Kate at 8 Months

Dear Kate, Kater, Kee Kee, (Owen only calls you that)  chub chubs, 

Oh my word how we love you! I have a feeling that eight months with you is going to be pretty awesome. You are so much fun! 

Right now you are wearing 9mo and 12mo size clothing. They are a tad big on you but not by much! You are a chunk my little lady! You are still wearing size 4 diapers and those seem to be fitting you pretty good. 

You eat like a champ and are trying new foods constantly. You are starting to chomp crackers and bread, and you love cereal puffs and yogurt melts. You love to eat bananas and avocados, the real stuff, but you really aren't a fan of carrots, though you will eat them if its a little forced. You are chugging down your bottles like it's going out of style. You are 90% bottle-fed, well really 100% bottle-fed this past week. I just can no longer keep up with you. It's fun having you try different foods and watch your expressions. June loves to feed you and have you try new foods. She feeds you a lot! You've got this food thing down. 

Your schedule is pretty steady. You wake up between 7 and 8am and enjoy the morning. You eat breakfast with the other kiddos and then depending on what we have going on that day you take a nap between 9 and 10am. It really just depends on the day. Sorry little lady, but being the third kid means lots of naps in your carseat. Between school drop off or trips to the gym, naps happen in the car. Don't worry, a lot of naps are taken in your crib too. You wake up around noon and we have lunch and play. Then it's back down for a nap around 2:30ish and you wake up about 5pm. We play, dinner, bath and you head back to bed around 7:30. Like I said, it all just depends on the day, but thats your usual schedule. We sleep trained you this past month and the first few nights were rough. But you caught on and now are sleeping like a champ. You wake up about 6am, you eat and then I guess you could call it an early morning nap. It's working and we are happy with it! 

You LOVE playing with Owen. Honestly, he gets you laughing harder than anyone in the family. He adores you and spends every minute he can with you. He wants to share everything with you and I mean EVERYTHING! haha. You play better when someone is around you and get upset when you realize you are in a room a lone. 

You fit in rather well in our family with your love of having a blanket placed in your face. You love sucking on your blankets just like your brother. You love helping me fold laundry and there usually is a piece of clothing, like a sock, that ends up in your mouth. You just love it. 

This age is so fun! You are sitting up so sturdy all on your own, you are grabbing and playing with things and you are so aware of all your surroundings. I could sit and just watch you explore the world around you all day. It's so fun! 

Baby Kate, we love you so much. You are such a happy baby, everyone always comments on what a happy baby you are. People are just drawn to you and I love it! My little chubby cheeks I love you so much and am so grateful for you and your happiness that you bring into our home. 

Happy eight months my little love!

Love you beyond words!

 Love, mom