Our 8 Month Old Daughter...

- Said "DaDa" for the first time last Thursday. She has said it "on cue" when seeing or hearing Jason a handful of times.
- Has her very first ear infection
- Tries terribly hard NOT to crawl. Wants to roll her way around. Getting better at her own version of crawling.
- Can fanagle her way from a laying down position to sitting up
- Eats Cheerios, mashed up bananas, apple and carrot wagon wheels
- Chews on teething biscuits
- Discovered (like, for reals) the majesty of her tongue this week. Sticks it out while in the carseat.
- Still doesn't sleep through the night
- Can clap her hands
- Looks around for JP when you say "Where's your puppy?"
- Gets the concept of Peek-a-boo
- Is really into loud squealing
- Begs for sips out of your water glass
- Has two teeth on bottom
- Bites when nursing (I have the battle wound to prove it)
- Plays around when nursing
- Recognizes the "Elmo's World" song
- Pulls on your nose and lips (ouch!) and explores inside your mouth with her hands
- Loves to talk into her "pop-bead" toys to hear the echo
- Looks more and more like her Daddy each day
- Had earwax removed at the Dr's office last week (so sad! And boy, she protested). Dr. says she has narrow ear canals.
- Can say "more" in sign language when I'm feeding her in her high chair (unless I'm confusing it for excited clapping)
- Crawls up onto your lap like a monkey if you are sitting on the floor playing with her
- Is a champion napper (goes down easy, sleeps for hours. Hmmm, just like her folks!)
- Doesn't like her nose to be cleaned
- Still doesn't "bounce" up and down on her knees like some babies
- Babbles in her crib in the mornings
- Goes nuts for fruit
- Sometimes gags on green veggies
- Knows the sound of the ringing phone
- Does the "stiff as a board" move when she doesn't want to be put down or sit down
- Always pees if you keep her diaper off for more than 20 seconds
- Is growing too fast
- Still melts my heart when I see her, awake and hungry, at 4 in the morning