8 Months Already ?????

The title pretty much says it all. How can my baby already be 8 months old?? It seems just like yesterday that I was pregnant and felt her kicks all day long. It has truly been an amazing 8 months. Ashlyn has really changed over this month. The biggest change is how mobile she has become. It literally happened overnight. As I have said many times before, I did not think she would crawl. Now she is crawling everywhere. Last Sunday was the first time she pulled herself up. Since then, she has been doing it 24/7. It is the funniest thing. She will pull herself up on anything she can. She is a little daredevil. I don't think she has any fear. We really have to keep a constant eye on her right now. Despite all of the baby proofing I have done, she still manages to somehow hurt herself on the coffee table once a day. I went and bought even more baby proofing stuff today. It is amazing how many dangers are in a house.

Ashlyn still loves to eat. Her favorite is still the Gerber Puffs. She could eat them all day if I let her. I have been giving her more food she can feed herself. She loves bread and turkey. It is so much fun to give her new foods and see how she reacts to them. So far the only thing she has not liked is blueberries. She drinks out of her sippy cup very well. She drinks formula about half of the time now.

Ashlyn sleeps better and better every week. She continues to go to bed at seven or so and wake up around seven. Last night she was up at 4:45 which kind of threw me for a loop. She takes one or two naps a day. In general, she is a good sleeper.

Right now her favorite activity is exploring her environment. She loves to crawl and see what she can find. She literally has every toy under the sun. However, she would prefer to play with a plastic container or spoon. Her favorite things are the things she finds laying around that are not toys at all. She is literally into EVERYTHING! I think she is going to be walking soon. She loves it when I hold her hands and she gets to walk around. We practice a lot so we will see when she takes her first steps.

Her personality comes out more and more each day. Generally she is a very happy and content little girl. She loves to look at new faces and smile. She does have a temper. If she has something and you take it away she sometimes will throw a little "tantrum". They don't last long at all, but I can still see that little temper of hers.

As I say all of the time, Joey and I are so blessed and thank God every day for the little girl He has given us.

Riding on the swing at the Renaissance Festival
We had a great time
Ashlyn liked it the best I think

So I mentioned that she loves pulling herself up. She even does it on the walls. At first I did not think she could do it, but as usual she proved me wrong.

Sleeping with Daddy. Still one of her favorite spots