Sylvie now
weights 15lbs 8oz (7%) and is 27 inches long (40%) (
for those
interested, Elsie weighed 15lbs, 6oz (8%) and stretched to 27.5 inches (59%) at this age).
She is between size 2 and 3 diapers (when she uses disposables), and
mostly wears 6-12 month clothes and size 2 shoes.
Sylvie consistently sleeps 2 hours at a time at night, with a few 4-hour
chunks thrown in, too. She usually takes two naps a day, the first lasting one lasting 2 hours and the second lasting about 30
minutes.
Her hair continues
to grow in slowly, and appears to be a curly, auburn brown.
She loves to eat, and wants to sit at the table with us at all three meals. She especially seems to like protein (eggs, chicken, beans). She no longer appreciates being fed by Mama or Dada, and insists on feeding herself (
lots of food on the floor!). She does a pretty good job using a pincer grasp on her food- she is less successful at self-feeding when a spoon is involved, though!
Sylvie
is an expert crawler, and zooms around the house faster than we can keep up with her (Pongo's food and water dishes are favorite targets). She prefers to walk holding our fingers, though, and would walk all day if we let her (and had backs that could handle that much leaning over!).
She has also mastered climbing stairs (and stools!) and cruising along furniture in the last month. Sadly, she hasn't yet figured out how to safely navigate going
down stairs, though she tries with great regularity. Her other great joy is pushing her walker around the house- she thinks she is a pretty big kid to move upright on her own!
Sylvie's language is also exploding- she says "Mama" (for Josie) and "mamama" (for Mama milk), and seems to understand the words "Dada" and "Elsie" and the signs for "milk" and "all done" (though she hasn't signed them back to us yet). Elsie is trying hard to get Sylvie to master saying her name next!
Being a sister has required a new level of negotiating for both girls, as Sylvie is suddenly not only capable of playing with Elsie's toys, but is also interested in them and perfectly able to take them for herself (even when Elsie puts them on a chair or stool to keep them away from her). This has resulted in some very strong tantrums (by both girls), repeated conversations about being
gentle, and some very sweet moments of true sister play that are absolutely heartwarming to watch.
Elsie is thriving in her role as the big kid, and likes nothing better than being the first to hear Sylvie waking up on the monitor, then running into her room to get her before Mama or Daddy. Sylvie thinks this kind of wake-up call is particularly wonderful!
Watch me grow:
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| 3 months |
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| 4 months |
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| 6 months |
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| 7 months |
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| 8 months |
And just for fun, Elsie at 8 months:
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