I haven’t done a Penny update in some time!

So this little one is eight and a half months now … and I’m in love. *hearts in eyes

The previous times I wrote, I think she was still being fairly difficult.  But now she’s nearly a different baby!  It’s like a changeling but in a good way wtf.

Her naps are still not fantastic – half an hour usually, 45 minutes if I’m lucky.  She still takes 3-4 naps a day.  She sleeps best in the carrier strapped to me so sometimes outings are a blessing cos it means she’ll nap more.

She still goes to sleep at 7-8 pm but before I’d be terrified to wake her cos she was such a light sleeper, and now she sleeps more soundly thank goodness don’t need to creep around like a burglar.

She still wakes up for milk every 3-4 hours FML.  She had roseola recently which really messed up her sleep I think; she was waking up every 1-2 hours FML.

She can sit up now obviously.  She started doing that at 4-5 months and became really stable around 6 I think.

She can also pull herself to stand and she’s very stable!  She can hold on to furniture and stand for damn long some more.  Can sing the Star Spangled Banner and I think she’ll still be standing.

A few days ago, I realized she can turn around, let go of furniture momentarily and grab something else to stabilize herself.

And Fatty and I both noticed on separate times today that she let go and stood by herself for a couple of seconds before grabbing on to something!!!

She’s also starting to scoot around while holding on to furniture.

She definitely knows her name.

She’s getting good at eating solids!  Not just pureed food but food with more texture, rice and baby pasta and other soft shapes. Much easier now cos I’ll just cook whatever for Fighter (usually rice + soup, or noodles/pasta _ soup, or porridge) and give that to her too.  If the veggies or meat is too tough I’ll blend it but normally she eats whatever he eats.

She’s developing a pretty sweet sense of humor. 😀  Today she sneezed and looked so surprised I laughed at her.  She looked at me and giggled in response hahahaha.

Okay not a milestone or skill but… she is getting so pretty!

Confession time!  I’d always imagined my daughter to look like me so when she was born I was slightly disappointed cos she really doesn’t look like me right!? But I wouldn’t have her any other way la and she’s getting so pretty in her own different way!

She used to be very timid and shy but she’s blossomed recently.  Last time when I took her out with me I had to tell everyone to ignore her WTF.  Cos if talk to her she’d burst into tears hahahaha kelian.

Now, although she rarely lets anyone carry her, if you talk to her and smile at her, she smiles back and leans her head on me (cos I’d be carrying her) like very shy like that hahaha.

Her nickname is now Mochi.  For some reason she’s daaaamn attached to me *humble brags wtf.  Even if I can’t carry her, as long as she’s touching me can already wtf.  Like when she wakes up in the morning and sees me still sleeping, she’ll roll and put her head on my shoulder hehehe.  (but sometimes very painful cos she bangs her head into my face wtf)

Penny now knows how to be jealous of Koko WTF.  She’s so clingy to me her nickname is now Mochi cos you know, round and sticky hahaha. So every minute of me carrying Fighter is a minute wasted to her.  When she sees me holding him, she’ll shout angrily omg.  Poor Koko ahaha T_____T

What else ah? Oh yea she’s learned how to clap and is clapping like a very enthusiastic audience member every day wtf.

She also seems to really like other kids and babies! Any time she sees another kid she’ll crow and excitedly try to reach for them hahaha super sociable ah.

But And the most annoying of all…

Nowadays she likes to do this horrible thing when nursing where she’ll bite down on me with her gums and then pull away. And then do it repeatedly annoying or not! Then when I chastise her she beams at me happily hahahaha haih.

(If you haven’t read my post on things you didn’t know about breastfeeding, go here.)