8 months of amazing

when you are 8 months old - the world is a fascinating place.

when you are the mom of an 8 month old - HER world is even more fascinating.

Some things I don't want to forget about her life right now:

• When she is sleepy she rubs her eyes, pulls at her ears and yawns REALLY big. followed by burying her face into her lovie.
• she can stand up. fall down. stand up.
• this past week she figured out how to pick something up off the floor while still standing. it takes very much concentration.
• her voice is a powerful thing. she says "dada, mama & hi" but not with a purpose
• banging on things is super fun.
• she knows her mom and dad and the excitement she gets on her face when she sees us is overwhelming.
• she is very much my daughter - one of her favorite things to do is to play with her shoes.
• she has given a new meaning to "baby proof" - we really try to use redirection rather than removing things from her reach - but like I've said before, she will make a beeline to the one piece of dirt/paper/crumb that you missed! who needs a Dyson....
• yesterday she was wearing pants that were 0-3m. they fit perfectly in the waist. slightly short, but at least she didn't crawl out of them.....
• she has been playing with an empty Gatorade bottle for the past 15 minutes. toys are totally overrated in her book.

She amazes me daily.

I wish I could bottle her determination, energy, and resilience.