Happy 8 Months!

Today Greta turned 8 months old! She and mama both have colds, but we had a good day anyway. This morning we went down the street to the park so that Greta could ride on the swings. Just the other day she tried them for the first time...she seems a little wary of them at this point, she mostly looks around to see what's happening around her while on the swing. After the swings and a walk we came home for a nap and some lunch. In the afternoon Greta came with me to work, and she kept herself quite entertained on the floor and with pulling herself up on the chairs while I helped Jett with her homework. On the way home on the bus Greta fell asleep in the baby carrier, she had only had a 20 minute nap so far today and it was now 6:00!! Well the nap didn't last long...then she woke up very grouchy when we got home. However, giving her a mum-mum (sweet rice husk biscuit--she absolutely LOVES these) cheered her up before she ate dinner. After a dinner of pear/mango/apricot oatmeal cereal, some peas, and some fresh pear we got Greta ready for bed. After nursing she needed a little extra rocking to get to sleep tonight, but hopefully she'll get some good rest and get rid of this cold!

In the past couple of weeks Greta has been sleeping for longer stretches at night--once even 11 hours straight! She's been averaging only one wake up per night (before it was 3-4 wake ups!)--this is quite nice for me, and I hope the trend continues. Although, she has yet to cut any teeth, so I'm sure I'm in for some sleepless nights again here soon...

Greta loves to look at herself in this little mirror (don't worry--it's plastic!) Sometimes she even gives herself kisses! She's pretty proud of herself at 8 months :-) What a little sweetie.