Mila Rose // 8 Months

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How. HOW?! How is my littlest babe 8 months old?! I am in SHOCK, y’all. Straight up shock. I meant to do a six-month update… and then time got away from me so I planned on doing a 7-month update… but time got away from me again. So here we are at 8 freaking months.

Mila Rose is known to those who love her as Meebs.

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but she now answers to it! Remy calls her Meeba because she can’t say Mila. So she shortened it to Meebs and it kind of stuck. Everyone that I work with and most of the extended family refers to her as Meebs. I really don’t think it’s going to be something she can escape as she grows. Chick will always and forever be “Meebs.”

She’s my happiest baby — even when she’s under the weather. 

She’s been sick a couple of times in the last 8 weeks or so with various viruses that have caused her to be a snotty mess. Honestly, I’ve handled it worse than she has (because, lack of sleep). But she still manages to be a happy little camper.

The worst part? Meebs hates the Nose Frida. She sees me coming at her with it and she loses her mind. I can’t say I blame her, but the Nose Frida works like a charm!

Rolls on rolls on rolls.

She is still tiny (5th percentile for weight), but she’s the first of my three kids to ever have any sort of rolls! She has a roll on each thigh and the chubbiest cheeks when she smiles! It’s so perfect.

And — in addition to the rolls — she is terribly ticklish. Her thighs, her neck, the bottoms of her feet, and (of all places) her back are very sensitive.

Sleep? Kind of.

Meebs is my best sleeper, but she’s still a baby and babies wake in the middle of the night. I try to remind myself that her pattern of waking twice a night is completely normal. Do you hear that, friends?? It’s normal!

I have found solace in the fact that this is my last newborn stage, and so this lack of sleep seems to be easier this time around.

Movement.

She’s not quite crawling, but she’s so very close. She’s sitting for hours at a time on her own. I’ll set some toys in front of her and she will just play while sitting — which is completely different from my other two kids. She’s pushed herself up onto all fours several times and will rock back and forth, but not yet crawling!

That’s not stopping Mila from getting where she needs to go! She rolls all over and turns herself to wherever she wants to go.

Food? A teeny bit. 

But truthfully? Mostly still boob. It’s honestly fine. I am relishing these moments because I know they are fleeting. She has eaten some baby food — carrots, bananas, and avocados. She is definitely very interested but still makes a face with every bite. It’s so funny!

LOVES…

…Mommy, Baby Genius Nursery Rhymes, chewing on bristle blocks, her coffee cup teether, and her binky. Pretty much in that order. I don’t recall whether or not my other two ever had mommy-separation anxiety this early on, but I truly don’t think they did. And I kind of love it.

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I can’t wait to see what this upcoming month holds in store for this little lady! Happy 8 months, Mila Rose! ♥ ♥