So 8 months is a really fun age! Kate's personality is certainly developing and I feel like I need to do a post because so much is changing so quickly. When I get off work each day, I can't get home fast enough to her.... and when I walk in, she smiles SO BIG and crawls towards me. And my heart completely melts. I love her more than any words can describe and she is absolutely the most wonderful form of sleep deprivation ;)
She can give us the most wonderful smiles (top picture), but usually this is her "look." Very serious, deep in thought... and oh, those sweet lips!
So yes, Kate is crawling. Our entire house has tile floors (except for the really pretty foam mat with numbers and letters in primary colors covering our living room rug) so we don't just "let her go" with crawling, but she's good at it. I'm glad we're past the "face plant" stage of learning to crawl where she always seemed to have a bruise on her forehead :( Actually, she just crawls to the nearest thing (couch, our leg, chair, table) to pull up and stand or cruise. When she stands, she holds on with just one hand and is SO PROUD of herself :)
She drinks her water out of a sippy cup with a straw (or our cup...her favorite)! She couldn't quite figure out the regular sippy cup because she'd just chew on the spout, and I had been offering the one with a straw and then all of a sudden, it just clicked and she started drinking.
Not sure why but this was a big deal to me!
She still has 4 teeth, but 2 more are about to cut and I think these are giving her the biggest fits so far :(
Still LOVES the water and she'll leave her hat and glasses on if she's distracted...
...But she ALWAYS tries to get our glasses :)
She finally got to meet my good friend Emily! She lives in Jacksonville and I haven't been very good at traveling around the state for visits so I was so excited when Emily & Doug stopped by! "Em" and I were in nursing school together at UF, worked in the PICU together at Shands, and got our MSNs in peds together too. For some reason, everyone at Shands confused us the entire time. Not sure why ;)
Emily has been beggingggggg me to have a baby for like 6 years now so I was so happy for her to meet Kate. One day, Emily will be an amazing mama and I can't wait!!
So I mentioned a long time ago my office is kind of like a baby factory. This is me with Kate and Ali with Tilloo celebrating Jessica and her sweet baby boy to be!
Kate loves the beach, especially sitting in the water. She's pretty good at not eating the sand too! Speaking of eating...she still has some purees but definitely prefers soft table foods (avocado, banana, sweet potato) and the snacky stuff (yogurt melts, mum mums). Also, she'll only eat when she reallllly feels like it. Keeps the days interesting ;)
She is doing LOTS of babbling and has the most precious voice in the whole wide world. She is saying "mama" randomly and Lord help me when she says it purposefully!!
She smacks her lips when she sees something she wants to eat or drink.
She growls at the tiger in her animal book and when we make the sound.
She loves our dogs and "calls for Maggie" when I am calling the dogs outside.
She "reads" her books by flipping the pages over and over.
She is wearing 12-18 month clothes, size 3 shoes and size 3 diapers.
She loves to brush her teeth in the bathtub.
We don't have a picture with the Easter Bunny this year because I think she'll be scared and I'm not into torturing babies just for a picture...but I think he'll still come leave her some treats on Sunday ;)
She always laughs at a certain tickle I do, whenever I blow my nose and when Brett plays peek-a-boo behind the fridge. She kind of starting waving the other day. She is a terrible sleeper, I've just accepted it. She loves Nannie so much and smiles huge and kicks her legs and reaches for her in the mornings. It makes leaving for work a little easier knowing she is so loved. She loves her playtime on the ground now. Many times she just needs to get down and crawl and be independent. She does this "sniffing" laugh all the time now. Her hair is coming in so evenly and her eyes are getting bigger. She still has puffy eyes in the mornings just like me, and Daddy points it out everyday... "Good morning Kate Kate, you have your mama's eyes."
She is our whole world and I want to freeze time right now. I never imagined I could love someone so much and I wake up each morning so (tired and) excited to see what new things she'll learn that day!
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