oct, 6th - 8 months....

day 236:

8 months old today! so...the 8 month round-up....

Dimensions & Weight:

Lenth - 72 cm (that's a whole 5cm growth since the 6 month update - day 175)

Foot Length - 11 cm

Hand Length - 8.5 cm

Ear Length - 5 cm 

(whoohoo...at last some ear growth. 0.5 cm since day 175)

Hair - growing...still...but not enough to keep her warm in Winter.

Weight - 8.4kgs

This Month's Likes & Dislikes:

Likes -

• crawling...at speed (day 222)
• pulling herself up to standing
• wholewheat toast!
• blowing rasberries....still

• swimming....still
• bubbles (day 229)
• clapping and clapping and clapping

• playing peek-a-boo..guaranteed to make her belly-laugh (day 217)
• balloons (day 234)
• saying bababababa and mamamama but no dadadada

• tropical fruits especially paw paw (papaya) and mango

• violent forms of affection...hair pulling, nose grabbing, nail raking, eye poking.....still
• wrestling with The Monk

Dislikes -

• any protein...can your 8 month old decide to become vegetarian?
• lumps in her food
• sleeping in!
• not being able to stand without holding on....very frustrating
• keeping a hat on