Oh my sweet beautiful girl how are you 8 months old (and two weeks but whose counting)??
Haven you are in to EVERYTHING! You have discovered drawers, cabinets, doors that I never thought would be an issue at this age. If you can get your hands on it then you grab it and put it straight in your mouth. You have successfully un-decorated the bottom of our tree twice!
You are on the move Sissy. Nothing can keep you still for long except your evening bottle. Otherwise you are squirming or crawling all over the house! You can always find me in the house in record time cruising on your hands and knees. With the new mobility you are finding lots of fun new toys your brother had previously kept out of reach and are loving getting to play with new fun things!
Haven you like to be where the commotion is and still can not stand an empty room. You particularly like to know that Mom is within eye sight of you and you are happy, If I leave a room you go into a dramatic meltdown. Other than these few cries and the ones you do when we don't get you a bottle fast enough you continue to be the happiest baby! I have carted you all over town, all over Nana's nursing home, all over store after store and you just ride and smile! When I make eye contact with you your whole face lights up and you let out a little giggle and it absolutely melts my heart.
"Dada" continues to be your first and only word and you love to just say it over and over and over again, rubbing it in my face. It is pretty sweet to hear you say that and your Dad just adores to hear it! You like to mumble a lot of other things as well but no other words have formed.
Haven you aren't drinking your full bottles right now which have still been 6 ounces every 4 -5 hours. We are giving you baby food and you are loving everything. We did discover that you have a peach allergy after you at them , twice, and both times your face immediately turned into red splotches. Your Dad let you try french fries while Mom was away for the day and he said you loved them!!
You are sleeping great at night right now! You love to snuggle your bunny stuffed animal we bought you the day you were born in the hospital. As soon as we lay you down you immediately turn to the side or on your tummy with your bunny safe in your arms. It is really the sweetest thing! We are no longer using any form of sleep sacks and lay you down in your clothes with a blanket on top of you.
Haven you continue to get stronger and more agile every day as you make new discoveries. You are really sitting up on your own now and we are always worried about you hitting your head if you fall over. You are really good about catching yourself with your hands if you do fall over though!
Your brother becomes more smitten with you every day as he is discovering what a fun playmate you are. It is truly my absolute favorite thing to watch. He likes to go into your room in the morning at 6 am (way to early for me) and turn your lights on and wake you up. He then comes into me and says "Mama, Sissy up Pease" repeatedly until I come get you out of bed where then insists on giving you sugars on the head before I change your diaper.
Haven Molly it is safe to say we are all completely infatuated with you!! I love and adore you sweet girl!!
