So In Love....With My 8 Month Old!!

Those wide blue eyes, chubby cheeks, the drool, chunky thighs, her almost bald little head (she continues to get a little more peach fuzz each month!), and the sweet, laid back (for the most part) disposition....all these things and more make me run upstairs every morning to get her out of her crib and rush home from work Monday thru Friday to pick her up and squeeze her to pieces and play as much as we can before bedtime.....

Sweet baby girl, I love you more and more each day, which I didn't know could be possible, but believe me, it is!  Happy 8 Month Birthday....I can hardly believe that we are nearing the end of 2010 and that before I know it, you'll be a big girl turning 1.  Sigh, but I will refrain from the waterworks, at least until January!

Look at those chunky thighs!!!  Love 'em!!

 And those chubby cheeks...delish!!

Someone loves to stand up and hold on to anything and everything....furniture, the side of her crib, her music table, etc.  She can get half-way up, but needs a little help getting all that chubbiness to stand all the way!  She is also getting onto her hands and knees from the sitting position and rocking, as well as doing a little army crawling/rolling combo, but that's about the extent of her mobility at this point!

Yep, I'm getting pretty good at this standing thing....with a little more practice I'll be able to do it all on my own!

LOVES her music table and will bang on it endlessly....the keys, the shapes and all the other little gadgets, and turns the page of the 'book' herself.  Sometimes I get excited because it's playing a new song that I haven't heard for what seems like hours on end and then I realize it's set to Spanish mode and have to laugh to myself!

Still can't get enough of Tripp, who is always right next to her side....

Playtime in her nursery before tubby time is our favorite....

Playing with her 'friend' in the mirror....we're about to transition to the big tub for good as she is 1) getting too big for her infant tub and 2) she makes a complete mess and covers the counter, mirror, floor and me with water! 

Other exciting happenings this month were trying out both a Gymboree (10/15) and My Gym (11/6) class with Mommy!  We decided on My Gym since it offered a lot more activities and they change the classroom up each week, plus the instructors were great and went the extra step to include Mia, who was the youngest in the class.  I think it will be great for her to be around all of the 'older' kids (she loves to watch what they are doing), plus I'm excited that I get to take her every Saturday!

Gotta end with a pic of our little family all bundled up enjoying the Feast of Little Italy in Abacoa!

Mommy loves to give me kisses....geesh woman!! ;)