Well September just flew right by and somehow it was already time for pictures again! I blame school starting - it always makes things more hectic…
She looks just as surprised that she is 8 months already! Pleasantly surprised though! :)
“Well there’s not reason to change my ways at this point, right mom? Might as well start by eating the card!”
So she is able to stay siting up these days, but that doesn’t mean she’s not just a bit unsteady sometimes…
To be fair, the chair is a little squishy and not as firm as the floor she usually sits on.
Just for fun, I stood her up so she could lean back into the chair. She looks like she doesn’t understand why on earth I would do this to her and clearly this is completely unsafe, mom!
Luckily her brothers came to the rescue and held her down to be extra safe. She’s not sure she likes this any better! But she’s just not quite strong enough to get away. What’s a poor baby to do??
She finally decided to just relax and let herself get hugged on by her big brothers, but in no way would there be any coordination of smiles this month. Even my eldest, who is usually my most reliable was looking over my head at his dad.
Sooooo helpful, Matt. ;)
I gave up on pictures and we went back downstairs because I promised the boys they could watch TV if the cooperated for photos. Natalie got her BAHA back and was happy to watch TV while making her BAHA squeal by holding on to it. No idea why she loves making it squeal so much, but it is one of her favorite daily activities.
You can also see one of her newest accessories - hand splints! She has tended to keep her thumbs in most of the time instead of splayed out like the rest of her fingers. Indwelling thumbs aren’t a cause for concern up until about 7 months and then it’s a slight cause for concern. Since she’s still doing it, she earned herself the privilege of wearing this hot pink splints to encourage her to keep her thumbs out. Thankfully she doesn’t seem to mind them and hopefully she doesn’t need them for long. (And she obviously does it more one on hand than the other since I’ve only got one of them on at the moment…!)