Tuesday Caitlin turned 8 months old. It is hard to believe how much she is growing and learning every day. It is amazing to watch her – you can actually see her learning new things. I find it fascinating!
This month brought a lot of exciting new adventures for Caitlin – riding in the laundry basket, Daddy's lawn tractor and her new wagon, attending the Florida Strawberry Festival and her first trip on the Merry Go Round, picnics and strolls through Lake Eola and Harry P. Leu Gardens, attending her first Easter Egg Hunt where she met the Easter Bunny, and of course lots of playdates with her little friends.
She is working on feeding herself – she can hold her own bottle, is practicing with the sippy cup, and can feed herself with the spoon if I give it to her with food already on it.
The dogs are by far the most fascinating toys for her. She is infatuated with them. When they are around we always hear new sounds of joy from her. She loves to feel their silky and smooth fur. The dogs are very patient with her and love to give her kisses. They don't even mind when she grabs their ears or pulls them over to her by their tails.
Reading is always a special time for Caitlin. She loves to feel new textures in her touch and feel book. She is very quick to turn the pages and has books that are definitely her favorites. She bangs on some of the books with great excitement when reading her favorites.
Going outside is a much loved activity. She loves the sights and sounds and loves to explore. Riding in the wagon with the wind in her face gives her the giggles. If you walk up to tree she will concentrate on studying it. Her nightly walk around the block in the stroller is one of her favorite parts of the day.
She is also trying to communicate with us more and more. She understands the words Mommy, Daddy, and Dog. She responds to the "more" sign language when eating, and also signals when she is done and wants to get up. She likes babbling "Ya Ya" and "Da Da" repeatedly and I have even heard "Ma Ma" once or twice! When the dogs bark she tries to say Woof – although it ends up "uffffff". Sometimes she will even wave hi and bye. She is constantly making noise now – she is definitely a talker – definitely our child!
The biggest advancement by far is her increase in mobility. She rolls around the room with ease and is now getting into the crawling position and rocking back and forth. She moves forward with her arms but has not learned the coordination with her legs just yet. She is now figuring out how to get into a sitting position from crawling. She also pushes herself backwords rather easily. This has led to a whole new world of discoveries for her. Naps are a bit challenging now as she would much rather practice trying to crawl in her crib than sleep!
She learns something new everyday – each morning I wake up and wonder what will we learn today?
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