Chewing on Everything

Keith and I are sure Estelle is going to get her first tooth any day, but every time we check -  no teeth. In the meantime, Estelle has added to her collection of chewable items that make her gums feel better. 

 

First Crawls

Estelle has been spending more and more time on her tummy recently. She has been turning in circles and moving backwards pretty consistently the last week, but today she got motivated by her Puffs and I saw some consistent forward motion. So exciting to watch!

 

 

Standing Tall

Estelle just started to stand while holding onto the coffee table. She still isn't able to pull herself up, but she sure does enjoy standing once we help her get there.

Bottle Time

We are trying to teach Estelle how to feed herself her own bottle and we haven't had all that much success yet, but I did get some adorable pictures.

 

Tummy Time

Estelle has been spending more and more time on her tummy and she's usually happy about it. She has started napping and falling asleep on her tummy too.

Here is a picture of her favorite new thing....

Just bending over to put her head on the floor when she's tired. So funny.

July 4th

To celebrate the 4th we had a few friends over to the house. One of our friends has two daughters and Estelle enjoyed playing with both of them.

Here she is hanging out with Ellis who is 5 months old.

 

 

Both of them enjoying Estelle's new ball pit.

 

 

Estelle & Ayda getting some playtime too.

Where Are My Teeth?

We are patiently awaiting the arrival of Estelle's first tooth. In the meantime, she has developed some fun habits including making all sorts of noises and faces while she works on those teeth.

And she has definitely increased the razzberies.

Puffs

Estelle is definitely teething and when she gets really fussy the only thing that makes her happy is chewing on anything you can get in her mouth. I decided to try some puffs to see if she would eat them or not.  The first 2-3 attempts were very unsuccessful, but we are having a much better time with them now.

Eight Month Photos

Estelle turned eight months old on Sunday, her dad's birthday. She has mastered sitting up on her own and eating her baby food and rice. She is still reluctant to hold her own bottle, though we are working on that skill. She is rolling more and more often onto her tummy and is able to scoot backwards on her tummy, but no real attempts have been made with crawling. She still has no teeth, but we sure do love that smile.

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Ball Pit

I've decided to make Estelle a ball pit, both for indoor and outdoor use. At first I don't know if she really liked it, but now she seems to be enjoying hanging out in it and playing with the balls.