Almost 8 Months Old

Miss A will be 8 whole months on Thursday! Can you believe that? Me neither. She's been a busy girl since last week, too.

On 8/5, I noticed her 3rd tooth on the top was peeping through the gum. And on 8/8, I saw that the 4th toofer was making its appearance, too. She's just not wasting any time with these teeth!

She has mastered the art of crawling. Sometimes she likes to use her feet, too, which kinda reminds me of a crab crawl or something. It's quite funny to see her do. And she's fast! She loves to crawl to momma, too, which I just find too endearing. lol And once she gets to me then she has to climb on me.

She can stand on her own, too, by using "stuff" to help her get to her feet. That "stuff" might be me, the couch, or her crib. Just whatever she gets ahold of. She also tries to climb other stuff like boxes but she ends up just scooting them across the floor instead.

Yesterday, she had been up playing with Nana all morning. When she saw me on the couch, she made a bee-line for me. But she didn't crawl. Nana was holding her by the sides for stabilization and Annabelle just started walking toward me. It was such a great moment. Makes me realize (again) that all those days & nights that I had no sleep, was attached to her 24-7 in one form or another, and pretty much looked like a zombie were all worth it. Papaw says that she'll be walking on her own in a month...I guess time will tell.

She hasn't been one for taking her naps the last 3 days neither. I think she was just too busy learning new skills to want to sleep. But, after she got in the pool for a while & got her belly full last night, she was down for the count at 7:45pm. Slept until 6:30am, too. She was a tired bird!

And now, because of all of this, I must baby-proof my home. Like, yesterday!