8 Months Old!

Layla was 8 months old on Wednesday. It's hard to believe that in 4 more months she'll be a year already! Where does the time go?!? She had her Synegis (RSV) shot today and hated it as always. She's starting to hate the doctor's office more and more. She just hates being fussed with. This is how it went. I put her on the scale to get weighed, she cries. I pick her up, she's fine. I put her on the table to get measured, she cries. I pick her up, she's fine. The nurse takes her temp in her armpit and she has tears streaming down her cheeks. The nurse takes the thermometer out and she's fine. She then gets her shots (2 b/c it's in 2 syringes) and of course screams like crazy. Then she had her ears checked because she's had a cold and has been waking up during the night. She really did not enjoy that! It turns out that she does have an ear infection in both ears so I'm glad that we had them checked!

Last month I had put on here that she was 14 1/2 lbs. So when she got weighed yesterday I was confused when she was only 13 lbs 11 oz. Apparently last month I was confused. At 7 months she was 12 lbs 15 oz--not 14 1/2. She was 25.25 inches yesterday. It was funny that she was 13 lbs 11 oz b/c her birth weight was 3 lbs 11.8 oz--so 8 months later she has gained exactly 10 lbs! I used to hear my sister often tell people when we were out that Gavin was two months early and I always thought it was funny how much it came up. But now I find myself doing the same thing with Layla. As anyone with a baby knows, people always ask about babies and how old they are and such. I don't mind people asking at all, but I often do feel like I have to explain why she's small. I can tell when some people have no idea what a typical 8 month old looks like so then I don't feel the need to explain that she was a preemie, but a lot of people do seem surprised when I tell them how old she is. It happened three times at Meijers yesterday. I guess it's good small talk with strangers:-).

She's getting much better at sitting alone, yet is still tippy.

I think this new hat of hers is so cute!

My mommy is funny!!

8 Month pic with doll