Now that Clare is a few days away from her 9 month birthday, I want to write down a few things to remember about her eighth month.
- She likes to feed herself in order of her favorite food. For instance, if I put sliced ham, bread, cheese, and banana on her tray then she will eat every sliver of ham off both her tray and bib before touching anything else. Then she’ll move onto the cheese and maybe, maybe eat the bread and banana last. She’s quite the little carnivore and has a strong preference for ham, turkey, chicken and other meats.
- Besides meat, she loves blueberries. I haven’t given her the choice of either blueberries or meat, but I might just to see which she prefers the most. Fortunately for her, I make sure she has a more balanced diet than just meat and blueberries 🙂
- She has started to really laugh with us. The other day my parents and Jeremy were laughing (at me) and Clare joined in. Don’t know how I feel about my daughter laughing at my expense but I think I had better get used to it.
- Now that Clare is getting more mobile and independent (video below) she’s making a point to request cuddles and affection. Sometimes she’ll start getting a little fussy and a little bit of lap time and hugging puts her in a good mood. When I’m holding her on my hip (our usual position) she’ll snuggle in to engage a hug. It’s nice to have her initiating affection back.
- She’s so stubborn! When she doesn’t want to do something she’ll flat-out dig her heels in and refuse to budge. Being the vocal child, she also squawks and screams. At this point it’s fairly easy to distract her, but two-years-old should be interesting.
Lastly, here is a video I took of Clare a few weeks ago. She’s scooting around a little better these days but it gives you an idea of how busy she is and how well she gets around for not crawling.