8 months old/８ヶ月

Pineapple turned 8 months old today. Here are a few things that she has started doing:
chooses toys that she likes when there are a few kinds around her
stretches her arms when she wants to be picked up
pushes things away when she doesn't want them
blows raspberries with her lips or tongue ("Bbbthpt!")
moves from sitting to crawling all by herself
crawls for a minute or two before she gets frustrated
pulls herself up onto her feet if she has something to grab
waves her hands along to music, especially "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

She is eating baby food most of the time it's offered. She likes rice gruel and takes it with veggies, fish, tofu, or natto mixed in. She likes fruit as well but she's not so fond of yogurt. Her bottom front teeth have poked through her gums and she can already bite quite hard with them.

It is getting warmer little by little. We felt like we had a good winter with a lot of cold and snow (for Tokyo), so we are ready for spring to come and flowers to bloom! It will be fun to go explore some parks and let Pineapple experience her first cherry blossom season.

The picture shows Pineapple sitting with decorations for Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) on March 3rd.

パイナップルは今日で８ヶ月になりました。最近やるようになった事を挙げてみます。
ー何種類かのおもちゃがそばにあると、気に入っているものを選ぶ
ー抱っこしてもらいたいときは腕を伸ばす
ーいらないものを押し返す
ー唇と舌でぶぶぶぶぶぶとならし、つばを飛ばす
ー自分でおすわりの状態からハイハイの姿勢になる
ーつかまるものがあると１人でつかまり立ちをする
ー歌に合わせて手を動かす（特に「キラキラ星」に反応）

娘は離乳食を与えられるとたいていよく食べてくれます。お粥が好きで、野菜や魚、豆腐や納豆と一緒に食べます。果物も好きですが、ヨーグルトは苦手なようです。下の歯が出始めて、すでに強く噛むようになりました。

最近少しずつ暖かくなって来ました。今年の冬は東京にしては結構寒く、雪も降ったりと、私達も充分冬らしさを感じました。そろそろ春が来て、花が咲き始めてくれるのが待ち遠しいです。公園などを散策して、パイナップルにとって始めての桜の季節を経験させてあげるのが楽しみです。

写真は3月3日のひな祭りの飾りのそばに座るパイナップルです。