Going eight months and proud of it!

Eight has been great! Everyone says I am getting so big! No official Dr. appt's this month... we will have to wait for next month to find out the stat's!

I am officially crawling, pulling myself up on everything and even cruising some of the furniture. Mommy & Daddy have put a few gates up as well as did something called "babyproof"... it seems that since I am getting around a bit more, they are afraid I will get into trouble or hurt myself.

I am eating Stage 3 foods... I have pretty much tried eating EVERYTHING I am allowed at this time... Not so found of the chicken, ham or turkey baby food's and sweet potatoes & green beans make my belly hurt so Mommy does not give me those. I love Italian Icee's! I am eating more and more things with my fingers too: bananas, puffs, peas, carrots, watermelon, cookies, mashed potatoes, egg yolks & a cupcake for Daddy's birthday.... This month I get to try cheerios, yogurt, pancakes and granola bars! I am drinking all the time out of my sippy cup and can use a straw now too. I still take 4 bottles a day but mostly at nap times.

Sleeping... well I am still not taking all my naps but Mommy does not seem to be freaking out as much anymore. She tries to get me to sleep in my crib when we are at home... I just get so alone and don't want to be without Mommy. Sometimes I stand in my crib for a while crying and then she comes back in and sits and rocks with me... I can then fall asleep in mommy's arms! (Kayla is learning at bedtime that crying won't get her anywhere... she paces her crib somewhat like a dog cirlces and then lays down when they find a comfy spot)... I am no longer sleeping in my sleep sack, but Mommy & Daddy won't let me sleep with a blanket yet... so its back to the footie PJ's.

I am talking and talking more each day! I say Dadadada, I even say Mamama - but Dadadadada comes out ALOT more. There is alot of rambling and I know Mommy & Daddy wonder what I am saying... since I talk SO much. I love playing games and reading books! And MICKEY MOUSE is my new best friend!!! No joke, I can watch Mickey all day everyday... although Mommy does not let me watch tv too much! I can wave bye bye or hello... whichever works for ya! I am always very social when we go out and my smile seems to make other people happy!

The big number this month is 23 pounds! I am growing and growing each day! Wearing 12 month clothes too... Mommy has been shopping up a storm since all the summer clothes given to me are 9 months!

Here are some pictures from this month!

Pulling herself up on yet something else!

We go to the zoo almost every other week...

she loves looking around at the animals and all the other kids.

Taking a dip in her pool at Grandma's while daddy mows the lawn!

Finding her way into the kitchen right

after we installed one of the new gates.

Kayla & Emme at Katie's 1st Communion

Our little couch potato...ugh!

Playing on the floor at Grandma's

Ready to go shopping for our summer vacation house!

An afternoon of play - dumping over the toy bin!

Yummy cupcake from Daddy's birthday

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Just chilling out!

I will save you Mickey! - Testing out the new baby bathtub we got for her...

Playing ball with her cousin Grace.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Monthly Pooh Photo Shoot

HOLY CRAP! As you can see to the right sidebar, we take monthly photo's of Kayla with her Pooh Bear to track her size... kudos to the Metcalfe's for the idea!

Today when we were trying to take pictures - for the perfect one of course - Miss Kayla wanted to do everything BUT sit with Pooh... Thinking she is "over" this?

Wiggles & Giggles

I went to this place called Wiggles &Giggles a long time ago with Mommy and some of our playgroup friends. But since it was such a poopy day outside today, Mommy & Daddy decided to take me again... sicnce I am moving around a little better they thought that I might have a bunch of fun... we did - check out our photos & video (separate post).

Taking a crawling break...

Weeeeee........

She really loved some of the equipment!

Someone would rather walk than crawl!

Stopping for a photo!

Requesting to do the slide all by herself!

Italian Ice is SOOO Yummy!

One day at the zoo, it was super hot so Mommy got a treat for us to share! Yummo to Cherry Italian Icee!

Crawling to a park near you!

Although its a work in progress... she is such a determined little thing sometimes. You tempt her and she goes after it! Nothing holds her back... Along with the fact that, like most women, she likes shiny things... these drawer pulls are very much up her alley right now!

First the crib... now the couch!

Ok so when I first saw Kayla standing in the crib I thought "this is ok, she is safe and surrounded by cushion!"... Until I walked in to find her standing by the couch! There is NO WHERE for her to pull herself up - or so I thought. Since the below picture was taken, she has only done it like 3 more times but you get the point!

Kayla takes a STAND!

Big news folks... Instead of napping during naptime, Miss Kayla thought it would be much more fun to learn something NEW. I walked in to find her standing by the side of the crib smiling so big as if she just won the Tour De France.... We see this smile often when she is so proud of herself. I decided to setup the camera and left the room to see if she would do it again (of course this was for Daddy to see also).