At her 8 month check-up Sonia weighed in at 17 lbs (40%), was 26.25″ tall (20%), and had a 43cm head circumference (40%). She’s such a big baby girl now that it’s hard to remember her as a 1 month old infant anymore!
Aside from growing, Sonia spent a lot of her 8th month working on her army crawl and vocalizations, and trying new foods.
Unlike many of her other gross motor developments that have come on fully and suddenly, crawling seems to be a bit more work for Sonia. Every week, though, we can tell that her muscles are getting stronger, and she gets a little closer to true crawling and sitting up on her own.
Her vocalization development is interesting as well, in that she seems to try out different things for awhile and keep refining her oral motor skills. She started off the month with puffing, then discovered her screech, and finally moved onto relatively advanced lip trills and a lot of na-na, ma-ma, and da-da.
Sonia’s 8th month also included the Thanksgiving Holiday, which came with her first taste of turkey and first glimpse of snow during a visit to see Grandpa Raddatz. Unfortunately, flying with Sonia continues to get more difficult as she gets more mobile!
Sonia’s 8th month also included the start of the Christmas holiday season. It’s wonderful to start new family traditions, such as trimming the tree, and going to see Santa Claus!
Finally, Sonia’s 8th month came with some nice developments in her sleep patterns. We reduced her naps from 3 to 2 since she can sleep longer (1-2hrs) at each nap, and were able to drop the last dream feed just before 8 months. Here’s hoping it holds through the Christmas travels and the 9 month growth spurt – but I’m not holding my breath 🙂