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Marco is 8 months old

It's been ages and I'm not sure why I haven't been keeping up. Things just go by so fast and the next thing I know, it's been weeks or even months since I posted.

Where to begin? Marco is 8 months old and army crawling all over the house. He started doing that a few weeks ago. His bottom teeth finally broke through so we can see the two bottom ones just the very tip. Looks like the top teeth are going to break soon because his gums are so swollen. Just like his sister though, he doesn't miss a beat sleeping even though he's teething. He loves animal sounds. I always recite Moo Baa La La La (I think that's the title of the book) while I change him and he just cracks up! I just adore his laugh!

Bella is Bella - she's funny and smart but sassy and full of attitude lately. She can write her name and even draws stick figures. I have a picture of one of her works of art and I'll hopefully post it.

I totally skipped taking 7 month pics of Marco even though I totally intended on doing it. I was planning to take 8 month ones and here we are, a week later and I haven't done it. I will definitely need to get that in the plan for next week. I may have to do some outdoor shots now that the weather is getting warmer!

Marco says da-da-da

The days go by so fast that if I don't write things down, it will be a month later and I'll be wondering when things happened. Marco started saying the da sound this week. It's so cute. I also cut his little curly stranglers along side his ears. I took more pics of Marco but we'll see if I have it in me to take more. Here are a few for now.

Marco is 6 months old!

Where did the time go? I say this every time but I just can't believe how fast it goes by. I was also looking at old videos of Bella and can't believe that was so long ago already.

They both had their ped appt last week and they did great. Bella loved answering the development questionnaire and asked for more questions. When the dr came, she only shied away once when she was asked to say ahhhhh. But I was able to get her to do it later. The dr asked if she knew all her colors, letters, and numbers. Rich and I both said, yes, in English and Spanish! Bella is 32 lbs (24%) and 36 inches (65%).

Marco was a flirt. The dr was very happy with him and said he's an easy baby. He's 18 lbs 6 oz (90 something %), 27 inches (90 something %), and 18" around his head (99%). She said we can go ahead and start giving him meat, which Rich was so happy to hear.

I am so glad that Rich was able to come b/c they both got shots and it would have been so hard to console them both. Overall, it was a great appointment.

At 6 months, Marco can now:

Sit up independently

Roll both ways

Get his own binky and put it in his mouth (YAY!)

Smack his lips

He has been eating solids for a month and he eats a lot!! He eats 3x a day and when I make his meals, I can't believe that all fits in him! It's a whole bowl of food!

We are so happy he can get his own binky. I stopped swaddling him earlier this week and he's been doing great. At first, he would cry when he woke in the night, but I think he figured out that he can get his own binky. The first night, I watched him on the monitor and was cheering him on, "Your binky is right there. Get it. Get it. Get it. Come on. You can do it. Yes!!" He's been sleeping great ever since. We have been so blessed with two easy sleepers!

I love how he can laugh so hard, just like Bella did. He does these big belly laughs, esp. when he is surprised (like peek-a-boo). He smiles so easily. His big sister Bella loves him so much and says it all the time.

Bella turned 3 this month too. Where did the time go? I cut her hair just after Christmas and I must say, I did great! I will post pics later. I took some really cute pics of her for her 3 yr portraits. She looks so grown up!

For now, check them out here:

http://www.belladreamsphotography.com/blog/?p=35

Marco's 6 month pics to come.

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Yesterday, we had a great day taking Bella to the Please Touch Museum in Philly for the first time. We got the membership so I can take her back any time. She really enjoyed it! Afterwards, she slept over my parents and actually didn't give them a hard time. I picked her up today and my dad shared this story. My mom was upstairs putting Christmas decorations away. Bella kept going up and down the stairs. My mom finally said, "Bella, stop going up and down." Bella said, "I'm not going up and down. I'm going down." She'll be a good lawyer some day I think!

Marco rolls and sits

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind! Christmas was nice, but hectic. New Year's Eve was mellow and low key at home. Bella's birthday was fun. We took her to Red Robin for lunch and she loved her presents. I can't believe she is 3!

Marco is doing well. He has a little cold but I think he's finally getting over it. He is now rolling from back to belly. It's amazing how we can put him down one way, and he's turned 180 degrees and on his belly instead of his back! He also sits for a short period of time by himself. It really is so amazing!

Marco is 5 months old!

Where did the time go? It seems like ages ago when he was waking up every 2 hours. Oh wait, that was just a few weeks ago! lol Seriously though, the hardest part about having a baby are those first few months when there is no routine, no schedule, no sleep! He's been sleeping through the night for the past few weeks thankfully. He is eating like a champ too. He eats 3 meals a day of 3 tbsp of cereal, 3 oz of milk, and 1 stage 1 serving of fruit or veggie. He still nurses every 3-4 hours too. He is getting really good at grabbing things, esp. my hair! He's still learning to put his binky in his mouth, but he's getting there. We had to buy him a new exersaucer for Christmas to keep him occupied. He still has bad cradle cap though and it's spread to his face. He has redness on his face a lot when it flares up. Hopefully it gets under control soon. We've tried combing it out of his scalp, head and shoulders, oils, etc. For his face, we wound up having to use hydrocortisone cream as per his pediatrician. We try to only use it when it's really, really bad.

He can sit up with support. He's been doing that for over a month. He's not quite at the stage where he can sit up by himself. I'll try to take pics of him this week and see if he can grab onto a shallow basket or plate. He grabs his toes and almost puts them in his mouth. And I did see two pearl dots in his upper gum (left side) so I think a tooth is developing!

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It's the middle of December and I have yet to put up my Christmas tree or decorations. Time goes by so fast these days and I can't seem to catch up! It was so nice to hang out with my sister and her family this weekend with their big beautiful Christmas tree! I took pics of my nieces and the family for their Christmas cards. Who knew that taking pics of them would be so challenging! I think because I know them so well, I knew when the smiles just weren't quite them. We got some great shots, especially when we told my younger niece to strike a pose!