Alexis' 8 month report card...

At this point in our little Alexis' 8.5 month life she can do many things, however moving around is not one of them.  I think Alexis could easily be the laziest baby ever.  She is completely content is staying in the exact location in which you put her, which makes things really easy for me.  She is moving her body around in a circle while on her tummy and she does move backwards when attempting to "move" somewhere, but she doesn't seem all that into crawling anytime soon or pulling herself up to a seated position or standing position.  One LAZY baby!  However she LOVES to jump in her jolly jumper still.

Alexis still has absolutely no teeth and no signs or feelings of anything teeth-like in her mouth.  But that has not stopped her from eating like a champ and trying new consistencies.

Things Alexis has added to her repertoire over the past month:

• clapping
• waving
• standing up when leaning or holding onto something (but only when we place her in the standing position)
• drinking from a sippy cup
• eating cheerios and banana that is not pureed
• lots of different noises and syllables
• kissing
• pulling the cats tails (mostly Bill) while her diaper is being changed and they're sitting right there just within her reach - they still have not learned their lesson.

She's also learning to sleep even better - she's always been a  good sleeper, but she now has many more nights where she sleeps through the night, than not. However, these days I feel worse in the morning when I have had a solid night sleep  (generally 8 - 10 hours) than when I had an interrupted sleep.