My 8 month old Valentine

That's right folks, the little one turned 8 months old on Valentine's Day.

EIGHT MONTHS.

Every month I'm shocked by the sound of the new number.

Eight... EIGHT?

EIGHT!  

Ok, now it doesn't even sound like a number.

Eight..

And now it looks like it's spelled wrong. 

... 

Woah, sorry. I haven't finished my coffee yet.

Or taken a shower.

Which is not out of the ordinary for 9:00 in the morning.

..or noon.

..or even bedtime, for that matter.

..but we're not discussing hygiene today, now are we?  

No! We're talking 8 whole months old.

Here are a few fun highlights:

• She crawls up off her belly now- hands and knees all the way!
• She throws her head back and laughs when I walk around the corner to see her.
• She gives her reflection or pictures kisses and says "bu-bu" for baby.
• She gave her dada kisses!
• Then FINALLY gave me kisses the other day when I begged for the 100th time.
• I find her standing up in her crib when she wakes up from naps.
• She no longer wakes up at 3 am to nurse- sleeps straight through from 7 pm to 7 am.
• She eats her breakfast, lunch, and dinner in her highchair.
• She picks up her own food, but still eats a lot more when I spoon feed her.
• She kicks her feet and says "hu-hu-hu-hu" when she sees me walking toward her with food.
• Her favorites things are kids, puppies, food, swings, dancing, and trying to put things in her mouth that should not be in her mouth like sand and money and my ponytail..

I love her..

when she's throwing a fit for no good reason.

when she's throwing a fit for a good reason, and I just can't figure out what it is.

when she "sings" to the radio in the car.

when she smiles every time she sees her dada.

when she blows raspberries when he says "Say dada."

when she stops and backs up when I say "No no, don't touch that."

when she feels comfortable around other people.

when she's not too sure and only lets me hold her.

when she falls asleep during walks.

when she squishes up her face and gives me a fake cry.

when she squeals every time I turn the page.

when I sneak into her room to get one more look before I go to bed.

when she searches desperately to find Kobi every time we get out of the truck.

when she splashes in the bathtub.

when she tries to drink the soapy water, over and over.

when she sits very still so I can cut her fingernails. 

when she tries to crawl away before I can get her diaper on.

..I love her more every day.