Not much else has changed. No more progress on Taylor's room.
Seven Months Old: Miss Taylor turned seven months old on June 21, 2012. Not much changed from six months. She has completely perfected sitting, never tips even if she reaches for things. We thought she was teething for a week but no teeth showed up. She loves yelling and making as much noise as possible. She tried Watermelon and it was a big favorite. She is still a peanut, wearing 3-6m clothes with room to grow. No crawling or even the start of it.
Brian graduated with his Bachelor's degree and everyone was there to support him. Taylor was not a fan of all the clapping and cheering and my mom had to take her out for most of the ceremony but she did calm down enough to go up on stage with him to get his diploma which I know meant a lot to him. Everyone loved her and responded with "AW!"
Fourth of July was fun. Taylor was adorable. It was so weird to think back a year and remembering being 5 months pregnant at the time and thinking ahead a year to what it was going to be like next year with a 7.5m old. It didn't feel long enough ago but there she was kicking and splashing in the pool. We didn't stay for the fireworks because I don't think she would have handled it well, she is not a fan of loud noises. Hopefully by next year she will be.
Eight Months Old:
Gah! I can't believe my baby is already eight months old! That sounds so close to one year! She seems to protesting as well. Ever since about a week before her eight month birthday (which would be about eight months from her EDD) she started protesting naps and even night time sleeping, whereas for the last two months she has been going down without a peep she will now often cry for 10+ minutes. It does seem to be calming down since that first week but not quite back to how it was. Other than that she hasn't changed much. Still sitting, no crawling. She started making 'n' sounds and I have been trying to teach her to make 'm' sounds ;)
She can't quite pull up on stuff, mostly because there is nothing the right height for her but she loves for me to stand her up on things. Her favorite is the coffee table but it makes me nervous so my favorite is the back of the couch. She LOVES playing peekaboo especially with her big pink bowl. She will put it on head and wait for you to say "Where's Taylor?" and then take it off and laugh hysterically when you say "There she is!" Her newest thing is 'dancing' aka bouncing up and down on her bottom. She was babysat for the first time by someone other than family. Sareen's mom watched her while we went ice-skating for Sareen's birthday. She did okay, not great and lots of crying. Had another week where we were sure she was teething but nothing to show for it. Still a peanut, wearing 3-6m clothes, with lots of room to go in width and a bit in length, I hope she fits into her nine month clothes while it is still summer as she has lots of cute outfits.
She tried eggs and black beans and loved them, especially the eggs so I am not entirely convinced she is mine. I am going to give her meat either today or tomorrow. I can't really explain why I have been so hesitant to give her meat, it just feels like the last thing that is keeping her a baby. However, I don't want to wait to long and have her not like it, though I don't really know if that would happen since she loves everything, but still I don't want to risk it.
We are planning a trip to visit my dad sometime in August and then taking her to the Aquarium in Long Beach on the way home. She LOVES fish and was so excited to see them at the pet store so I can't wait to see her reaction to the Aquarium! I will be sure to take and post lots of pictures!
I will try and update as things come instead of just periodic updates but my life is so chaotic I don't always have time.
