Hello my sweet girl,
You are 8 months old today and my have you changed in a month. You are such a talker baby girl! Your daddy and I love being woken up by you saying Ma ma or Da da....It just melts our hearts. You are completely amazed by "balloons". We always try to keep one in the house for you to play with. If we ask you "Amberly, Where's the balloon?" you will completely turn and twist your body/head all around until you locate it in the room...you are such a smart little munchkin. You have a 2nd bottom tooth now and you have really seemed to become a pro at eating and chewing. You have finally figured out how to put the puffs in your mouth by yourself, but still have a hard time trying to pick up the slippery bananas or noodles..You are always very interested in what everyone else is eating. You have tried mashed potatoes and Mac n cheese...both really soft foods. Mommy is still a little nervous about other stuff. Once you get more teeth we can try something new. You know how to hold your own bottle, but it really only seems to be when YOU are in the mood to.
The weather has been beautiful..finally! The easter bunny brought you a new bathing suit and a little baby pool for you. YOU LOVE THE POOL! You splash and kick and wiggle in it...You yell at me when I go to get out though. We are so excited to take you into Nana and Papas pool. The water is still too cold right now, but really soon we will be having that first adventure! You are so close to crawling now. You rock yourself from a sitting position forward to your belly. You have figured out how to push yourself backwards, but not quite how to move forwards. You LOVE to stand. You will grab on to anyone/anything and try and pull yourself up to a standing position. you will even take steps if mommy or daddy is holding your hands. Daddy bought you a walker to help you become more independent in the house. You cant really reach the ground to much yet...you can reach just enough to push yourself backwards. You love "some" dogs. Sasha and Buster (nana and papas dogs) grab your undivided attention whenever they come into a room. Sasha lets you pull on her ears and then when shes done she just licks your face or hands to get you to stop. You have moved into a new car seat now. You are becoming such a big girl and so fast.
I have to tell you about a story for a second, Mommy and Daddy were running late to grandpas birthday party. Daddy had just gotten home from work and was changing really fast. He sat on the bed next to you to put on his shoes and didnt have a shirt on at the time. You touched his back with your hand and he jokingly jumped away and said ooooo...You laughed so hard at that! He did it again and you laughed even harder! This continued for about 15 mins....Little girl..In this moment...nothing else mattered in the world! We didnt care that we would be even later to the party. We didnt care if they would be upset with us...Your daddy and I just looked at eachother and you and we ALL smiled! In this moment we really realized this is our life, and we couldnt be more happy!
Ok back to other stuff! You love having other kids around. Your cousin Ashleigh is your FAVORITE! You just light up when she comes around you. She dances and makes faces at you and you just crack up. We welcomed your brand new little baby cousin Madison into the world just 4 days ago on the 12th. She weighed a little more than you but not by much. You had no idea what to think of her and DID NOT like for mommy or daddy to pay any attention to her. We could not believe that at only 8 months old, you would start to show some jealousy.
Mommy and Daddy's love for you grows every second of every day! Your laugh can take our breath away! You are our world!
Love you
Mommy!
