Team Cohen: 8 Months Old

Saturday, September 28, 2013

8 Months Old

It is quite hard to believe, but Gabriella Daphna is already 8 months old! I have to admit, my prediction from last month was off; she is no more ready to crawl than she was a month ago. (She has started putting her hands down, ALMOST rocking, but we have a ways to go still.) BUT I am not at all upset or jealous of those babies who are on the move! The stage of sitting up independently but not yet crawling is quite a lovely one, especially while we are getting settled into our new home.

In this 8th month, Gabi has certainly gotten a lot more hair than she used to have. She continues to love to stick her tongue out. And very excitingly - we are pretty convinced that she is starting to use sign language! We use sign language with her in most of our conversations, and just this past week, we have seen her start to use the sign for "all done." Genius baby! She also picked up clapping, and this happy and excited baby now has even more ways to be super cute.

Gabi is getting better at solid foods (as long as she has 2 other objects on her tray to distract her hands from swatting at the spoon that is feeding her). She continues to smile and laugh and light up our lives (and strangers' lives) every day. She is growing all the time, and we still love those chunky thighs and cheeks!

Gabi tries apples for her first time in honor of Rosh Hashanah. (sans honey for the infant)

Gabi shows you her multi-fisted talent.

This cutie is big enough to sit up by herself in the grocery cart!

We got to celebrate Gabi's first Simchat Torah
(celebration of the Torah), and Gabi knew
just what to do with her flag!

Gabi shows off her cute cute laughing (...aided by a relentless mother)

Gabi picked up her latest trick this past week, and it's super cute!

Just to show off her continued, growing cuteness: (These pictures get more difficult each month; hopefully, we can last with the sign just a few more months!)