Totally have not made time to blog for the past 3-4 months! Ariana is just so active and I am trying to keep her busy and find ways to do the daily grind of laundry and other wifely tasks, taking pictures with my new camera for a friend who just had a baby and so on. So now that the little booger is better about napping and for longer stretches, I am hoping to get caught up again. This is just for me to journal her milestones and for me to be able to chronicle my feelings on this journey of motherhood.
We are nearing 9 months of age next week and cannot believe how much has changed in the past month alone! Ariana started being able to sit unassisted at 5 months, belly crawling at 6 months, full crawling at 6.5 months pulling herself to stand at 7.5 months, cruising along furniture at 8 months and some change. She now doesn't need much to lean on to get to standing and is tempting fate by trying to let go of the support for split seconds to try to reach for something or get to me if I am near by... she will be a walker before 10 months old!
We found her first tooth poke through on the 10th of June. It is the front bottom right (when looking at her) tooth and the one to the left poked through around a week later. Not much change in crabbiness leading up to the teeth appearing except lots more drool and chewing on fingers a bunch. I have been clamped down on while breast feeding a couple time which is very no pleasant to say the least! Actually, she gave me a grin then proceeded to chomp down and pull her head back as if my nips were an elastic band and then released! Little stinker! Tried not to make too much of a reaction except to say "NO BITE! Or else no more milk!" so that she doesn't think it's funny seeing mommy get riled up. Hope she doesn't make a habit of it!
Off to get ready for our Hawaii trip for the 4th of July weekend. Flying with a very active almost 9 monther should be an adventure!
