The Wingler Family: 8 Months

How does time move so fast? We went to the hospital a few days ago to visit with a couple from our church who just had a baby boy, and it brought back so many memories. It seemed like we were just in the hospital ourselves for Madelyn's birth. How can she get so big so fast? Everyone keeps telling me it only gets faster...

Miss Madelyn is now 8 months old! Here's what she is up to now:

wearing 6-9 month clothing
wearing size 3 diapers
She can pull herself up to a standing position. She's pretty good at keeping her balance. She's able to sit back down after standing.
She loves to walk with help. I think she looks like a little chicken the way she pulls her legs up so high to take a step...but a cute little chicken! :) She can go pretty fast, but she is still kind of wobbly, especially when she gets excited.
She is a fast crawler. One of her favorite things to do is crawl into our laundry room--Hershey can usually be found there, either eating or "protecting" his food. I've got to either close the door or keep a close eye on her if I'm in the kitchen, because she'll make a bee-line in there every time!
favorite books: Puppies and Kittens touch and feel book, Bedtime touch and feel book, Biscuit, All the Ways I Love You
favorite toys: picnic basket, tea pot, piano, bumblebees, butterfly, anything hard to chew on
favorite songs: "Wheels on the Bus," "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee," "I'm a Little Teapot," "This Little Light of Mine," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
Her eating habits are about the same as last month. She nurses every 2 1/2 - 3 hours and is eating 2 solid meals a day, at breakfast and dinner. We have just started adding finger food, and she is doing well with it. She is kind of picky with the temperature of her food, just like she is with her milk--she likes it extra warm! Bananas (one food she'll eat without being warm) and sweet potatoes are her favorite.
She recognizes when we get a cup of water (she thinks every cup has water in it and it is for her!), and she wants it!
Maddie goes to sleep around 7:30 p.m. each night. We "bop" her or rock her while she listens to the waves on her Sleep Sheep to go to sleep. She wakes up once or twice a night, but has had a few nights where she slept all night long--we're hoping more of those will come in the near future!
Madelyn naps 2-3 times per day, each nap usually lasting anywhere between 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. She naps in her crib--no more swing! I guess she has outgrown the swing because she no longer seems to find pleasure being in it...she fusses every time...so, it's being passed along to her cousin Kinley!
She is taking a bath in a regular tub!
Maddie can wave bye-bye. She doesn't hold her arm up high, but she will open her little palm.
She likes looking at pictures and will coo and smile when she sees Cody, me, or herself. It's so sweet!
When someone she doesn't know comes up to her and says hello, she usually smiles, but turns her head away and buries her face. I guess her shyness comes from Mommy, because it sure doesn't come from Daddy!
She'll go back to the doctor next month.