8 Months Old

Wow!!!  Where has time gone?  Reese has changed a lot recently and I know we are in for even more changes in the near future.  

Some of the more exciting developments:

• At 7 1/2 months old she said "Mama"!  We were in Philadelphia at the time and at first it started out as a few flukes... but she quickly figured out what she was saying and says it ALL the time now.  This is such an awesome word to hear!
  
• She has figured out how to go from sitting to a crawling position.  She hasn't started actually crawling yet, but I know it's just around the corner.  
• When you play music with a beat she will 'dance' a long.  She basically just rocks her body back and forth and bounces up and down in time to the song.  This is really adorable to watch.  I have tried a few times to capture it on video, but haven't had any luck.  Hopefully soon!
• She can pull herself up to standing from a semi-sitting position. 
• She can stand while holding on to something for balance.  
• No teeth yet, but over the past few days she has started drooling and chewing more than ever.     

Since the weather has turned colder we have enjoyed having fires at night.  We sit around with Georgia (the dog), and Dahlia (the cat) to wind down before Reese goes to bed.  Everyone loves being by the fire.  

 

Reese loves to play with the dog and cat.  Usually they walk in the opposite direction from her, but occasionally they will let her love on them until she inevitably pulls out a wad of hair or tries to bend a tail in a direction it isn't meant to go.