8 months

Babydoll is now 8 months old. She is impossibly mobile and squirmy. She can't quite stay at one place for long. Looks like i've got one active kid in the house.

At this moment, she is crawling but unlike her brother, it isn't her forte. She'd rather be carried by me particularly. Her separation anxiety is quite severe, i can't quite leave her alone for longer than 5 minutes. But i don't mind because i know when she's my age, she would be out there in her own world.

She has also started to cruise. She loves to pull herself up to stand and cruise. She is also babbling. Oddly, she babbles 'mamammamamamamama' whenever she is in distress or 'bababbababababa' when daddy is in the driver seat and she's trying to reach out for him from the back. And whenever she sees her beloved big brother she babbles 'ge ge ge ge'. But i don't think she is speaking in particular.

She dislikes her toys but loves anything paper, string, plastic and oh legos. I've sworn to myself that i'll never get her another toy- at least not now.

She still hates the car seat and cries bloody murder whenever we're in the car. So mama has to endure her wails ringing endlessly while driving. Quite a feat, if you ask me.

I love my babydoll, she is such a cutie. I love how she responds to me with a toothy grin. She smiles easily and love that about her (but cries equally easily too!). The world is a much better place with her. OK i am bias!

oh and she absolutely hates eating. At 8 months, i have NOT started her on regular solid because she gets quite nasty and cries. She is also spitting out her food...hmm another sonshine in the making.