Caroline is 8 months (belated post)

It baffles me how much a little baby changes in 1 year. 1 year! I mean, that is not very long and they change SO much. In four short months this girl will be 1 year old, and she will be so different by then. I can't even picture her every walking or talking. But I know we will adore whatever little person she grows into.

At 8 months:
- C still doesn't have any teeth. However, I see the two bottom center teeth just under the gums. My heart hurts a little to know that her gummy smile is about to disappear. But her adorable little teeth will be cute too. I'm not going to let her chew on my fingers anymore though.
-I have no idea how much she weighs but she has the roundest cheeks and biggest thighs ever. The more to squeeze I say. She is adorable and delish.
- She likes to snuggle. In the mornings I go get her and bring her into our room. She will just lay in our bed and snuggle with us. She will put her face on our faces and hold our hands. She is precious.
-She is not mobile. But she does have a wide range of reach. She stretches and balances and wiggles and turns. Her most motivating items to reach for are cell phones and remote controls. I guess she wonders what all the excitment is.
- The Carebear, or Bear, (as we sometimes call her) goes to bed around 8. Our bedtime routine is to get cleaned up, get on jammies, read scriptures, read a book, say prayers, and then Eliza, Caroline, and Mommy/Daddy snuggle in Eliza's bed telling stories. Carebear usually passes out in the middle of "goldilocks and the 3 bears." Lately this week, she has been sleeping until midnight or 1 a.m. waking up for a little bit and then going back to sleep till morning. She is getting much more solid sleep.
- She is wearing size 3 diapers and still squeezing into 6/9 month clothes. I need to get out the clothes I have packed away and see what she needs in the way of clothing. Since the girls are off season from each other, it has been a little tricky to figure it all out.
- She still loves bathtime and water in general.
- She is eating 2nd foods. Her daddy writes funny things on her babyfood jars every morning for school. Such as "How do you like 'dem apples" (for applesauce) or "May I peas have some more" for peas. Her teachers either like us or think we're crazy... or both.
- We tried to give her some little puffs to eat but it didn't go well. She just kept spitting them out and didn't seem very interested in them. So we will try again later.
-  She is pretty friendly to everyone but I have noticed she is starting to prefer me sometimes mostly when she is tired. She is so different from Eliza who at this age was already so attached to me that noone else could hold her.
- She and Eliza still like each other. They are so different and opposite I am sure we will be in for some big arguments later. But I hope that they will always love each other and be best friends.
- She just has the sweetest disposition. Everyone that meets her comments that she is just so sweet. We adore her.