Leah is 8 Months Old!

Leah has become a pro at maneuvering from her tummy and rolling around to an upright sitting position. She does a  great "plank" and has begun doing a lil'baby military crawl. She's still getting up on her hands and knees and rocking and has taken a tentative knee forward in an attempt to crawl. Then finally started crawling about 4 days before turning 8 months old!

Leah's plank.

Eating chilled carrots to help those teeth!

She's started trying to pull herself up but so far only gets to her knees then gets stuck. I think it's certainly time to lower the mattress in her crib!

Leah is cutting her first teeth on the bottom and 

has been waking 2-3 times a night the last 3 weeks.

Mamma is tired!

Leah has grown to really LOVE the water when we go swimming!

She likes to lunge forward on her tummy as mommy holds her and kick her little chubby legs like crazy. 

She will even dip her face down in the water. It's as though she totally knows what to do. 

I can't believe 8 months have passed. I've found the learning curve with caring for 3 children has been a steep one for me.

 But I'm also learning to be patient with myself and perhaps even learning, bit by bit, that perfection isn't required, nor is it even desireable, in this life. 

Something I've really struggled with. 

But, what better way to overcome personal weakness than in the care of a sweet baby.

8 month Stats:

Weight 17 lbs 9.6 oz. (25-50%)
Length 26 inches (10-25%)

Note: getting Leah's length has become quite difficult. She's pretty squirmy these days so I'm not sure how accurate the length measurement is. I noticed Leah's weight gain has really slowed. She is continuing to grow and develop normally, I attribute her slowed growth to a normal occurance for babies who are exclusively breastfed. But also noticed she has gained a full pound in the last month.