Well things have been a little busy for the past few months! Dan lost his job in August and we couldn't afford to live in our apartment, pay student loans, car payments, and baby related expenses on my teacher's salary, so we moved back in with my parents. (We will hopefully be able to save up some more money to buy a house once Dan finds another job)
Also in August:
This little chunk turned 4 months old! She went to her first Irish Fest and charmed everyone who met her. She also had her first babysitter (my friend, Sarah) while Dan and I spent an evening at Irish Fest baby-free. Eila was going through an I-only-want-to-be-by-mama-and-don't-want-bottles-phase, so she was not the easiest baby to babysit. Around this time, I got a job at a new school! I loved my old school, but it was a 45 minute drive to get there (in good weather, no traffic) and that was just too long to be away from my baby.
In September:
Eila turned 5 months old! We officially moved in with my wonderful parents. September was kind of a stressful month- we were (and still are) stressed about Dan's lack of job. He had some other health issues creep up, which did not help the situation. As far as exciting things went, Eila learned to roll from back to belly! Almost immediately after, she started creeping all over the place! That girl could army crawl so fast! She could sit up for very short periods of time and liked being propped up by her boppy. She started making more cooing noises and "talking" to us more.
In October:
Eila turned 6 months old! She went on a trip to Cincinnati to visit her cousins for their baptism, played on the swings at the park, went hiking at Holy Hill, went to a pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin and go on a hayride, went apple picking, and won 3rd place in a costume contest (she was a chicken!)! She weighed 17 pounds, 8 ounces, was 26.75 inches long, and was in the 75th percentile! She could sit up a little longer on her own and could creep around a little faster. She also tried her first food: avocado! We decided to go with "baby led weaning", based on her doctor's recommendation, and she loves it!
In November:
Eila turned 7 months! Right before she turned 7 months, she went wedding dress shopping with her Auntie Meggie and started pulling herself up. She could sit like a champ, liked playing on the swings at the park, had her first thanksgiving, went on some brunch dates with Auntie Sarah, and learned to crawl like a real baby :) We also started to get Dan's health issues figured out- which was a huge relief! Although he's still working on some things, he's feeling better already. He is, however, still on the hunt for a job.
I'll add the 8 month update tomorrow- I can hear a baby over the monitor tapping her paci on the side of her crib, which means nap time is over!
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