Last week, Penelope turned eight months old! This month as been filled with lots of fun and changes! First off, she crawls! She decided to wait until Marcus was home for lunch (how sweet) and on May 14th, she took her first scoot/drag/crawl towards some toys in Lucy's room. It's been non stop since then. She can sit up pretty much totally unassisted (and wont' fall backwards) but she hasn't figured out how to go from a sitting position to a crawling position just yet - I give it a few days, tops - and then I REALLY won't be able to contain her!
We've made some great strides in the food department too! When we went in to talk to the pediatrician last month, he recommended we skip the "baby food" (thank goodness I didn't buy that baby food steamer) and move right to toddler food. He said some babies just like to feed themselves and don't like the texture of pureed food. He was right! She's doing great with it and is finally eating! I'm curious to see how much weight she has gained now, as she was only 16lbs 6 oz at the appointment (7 months old and 29th percentile). She was 16 lbs (even) at 5 months, so the fact that she had only gained 6 oz in two months, kinda concerned me, but the doctor wasn't worried. She's not as picky as Lucy was/is - as she pretty much eats what we give her. So far she's had, cheerios, puffs, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, avocados (she obviously isn't her fathers daughter), bananas, and peaches. I'm looking forward to cheese and yogurt next month, as I think she'll like those too!
On a not so fun note, we've been watching Penelope's swollen gums in anticipation of her top teeth coming through, for a number of months. (Her doctor said he thought they would be coming in the first week of April!). And they still aren't here! EVERY DAY I think this HAS to be the day they break through, but so far I've been wrong. I'll keep saying it though - it has to be tomorrow!
Lucy is, as always, keeping us busy. She's such a little mommy - and is still constantly taking care of her babies (including her baby sister "Elopee.") "Taking care of" also includes helping get her dressed and ready for the day and OF COURSE - helping her with her makeup. :)
Below is a photo of the proud toddler who can get dressed "all by herself" (obviously).
Lucy certainly has her moments of being a three year old, but I can see such a change in her as she understands, obeys and comprehends more and more each day - she's growing up too fast! They both are!
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