Elizabeth is 8 Months

Hello all!! Elizabeth turned 8 months old on the 17th. She continues to be the easiest and most laid-back baby ever! She loves to be wherever she is - playing in her car seat, having tummy time on the floor, relaxing in her swing, or bouncing in her jumper. She is content 99% of the time, and the 1% she isn't content is because I took advantage of her good nature and waited just a tad bit too long to feed her, put her down for a nap, etc. She is not sitting up on her own yet, but we are working on that. I've been trying to put her in restaurant high chairs, her bath seat, etc. even though she slips down and has to be supported in an effort to give her little muscles some practice at supporting her upper body. It's not really working so far, but yesterday she got up on her hands and knees all by herself. I'm wondering if she'll skip the whole sitting up thing and go straight to crawling! At any rate, I am still not worried. She is the third child, and a very laid back one at that. She spends a lot of time in her car seat or bouncer and just doesn't have as many opportunities to practice these milestones. Here she is enjoying her jumper on her official 8 month birthday:

She loves this toy and can support her upper body quite well in it.

A picture with big sisters - dressed up for Thanksgiving on their last day of school before Thanksgiving break! Every one of these outfits is a hand-me-down from a different person. I love our sweet friends who have shared their adorable outfits with us :)

Elizabeth has recently discovered her toes, and loves to hold them and chew on them. We have mastered the art of eating baby food, but I have to carry our Bumbo seat to restaurants, because she just can't sit up in the restaurant high chairs yet. She seems to like all baby food so far and will eat like a champ when she's in the mood. When she's not in the mood, she'll simply keep her mouth closed and stare very seriously at me as I attempt to make her smile and open her mouth. She coos and babbles, saying "da-da-da-da" and "ya-ya-ya-ya." She loves her big sisters and is very friendly when strangers come up to her and smile. She is barely starting to "reach" for me when I'm around and shows just the slightest bit of hesitation when I drop her off at the church nurseries. She still goes to the childcare workers very easily, but I wonder if she's starting to be aware of the times I leave her.

Her hair is getting lighter. It's still very brown, but it's no longer the black that it started off as, and it has some blond streaks in it. Her eyes are still blue, but both Abby Kate and Christa kept their blue eyes until sometime after their 1st birthdays, and now they both have brown eyes.

Have a good night!