8 months and counting

HAPPY 8 MONTH BIRTHDAY ELLIANA (on Sunday that is)! We had Elli's monthly photo shoot on Sunday morning. Elli only lasted just a few minutes and then thought it'd be a good idea to try and crawl off the chair. Luckily, I was right there to catch her and let her know that was not a good idea :) Our photo shoot was over at that point!

Elli has had quite the week! We've had some unfortunate digestive problems (the opposite of what we usually have with her). She averaged about 2, maybe 3 outfit changes a day and oh the laundry!!!! We're not sure what caused all her problems....either the stomach bug or her formula which got recalled on Wed. We didn't go to the dr. but I put a call in to them since she was showing all the signs of a baby that ingested the bad formula and they said her problems were definitely not due to teething. Luckily, she hasn't had any trouble since yesterday, which means we didn't have to go to the dr. today (today was our 1 week mark and the dr. wanted to see her if things continued).

Elli has found new things she loves....the dish washer, pantry, and refrigerator. As soon as any of those things are open....she sprints (in a crawling kind of way) over to try and play in them! She has begun to show fear of falling....she'll pull herself up on something and gets a "stuck" feeling like she doesn't know how to get down. Our oh so sweet little lady has also picked up a new behavior....screaming! Yes....screaming! We are seeing more of a pattern with the screaming....while eating, when we won't let her do things she wants (like trying to touch a hot pan), or taking things away from her that she isn't supposed to have. We have also noticed it a little when she is excited. We are trying to figure out whether it is best to ignore the screaming or discipline it as this tends to lead to more screaming :/

On a funnier note, Bella let down her grudge she has on Elli for taking all our attention tonight. How you might ask? Well....Elli learned how to throw the ball for Bella. I know....you might not believe me....I didn't either when Scott was yelling at me to watch, but she really did. Elli would pick up the ball, attempt to put it in her mouth (occasionally she succeeded as we weren't fast enough to stop her) :), and would throw the ball a couple inches. Bella would then get it, drop it in front of her, and then cock her head like she always does! If only I would have gotten that on video!!

And the photo shoot....

And the photo shoot is done..................