8 months old!

Angela is now over 8 months old and time is flying!! Her first Christmas season is upon us and
we are reminded every day of just how blessed we are. As this year comes to an end and I reflect on the past twelve months, I am amazed at how much my life has changed! I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in 2015.


Here is the update of what Angela is up to these days..

 

Sleeping...so much better!! {everyone reading this, please knock on wood!} Up until the past two weeks, Angela was still waking up several times a night and usually eating a couple of times at night. For quite a while now, she has been fairly easy to put to sleep, but staying asleep has been a different story! I reread some of the books I had been given regarding babies and sleep. Matt and I spent a weekend really working on Angela's sleep schedule. Thankfully, Matt did almost all of the work the first night. The second night went amazing, the third night was rough, and since then it has gone fairly well. She is currently fighting a cold, so that is not helping any of us, but overall I am super happy with how well this has worked. Thank you, Baby Whisperer! Even though she still has yet to stay asleep all night long, she no longer eats at night and most of the time, she is able to put her pacifier back in and go back to sleep on her own. It may just be the cutest thing to watch on the video monitor!

Eating...has always been easy for this little one!

 

 

Playing...so much now! She seems to have a different toy she prefers each day. As you can see in the photos, she has no lack of toys!

Napping...three times a day still.

Sounding...silly and chatty all the time! She is very vocal and likes making "ba, blah, ra, ga" sounds and making lots of spitting noises too. Her laugh is adorable!

Acting... usually very content and happy.

Traveling... so well! She is always a trooper!

Growing...too fast! She is in 9 month sized clothes and already looking too long for some of her 9 month footy pajamas.

Developing... into such a bright, smiley, beautiful girl!

Interacting... with everyone! She loves kids and dogs and usually laughs at our cats.

Moving... in circles on the ground and backwards. The only way she moves forward is when she's sitting up. Sometimes she seems eager to crawl and gets on her hands and knees, but has yet to crawl forward. I am okay with it as I enjoy knowing she stays in the general area of where I set her down!

 Cheering... for the Seahawks, of course!

 Thank you, Aunt Leona, for the beautiful headband!

 

Here are some other pictures from the past couple of months:

 At Colbi's baby shower.

 Riding Buddie with Aunt Jill's assistance

 Always helping Dad get ready for work in the morning!

 

 Jeep girl. She has already driven both of our Jeeps!

 

 She had fun helping Dad make deliveries on Halloween.

 

 Hanging out with mama!

  Already in charge of the remote.

And here is a video of Angela and Rosie having some fun.

 

 

Thanks for reading!

Merry Christmas, everyone!! Happy birthday, Jesus!