Six months I could handle. I was even excited when you started crawling.
Seven months was a little harder for me because you were more than halfway to your first birthday.
And now, 8 months - that just seems too big. I can't help but think that there are only 4 months until you turn one!
Time is flying and I know it will only seem faster as you grow and change everyday. Daddy and I adore you and are so proud of the "big girl" you are becoming.
At 8 months you are so very busy:
-You've been crawling since you were around 5 months old
-Pulling up on anything you can get your little hands on
-Taking steps down the couch as you hold on
-Finally FINALLY catching the puppies (might have something to do with the "snacks"
you carry around)
-Learning to feed yourself
-Still "singing" yourself to sleep
-"Talking" to anyone or anything that will listen
-Moving all over the place in your walker
-Stealing the puppies' food
-Turning over the puppies' water bowls to play in the water
-Feeding the puppies' your Gerber snacks
-"Dancing" to the Gilmore Girls
-"Dancing" and laughing when Daddy sings to you
-Insisting on standing throughout your entire bath
-Literally jumping out of the bathtub like a fish when YOU decided bath time was over
-Giving Mommy "kisses"
-Crawling as fast as your little arms will go when Mommy or Daddy walk in the door from work
-Squealing in delight when you spot one of your puppies
-Playing in Mommy's makeup while I get ready for the day
-Growing two teeth!
-"Brushing" your teeth
-Disassembling your baby monitor because Mommy was naive enough to think you couldn't reach it from your crib
-Becoming quite the little paper shredder if left unattended for more than 30 seconds
-"Making tea" while you sit in your bumbo seat
-Outgrowing your bumbo seat :-(
-Making the silliest faces I've ever seen
-Swimming like a big girl
-Finding your way to the bathtub while playing in your room
-Finding the one and only toy that belongs to poor Tuckie and hijacking it
-Getting yourself stuck in tiny spaces because you are a bit hard-headed...like your Mommy
-Wearing your first "piggies"
-Standing up while holding onto something but being brave enough to let go!
-Celebrating your 1st July 4th, complete with fireworks, which you waited up for even though you were delirious by then
Baby girl, I just wish you would slow it down a little. Mommy and Daddy blinked and you grew from this little tiny, sweet, LOUD bundle of smiles and crazy hair to a silly, sweet sweet sweet 8 month old who is into EVERYTHING. You still have the crazy hair and you are still rarely quiet :) We love our Ellie girl and are enjoying every second of watching you grow into a sweet little girl.
We love you more than we ever dreamed of,
Mommy and Daddy
My sweet girl is almost 9 months now. I miss you so much. I don't think I appreciated this blog and all your Mommy's work as much until I have been gone now for so long... now I look through it daily and it feels new to me every time. See you guys soon.
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