8 Months!

Leighton officially turned 8 months on October 7 (which is, coincidentally, our niece Lexi's birthday - Happy birthday, Lex!).

To celebrate, we had her 6 and 9 month checkups. Why? Our delayed vax schedule, plus there are no vaccines given at 9 months.

So the stats are:

weight - 21lbs 4oz (95th percentile)

length - 27 inches (52nd percentile)

she is bearing weight on her legs, sitting up independently for long lengths of time, crawling and pulling up - all of her 9 month milestone checks (that I remember at this moment).

Showing off her boo boos:(

We are also supposed to start feeding her more "table" food, such as mashed bananas, potatoes, sweet potatoes. This has been an iffy adventure. I'd delayed the making the baby food thing due to her super-sensitive stomach and gag reflexes. She loves the first 5 bites of anything I cook for her, but after that she gets lazy - doesn't want to 'chew'. Kids a mess!

We also bought an area rug and moved out or coffee table the weekend before her appointment to aid in her quest to crawl. She mastered it less than a week!

 So last weekend was spend in a panic trying to get the major baby proofing needs done. Of course I ended up with a severe strained muscle and in bed all day on a heating pad. Thank God for Mattress Mack! I can not endorse Gallery Furniture of Houston enough! I ordered a super-nice piece of furniture for an extremely affordable price OFF OF THE INTERNET! The called and verified it was me, took some awesome security precautions and had 2 very friendly and professional fellas deliver it THAT AFTERNOON! http://www.galleryfurniture.com/ people!

yeah, that's a blue dog toy under it

Leighton also received in the mail this great care package from her Meme and PawPaw (Bill's parents). I wanted to take her picture with it, but she was more interested in attacking it!

Well, my super sweet and romantic husband conspired with my mother to get he and I two date nights in a row this weekend! Way pumped and probably won't take any pictures b/c I'll be too darned busy enjoying myself!

I leave you with a shot of my sweet angel I TRIED to take of her sitting in Founder's Park in Jennings a couple weeks ago...but she was squirmy, I was nervous. But she's cute:)

2 Month Check Up

For the family, here are the stats on Leighton's 2 month check up:

• 22 1/2 inches
• 12 lbs 10 oz
• Changed to an even more sensitive formula (and a powdered one, which makes Mommy VERY excited!)
• Change in soap and lotion because she has excema:(
• Increase tummy time - work up to 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening.

Other than that, Baby Girl is VERY healthy!!

Things she can do:

smile, giggle, follow an object with her eyes, get 'excited' (kicking, smiling, cooing) when one of us gets home, pick her chin up when she's on her tummy, occasionally roll over from back to side, look for the person talking when she hears their voice.

What she likes:

Massage! foot rub, shoulder rub, leg rub - will stretch out her feet to get you to start over!

LOVES to eat! Can't get enough of her bottle!

Being talked to! Read her stories, ask her questions, etc.

Her play mat - can't get enough!

Mommy and Daddy's bed - put the mattress on vibrate and lay her on it! She'll stretch and relax and smile!

We love, love, love this little girl and her pedi! Didn't even bat an eye when I told her I wanted to wait and give her her shots on a day she felt better and I wanted to skip the Hep B. Even agreed!

Here is what she wore, courtesy of Mackenzie:)

A little blurry due to her kicking and cooing at the lights in the doctor's office!

Well, here's hoping the new formula and body wash and lotion work. Mommy wants some rest this weekend!