Eight Months!

This is how our photo session started out!

I'm just a few days behind-- sweet baby girl turned 8 months last Friday (10/28). Eight months. I know, she's definetly growing too fast!

And because she's growing so fast, you know I want to jot some things down before she changes again and I forget them all.

-Recently, you started to get up off of your belly and on to your knees. Then you'll sit there and rock on your hands and knees. You started doing this about 2 weeks ago.
-You still only have one tooth, but there are several others poking through occasionally (before they go back under the gum).

-You are about to outgrow several 6-12 month and 6-9 month clothing. And what you haven't outgrown, you are perfectly snug in!

-I still can't believe how stinky your little feet are. But I love it!
-You are so easy to make smile--and you know I love that too!

-You are kind of sleeping through the night. About a week and a half ago, you started sleeping from 9ish to 6ish (HALLELUJAH!!!!!). But there are still some nights when you'll go down around 9 and get up around 3-3:30. Then you'll usually get up again around 5:30am.
-Last time I weighed measured you (about 2 weeks ago) you were 17 1/2 pounds and about 27 inches.

-Your smile is still quite infectious
-After eating peas the other day, you broke out in hives :(

-There are times where you'll nurse twice, drink an 8 oz bottle of formula and eat three containers of baby food within an hour-two. Seriously! WOW!
-You still love the baby in the mirror (your mirror toy always cheers us up)

-When you are fussing and we can't get you to stop, Daddy will start singing your first and middle name to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin." It ALWAYS works. But it has to be Daddy who sings it!
-And speaking of the Daddy-- you are the first of our five children who are nearly as interested in Daddy as you are mommy (this usually happens about a year from now). You will look at him as he walks by and fuss while you look right at him. Then he'll pick you up and you cease all fussiness! HA :)

-You have been a Zebra, a Bear and a Dino/Monster for your first Halloween activities.
-You still like to rub your face into my shoulder.

-You search for anything you can reach and put into your mouth. When you don't have anything near you, you will look for anything that is near you (paper, toys, toes, somebody's finger or shirt... seriously, anything) and get to it any way you can just so you can put it in your mouth. Even when you ride in the cart at the store, I'll turn around from filling a produce baggie to find you sucking on one of the metal bars that is at the front of the child's seat on the cart. EWWWWWWW, I don't like that! And I make you quit. Sorry, but trust me--I'm doing you a favor!
-You are working on waving "bye-bye."
-I still think you are the sweetest little thing and I can't get enough of you!

Hugs and kisses to my growing girl!