Eight months old

Baby girl, you are another month older. In the last month you've developed more into your little self and you have a BIG personality in that little body. You laugh more, cry more and look at the world with wonder more. You have such an expressive face, raising or scrunching your eyebrows as if to say "seriously, you want me to do what, eat what, sleep?" It's so funny that we laugh often with you.

In the last month you've learned to snuggle and I delight when you lay your head on my chest and melt into me. It doesn't last for long but I take every second as gold. You stand all the time now and you're fearless. Your new trick is to pull yourself to standing and then if you wish you were somewhere else - say holding on to Dad instead, you let go and fling yourself towards him. You haven't quite figured out that you need to move your feet to get there but going head first doesn't seem to bother you as you never cry, just pick yourself up and try again. You eat more solid food and have learned to love fruits. You don't seem ready to try chunky foods though and prefer them thinly pureed. We can't believe how much you can eat because sometimes you can eat 3-4 bowls of oatmeal in one sitting. Where do you put it all?

Happy birthday Lucia Olive. We love you.