8 Months Today

I thought that with today being December 1st (yeah, only 25 days till Christmas!!) and also Daisy's 8 month birthday that it would be a great day to share her Santa picture. We got her picture taken with Santa the day after Thanksgiving at the local mall. I wasn't worried that Daisy would cry with Santa as she loves people but, I was concerned that we might not get a smile out of her because when people are wearing glasses or have this amount of facial hair, she gives them weird looks and then just tries to grab at their glasses. I tried everything to get her to smile and look at me and the camera...i was jumping up and down, acting silly and clapping my hands but, to no avail. Then she noticed Joey off to the other side and started smiling huge at him but, it was the wrong direction....somehow the one mili second that she turned towards me with half of her smile left the camera man caught it and perfect..we have a smiling picture with Santa! Also, many thanks to Elissa for Daisy's adorable outfit! :0 Happy First Christmas picture Daisy Love!!

The Latest Daisy Stuff
*She eats pretty much any and every type of jar baby food and loves it all
*I have been continually introducing her to our food but doing it slowly as it seems to make her throw up more often unfortunately. She still spits up quite a bit. Not fun.
*I am still keeping her away from sweets (sorry Daisy!). I just don't think it is necessary for her yet. There will be plenty of soda and sweets in the future. No need to rush it.
*She has outgrown her 6-9 month things but, is not quite big enough for the 12 M stuff yet.
*She is working hard on her crawl. She tries every chance she gets and usually takes about 3-4 paces and then belly flops and tries again. Very soon she will have it down!
*Every day we make a little more progress with her nighttime sleeping. She goes to bed between 7:30-8 and only wakes up a 1-3 times a night for her pacifier and goes back to sleep.
*she no longer has an early AM feeding. I don't get her out of her crib until around 6:45-7 in the morning.
*Loves feeding herself cheerios, pieces of bread and has gotten great about using her pointer finger and thumb to pick little things up. It' so cute to see her focus so hard on getting things into her mouth:)!
*Loves to play with our remotes, magazines, bowls and lids, measuring cups and spoons and our keys.
*Her hair is growing like a weed these days and it still has a slight reddish tint to it (where did that come from?)!
*I can tell she has gotten much longer! Her legs aren't as chubby as they once were. Tear:(
Loves to make a smacking noise with her mouth and for people to imitate her.
*takes 3 naps a day which are anywhere from 30-90 minutes. Very inconsistent in duration but, consistent as to when she falls asleep.
*Still loves watching the Wiggles though TV seems to have lost some of it's appeal now that she is more mobile.
*Likes to watch Wiggles while hanging out in her exersaucer though she is getting bored of both things lately.
*LOVES people and smiles and laughs with them at every chance she gets.
*I think Daddy is her favorite person...I'm not jealous...yet:-).
*Has discovered that making a ear splitting shriek is quite entertaining (to her).
*enjoys getting out and shopping with me and sitting in the cart so long as we keep our trips short and I give her something to chew on while she sits (lol).
*Must have her super soft blankie and pacifier to fall asleep. She is my little Linus.
*Has said, bye bye, mama, uh oh and dada though I don't think she knows what she is saying yet.
*She loves to give us kisses and we LOVE getting them from her!

Joey and I both agree that this recent phase has been an absolute blast with Daisy. She is so curious and interested in everything and her facial expressions and reactions crack us up. I don't think my hubs would mind if I shared that just this past week he had a revelation and said to me with the utmost sincerity, "yah know, I don't care if we have 3 girls. I just love Daisy SO much it makes no difference to me if we have a boy or not." This melted my heart because of course every Daddy hopes for a son too but, Joey has been so captivated by his daughter that he wouldn't mind having more girls. So sweet! Daisy you have your Daddy wrapped around your finger...no joke!

My pumpkin will be 1 in just four short months!!! Holy Cow!! And yes, in case you are wondering I have thought about her first birthday party quite a bit though not in depth. I've already picked the theme (I think) and now I just have to think of inexpensive ways to make it cute and special. I cannot believe I will have a one year old so soon. Where did the time go????


I'm so excited to teach Daisy about the meaning of Christmas!! Christ's gift of being born a man to save us all from our sin! No greater gift will ever be given to her!!
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14)