At 8 weeks and 1 day old, Bailey weighed 14 Pounds, 9 ounces and was 24 inches long.
At 8 weeks and a couple of days, she sat up by herself for the first time. She had been leaning against some pillows and she pulled herself from a semi-reclined position and then proceeded to sit up unsupported for about 2 minutes. STRONG girl!
At 8 weeks and 5 days, Bailey drank 1 teaspoon of cereal in her bedtime bottle. She slept for 7 hours.
At 8 weeks and 6 days, Bailey drank 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of cereal in her bedtime bottle and slept for 8 hours. This was her first time sleeping through the night (from appoximately 8 PM - 4:15 AM). Since Kelly gets up at 4:35 and I'll be getting up at 4 AM...this is a full night. She got up, ate and then went back down for another three hours.
For the past week or so, Bailey will sit for many books in a row. Her favorites are Rainbow Fish, Baby Animals Counting (a bright pop up book), The Family Book, Barnyard Dance, Pokey Little Puppy and Unstoppable Me. She'll sit for approximately 20 minutes while you read to her.
She's got the nighttime ritual down to a science! Every night we have about 20 minutes of naked girl time, where she gets to be completely naked and we coo and talk to her. Then to the bath. Sometimes, Bailey and I bath together in the big bathtub (usually 2-3 times a week) and sometimes she gets a bath in her little tub. It really depends on how tired she is and how close to 7 PM it is. We try to have her out of the bath, lotioned up and in her sleeper by 7 or 7:15. She eats - this takes about 20 minutes with burping time - and then we cuddle. While she's eating Kelly and I read "I Love You, Goodnight" to her. Sometimes we read "Do You Love Me" as well. Cuddle time is when she falls asleep. She's usually asleep by 7:30. We put her in her swing and she usually wakes up. She'll fidget and whine for a while. Sometimes we play the game where she spits out her pacifier and then cries for it back. I have a limit of 2 times. I'll put it back in her mouth twice. After that, she does without. She's usually sound asleep by 8...but sometimes it is 8:30. She hates to sleep when it's not fully dark...we can't wait for the time change.
At 8 weeks, 5 days, Bailey took her first bubble bath with Momma. She loves the big bath. I hold her arms and she kicks her legs and watches as her toes peek out of the water. She had fun playing with the bubbles last night. I'm working on getting her to really love being in the water and to trust me while she is in the water. I'm going to teach her to swim as soon as possible. So far, it's working well. She LOVES her bath time with me.
At around 7 1/2 - 8 weeks, Bailey started wearing 9 month clothes comfortably. She's already begun to outgrow her size 2 diapers. We've purchased the Swaddlers, size 2-3 to transition her.
Her favorite pastime is still watching our faces as we mimic and make funny faces at her. She likes high pitched sounds. She still loves staring at the "mobile in the sky" (the ceiling fan) and she had yet to take any notice of the cats.
We've noticed that she will actively watch the TV if it's on and she's feeling a bit tired. For that reason, we turn the beast off. Very soon, we will ditch cable again. Now that I'm going back to work, I have very little need for it. We'll be back to our 20 channels for $14 a month. No TV for Bailey.
She's seriously growing up...
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