Dear Brooke,
Today you are 8 months old!! It's amazing how much you've grown! This past month you have mastered the "army crawl." You are not doing the conventional crawl, but boy you sure can get anywhere and everywhere scooting around the ground pulling with your arms and pushing with your toes. And I mean everywhere!! I find you in the rocks in our courtyard (you love rocks, we can't keep you out of them!), in the Christmas tree, under the table, in the backyard...you love to explore!!
You have also figured out how to go from laying down to sitting up all on your own! You especially love doing this in the tub, you get such a kick out of laying on your belly in the water, then sitting up, then splashing back down in the water again! You do this over and over every night! It's so much fun, it's almost like you are trying to swim!
You are still such happy baby, but boy do you get mad at mommy when I put you down and have to leave to go into the kitchen or something!! You get this look on your face (we call it the evil baby face!) and you cry so loud!! You do it to Daddy sometimes too, we figure you just love the attention so much, you are definitely a social girl!!
And yes, your tongue still sticks out 99.9% of the day. We don't know what it is about that tongue of yours, but it is literally always sticking out!! Your Dad wonders if it is too big for your mouth!! You have not gotten anymore teeth, you still have just the bottom two, but we wish the rest would hurry up already, we know they are bothering you!
You are quite the talker now, and have developed this new high pitch noise when you get excited! It actually sounds like you are talking to whales! Maybe you will be a marine biologist when you grow up!
You continue to eat like a champ. We have introduced meats to your diet and you love them, and you are getting more and more finger foods by the day. You love feeding yourself!! You also love drinking from straws, you get so excited when the water comes up!
We also found out that you hate when I get out of the shower and have a towel wrapped around my head! We don't know if it's because you don't recognize me with it on or what, but you literally crawl away from me crying, and put your head down into the ground like I am the scariest person you have ever seen!! It is actually pretty funny! It takes you a bit to figure out it is still me, and then you are OK ;)
You are still a wonderful sleeper, sure you still have those nights where you get up a few times, but for the most part, you are lights out! We are very lucky! You love your naps too, and always wake up so happy...especially when your brother goes in and greets you at your crib, you love that!!
Thank you for being such a wonderful, happy baby Brookie, we love you so much! Here's a bunch of you over the last month...
Our happy 8 month old!! You love the tub!
When we are not looking, you always escape to the rocks in our courtyard!!
Watch our Brookie's on the prowl!
We love that happiness!
And we love all those rolls and chub!!
There's that tongue of yours!
It's always sticking out!
You love bath time!
There's that tongue again!
Your only teeth so far, but they are so cute!
You had so much fun at your first busy bodies class!
You love taking your baths!
We can't get enough of those rolls!
You are so brave in the water, you love to lean forward and lay on your belly in the water!
It's like you are trying to swim!
You love to play!
And you still love to bounce, even outside in the cold while mommy's working in the yard!
On the move!
You try to crawl on all fours, but you always splat on your belly!
You prefer to army crawl, must be those strong arms of yours!
We love your laugh!
You are always venturing out of your "square," (the area in between the sofas), exploring the rest of the house now!
Our happy tongue sticking out baby!
All smiles!
You love being outside!
Going to the park, watching your brother play is your favorite!
You love being out on walks!
You love food!
You are great in the car, and usually end up taking a snooze!
Happy, Happy, Happy!
You are getting so excited for you first Christmas, you are always crawling over to the tree checking it out!
You love going to the tree trying to open up the presents!
Our little girl ;)
You are just so cute in your skirts and tights!
Your first Thanksgiving!
Way back when at 7 months old!!
