Eight Months

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Addison is now 8 months old and weighs around 20 pounds. (She has a check up this coming week so I am looking forward to see if she has gained or stayed the same!) She can roll all over the place and just started doing her inch-worm crawl. She can go from sitting to on her tummy. She still only has 2 bottom teeth. She can say "Dadadada", "Mamama" and "Bye-bye" and last night she said "Night-Night" clear as day! Well, it was more like "Nigh-Nigh" She is so funny and loves, loves, loves being in the same room as her big sisters! Which is where all the talking is coming from because the girls. never. stop. talking. My poor husband. She loves being outside, which is mainly walking the girls to school each day. She is so over her baby toys and would prefer anything in her sisters' rooms. (not good)

The girls have all been sick this week. It started with Cerys last weekend and one by one they caught it. The school said everyone is "dropping like flies." Lovely thought. Addison now has the worst of it, we've been to the doctor but there is not much that can be done. I'm hoping she is on the mend now, after several days of fever and a bad cough I'm ready for our sweet, happy baby girl back! The sweetest thing has been all her cuddles this week. She would prefer to be on the floor, not held or snuggled but since she's been sick she's been in my lap and her thumb in mouth. Which makes me happy and I get to squeeze her chubs.

*Funny story- a girl that I'm mentoring is a medical student here in Cardiff. She is doing her rounds now, every 6 weeks in a different field of medicine. Anyway, last night Addison sounded really bad so I asked her if she wouldn't mind listening to her chest to see if her infection had gone into her lungs. I took Addison over to her house and my friend and her housemates (all medical students as well) all took a look at Addison. Seriously, Addison was so grumpy all day and super fussy, the minute we got to this house she perked up and was showing off! I laid Addison on my friend's bed and I wish I had taken my camera because there she laid all smiles while 4 medical students were stood around the bed staring at her, all making their own observations. It was so cute. She knew she was the star of the show. The good news was that her lungs were clear! All 4 agreed on that and I think they enjoyed having a practice baby! One of the guys was trying to guess her age and he said "between 12 months and 2 years." HA! He was shocked when I said 8 months!

Happy 8 months Addison! We thought our family was complete until you came along, you are a blessing baby girl!

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