Happy 8 Months!

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Happy 8 months Mila!

8 Month Stats

Weight: 19 pounds (est)

Length: 27 inches (est)

Eating: Since trying chicken for the first time last month you have had beef, lamb and pork but hands down, your favorite protein so far is liver! So gross! I was gagging while making it but you nearly licked the jar clean every time you had it. Just wait until I tell you this when you are 12 years old :)  

Bedtime: You've come a long way this month and are now going down very easily for both dad AND me!  90% of the time we put you down in your crib awake, kiss you goodnight and you flip over onto your stomach and you're out.

Awake: You started crawling all over this past week and there's no stopping you.  You will still sit and play with your toys for a little bit but then you're off, exploring the whole house.  We are rushing to baby proof and have already lowered your crib because you are pulling up in there too.

Naps: Like bedtime, you are napping pretty well now too. If we miss your sleepy cues or you stay up too late, though, you make us work for it.

Diapers: still in Size 2 Pampers Swaddlers. I did just buy the Size 3s though.

Clothes: you've just about outgrown your 6-9mo sleepers, this time not because of length but because of your chubby little belly!  You are still wearing 6mo clothes but I've started pulling out some 6-9mo clothes as well.

Favorites: your toys keep your attention in the morning, when they are still "new," but you would rather crawl around than sit still.  Roscoe's toys are your most favorite things right now and you love nearly getting them in your mouth (especially his elk bone!) before we gasp and take them away.

Development: this month was a big one: you started crawling, picking up food and putting it in your mouth, standing with help, pulling up to your knees and saying "da da" for the first time.  Just yesterday you started pulling up, by yourself, on the baby gate, your crib and our ottoman.

Dear Little Mila,

You are 2/3 of the way to being a 1 year old...and I don't like it one bit!  You are so funny and have started to notice when you are doing something wrong, but you still try to do it anyways! For example, we have caught you numerous times trying to climb OUT of the bathtub!  You also only crawl, full speed ahead, when you see something you can't have (i.e. Roscoe's bones or toys or any pair of sunglasses).

You're such a big girl that you now fit in the sitting part (?) of the stroller and don't necessarily need the car seat.  You can't see it here but you love leaning back and kicking your feet up on the cup holder tray...ah, the life.

You still love swim lessons and swam like a little fish when we went on vacation.  

Dad was so excited to buy you a seat for his bike and a little bike helmet and he can't wait to take you out riding.  

I celebrated my first Mother's Day this past month and it was great. Unfortunately Dad had to work but you spent the day with me and then we went and met him for dinner. There are no other two people in the world I would have rather spent the day with.

This month you also went over to your babysitter's for the first time.  I met Kerry through my mom's group and we clicked right away.  Come to find out, she was a recent stay at home mom and was looking to watch another baby and I needed someone to watch you. It's such a great situation because her daughter, Kira, is only two months younger than you so you can grow up together!

Sadly, though, Kerry has informed me that you are the bully older sister who takes toys away from Kira!  Just wait, she's not going to be little for long and she's going to fight back!

Some days you just play at Kerry's house and other days she takes you on walks with our mom's group.

This week she took you to a picnic in the park with all the other babies! She's like super mom I tell you.

teething on jicama

Johnny also came to visit this week and you too continued your love affair with one another.  

Auntie Shawn & Mila

Shawna & I with the babies in and out of our belly :)

Each stage with you just keeps getting cuter than the last; just when I think you're as cute as can be you get a little bit cuter.  You are blabbering so much more now and pairing consonants with vowels.  You make the funniest face expressions and have a little bit of spunk to you.  We love you so much; I've even got daddy calling you Mimi now too :)

Love,

Ma-ma (let's work on saying that now)

prune feet

playing with mommy's clown from when she was little

I came in one morning to find you at the opposite end of the bed

with grandpa on Cinco de Mayo in your espadrilles and Mexican outfit

just some buds hangin in the sun

mother's day love from Roscoe

This is our town!

My dad sent me this picture of me when I was 10mo old and said Mila doesn't look EXACTLY like Robert!

it's the little things that make her them so happy

Mila's First Family Vacation ( and Mom's 30th Birthday)

I turned 30 last Saturday. And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be!  Robert and I had planned to go down to Belmont Shore on my actual birthday and then go to Palm Springs (with Mila) on Sunday to Wednesday.

The festivities started on Wednesday night when Robert and I went to dinner with my friends from work. It was a BLAST.

Then on Thursday Robert showed up at work with my best friend, Whitney, and her boyfriend, Ryan. I had NO CLUE they were coming in town and it was the absolute best birthday present a girl could ask for. Who doesn't want to celebrate a milestone birthday with their best friend?!

We went to downtown Huntington Beach first thing Friday morning...

And then went down to Newport Beach and had a drink (TRY to have more than one drink with a baby in tow) and then walked over to the beach. Hard to believe because we live here, but this was Mila's first trip to the beach. She didn't know what to think at first, then ate a fistful of sand and was ready to go.

On Saturday morning the girls went and got their nails done and then we (me, Robert, Whitney, Ryan, Courtney and Garret) headed down to Belmont Shore for some fun in the sun.  Before we left, though, Mila's present to me was saying "da da" for the first time...thanks a lot, kid!

There was lots of shenanigans during the day and then (after I took a quick power nap) we all went to dinner that night too. Robert's parents came in town Saturday morning so they could watch Mila all day (and night!) so could have some adult (birthday!) time.  I seriously had an amazing birthday and was completely spoiled by Robert (way too spoiled) and all of my family and friends. All I can say is, I am one lucky girl!

After saying goodbye (tear) to Ryan and Whitney on Sunday morning, Robert, Mila, Robert, Janine and I headed out for Palm Springs for our first family vacation.  In a side note, this blog post could also be titled, When Vacation Is No Longer a Vacation.

We didn't get checked in until 4pm and then Robert and I took Mila down to the pool to swim (i.e. wear her out so she would sleep well).

sensible one piece

first bikini!

Mila woke up at 1:30am the first night and I brought her to bed with us, where she proceeded to flop around like a fish out of water for the rest of the night; I am pretty sure she slept but Robert and I didn't get much shut eye.  I was telling Robert that now I know why parents always take their kids to the pool at like 8am when on vacation...it's because those fools wake up early and it's the only thing that will keep them entertained while mom and dad slam a cup of coffee and read the paper check their phones.

who's vacation is this anyways?!

We spent Monday morning at the pool while Robert's parents were at the casino.

We spent the rest of the afternoon in the room while Mila (and Robert) napped.  

Hotel jokes

 We met up with Robert and Janine for happy hour at the hotel and then they watched Mila on Monday night while we went out to dinner.

such a cheese ball

Tuesday morning we went down to the pool again before saying goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa, and then spent the rest of the day in the room until we had to break out and run errands and get a drink at the hotel bar.

Our Tuesday night dinner consisted of eating room service (which we had them drop in the hallway!) in the near dark while watching whatever lame show was on TV, while Mila slept cozily in her bed.

So cute, she was snuggling with her seahorse while sleeping

While we had a great time on vacation it was definitely a complete 180 degree difference from what we were used to! It was so nice having Robert's parents there the first two days, and especially nice since their room was next door to ours.  We could just walk over and drop Mila off in the morning while we were getting ready or, really, any time that we needed a break!  I told Robert that it really is true that you need to marry (and have babies with) a person that you love spending time with because that's pretty much all you've got as you sit around, together, while your baby does baby things.

So, pretty much, we probably won't be going on many vacations without a set of grandparents in tow for the next couple of years!

Watch Out Roscoe!

This whole time we were worried that Roscoe would be the one taking all of Mila's toys...turns out we were wrong!

You will probably have to go to the website to view it.

Happy Mother's Day!

Such a blessed mommy.

We're in Trouble Now!

Mila has had a big week!  Since her 7 month birthday she showed us how she can grab little pieces of food that we put in front of her and put them in her mouth. It's actually kind of funny, like a super hammered person grabbing for something, because her pincer grasp isn't fully developed yet and she has no depth perception   Here's a video for you to check it out:

Robert texted me yesterday when I was at work and said, "Mila just threw a toy at Roscoe and now she is trying to take his bone away."  I literally laughed out loud at my desk.  He said that she was trying to crawl to reach his bone but never quite made it.  He went on to say that she was just pulling at Roscoe but he didn't seem to mind.  He has no idea what's to come.

When I got home from work yesterday he showed me that Mila can now stand up in the crib by herself for a short period of time. She wasn't pulling up but if you put her there she would stay.

Then today Robert texted me this picture and said that Mila crawled under the chair while he was sitting in it!

She didn't crawl for me when I got home so I still haven't seen it yet but it's only a matter of time.  Then tonight while I was refilling the diapers in her room I sat her in her crib. Next time I looked over she had reached for the bars of the crib and pulled herself up to her knees.  Don't worry, I caught it on video (buuuuut I didn't catch her when she fell. Oops.):

So, at the rate this week is going, who knows what all will happen tomorrow; she could be walking by then!

On a non-baby related note (I know, shocking I still have those), my sister and I watched The Impossible last week when she was here and it was AMAZING.  It's about a family vacationing in Thailand when a huge tsunami hit in 2004; 283,000 people died but, miraculously, their entire family survived.  Who doesn't love a heartwarming TRUE story??? By far my most favorite movie I have seen in a while; I could watch it 234 more times and still love it. I highly recommend it.  

We have now entered my birthday month....and I turn 30 this year....so it's time to start celebrating. My sister's gift to me is 30 gifts, which I started opening on April 18th.  The presents keep getting better and better.

homemade happy birthday garland!

Turning 30 isn't that bad right?? Ask me again in 17 days :)