Capri Monthly-8 months

12/17/14

Capri, this has by far been the most exciting month for you, filled with the most changes and milestones. You seem to learn a new trick every day. This month you learned how to go from lying down to sitting up on your own, how to sit on your own without ever falling over, and even crawl! It only took a few days for you to crawl across the room and now you are following me around the house and almost keep up with your sister! You seem to love your new found independence. You can also pull yourself up to your knees, and almost to standing. You can stand on your own propped against the couch and what not, but not well enough that I’d leave you alone like that yet. It won’t be long though, I’m sure. You are a quick learner! You learned how to clap this month, and get so excited when we say “Yay Capri!” You dance (more like an enthusiastic head bob) to music. You seem to understand me well when I say “are you hungry? Do you want to take a bath?” and other things like that. You have four complete teeth and several that are almost popped through. You had yet another cold this month, poor baby. You are no longer sleeping through the night. I nurse you once in the night and then in the early morning…Yes, I’m tired. ha. This month we semi moved you into Ellery’s room. You guys won’t go to bed if we put you down at the same time, but if one of you is asleep, then we can sneak the other one in. Otherwise, we put you in the pack n play in our closet. You also still nap in there, so Ellery’s room isn’t off limits to her during the day. You can now say “baba,” something that sounds like a mix between “baba” and “mama,” “Goo goo ga ga” and “guy guy.” Also, we went to your Grandma and Grandpa Shurtliff’s house for Thanksgiving, and your cousins were quite smitten with you. It was pretty fun to watch your cousin Carter help take care of you and play with you and your cousins Sam and Alex fawn all over you. You are one loved baby girl (and you have the sweetest cousins!). Ellery especially thinks you are the best ever. She helped you to learn how to crawl, she helps bathe you every day, she plays with you and makes you smile and laugh constantly. I can just see how badly you wish you could run around with her and jump on the bed with her and do all the big kid things with her. At least you love watching her do them too : ) Strangers often comment on how happy and smiley you are. You are a very happy, easy going, patient, pleasant baby, still. Love you.