 am. If mom doesn't get Eva to fall immediately back to sleep then Eva fully wakes up and hello party time for about 2 hours until Eva decides she is tired again. Tonight is a party night; I should know better than to try and squeeze in a bathroom break before nursing Eva. Usually our parties consist of watching Netflix shows and rocking until Eva falls back asleep but tonight Abi, cousin Gabby, and Leah are having a sleepover in the basement so TV watching is out.

Other than the middle of the night partying, Eva at 8 months is a joy. She continues to be a sweet and happy baby. Eva is developing well and we rejoice at each of her new tricks. She is proficient in African tongue click language and Native American war calls with the back of her hand, you know "Ah Ah Ah Ah." She continues to babble Dada but no Mama yet. She just learned to clap and wave. Eva has a whole box of toys that she loves to pull out, scatter around and scoot after but her favorite activity is exploring whatever new item her grabby hands can catch.

Eva also learned to drink from her sippy cup. She loves juice. Other favorite foods include pancakes, puffs, and smashed bananas. She has a really good pincer grasp and can feed herself little bits of stuff well. Eva is broadening her palate to enjoy some of her veggies like peas, carrots, and squash as well as her fruits.

Eva is a scooter right now but soooooo close to crawling. Currently she maneuvers about with a little half butt scoot interspersed with getting up onto one knee and one leg and pulling forward. That other knee is so close, it's just a matter of time until she's crawling. Eva is also starting to pull up on things. The other day she was enjoying pulling up on the magazine rack and pulling out all of the magazines. Oh boy watch out for the destruction that is soon to come. Eva cut her two top teeth and she has the cutest smile. Teething continues to be pretty easy for her and she has only nipped me a couple of times while nursing. Her hair keeps growing and growing, especially in the back. It is blonde and curly and I'm just waiting for when it's long enough for a little piggy tail or bow.

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