Sydney {month 8}

Sydney's 8th month was full of big family events. We celebrated cousin Billy's 1st birthday, and welcomed a new cousin, Grant Oliver Lederman, to the family. We also said goodbye to our sweet dog Morrie who lived a long and happy 14 years. He was such a loving dog and we miss him so much.

8 months old

I've heard from a number of people that the phase between 6-9 months is a good one, and so far, we have to agree. We've been having a ton of fun with Sydney lately. She is laughing all the time, rolling all over the place and so curious about everything. So long are the days of sitting quietly on our lap and watching us eat dinner. If anything is in reach, or a lunge, she will go for it. I love watching her pick up something new and examine it and turn it around and around in her hands, then put it in her mouth.

She has really come around with the whole eating thing. We are still really liberal with the foods that we offer her and she is willing to try almost anything. Her favorite foods right now are chicken, cheese, lentils, eggs and hummus. She doesn't like to be spoon fed, so we just break everything up into really small pieces and she picks it up herself. We help her with our fingers too, and she likes that. She will also pick the food that dropped into her bib and eat it.

We're still working on a sippy cup, but she loves to drink from our water glass. She is just starting to figure out how to swallow, so most of the water just goes in her mouth, then back out all over her clothes. I bought her a little plastic cup for her to practice with.

Brian started to notice when she is really happy, she rolls her right foot in a circle and shakes her left foot. She does this all the time, like when she is eating in her highchair, drinking her milk or in the carrier facing forward. We think it's adorable.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the month: