Happy 8 Months Kate!

Yesterday Kate turned 8 months old and I completely forgot until about 9pm last night. (In my defense, Brett was sick and Kate was cranky and had been up several times the night before.) I'm really not sure where I have been while Kate has been doing all this growing, but here's a random sampling of what she is like lately:

She loves to play games. Peekaboo is a big hit right now, and she will even cover herself up with the blanket and then take it off and look up at me with a huge grin on her face. Another favorite game is knocking over towers of blocks I build for her. She thinks this is hilarious.

She is becoming less shy around other people. She has such a fun and vivacious personality at home, but around others she often is a bit aloof and prefers to observe rather than play. But lately she is coming out of her shell a little bit. Though yesterday when I took her to the mall she did burst into tears when a sales associate was trying to play with her and said "boo". It was adorably pathetic.

She is finally starting to bear some weight on her legs. Previously she has had no interest in standing up whatsoever. I think she is beginning to realize that the coffee table would be even more fun if she could reach what was on top. Good thing we will be getting rid of the coffee table in the near future.

She is on the move! Though she isn't crawling yet, she is becoming more and more adept at rolling and scooting. It is becoming impossible to change her diaper, brush her hair, put on her clothes, or do anything that requires her to be still for any length of time.

She can open drawers. I thought this wasn't supposed to happen for a while. But recently she figured out how to open her dresser drawers. While I am in awe of her brilliance, I seriously need to better babyproof my house.

She is still madly in love with Deacon. They are so cute together.

Her favorite baby food so far is prunes. She loves them. She also enjoys peaches, pears and oatmeal, carrots, and sweet potatoes. She hates peas (in her defense the pureed ones do smell nasty. I'll have to give her some whole ones and see what she thinks). We have also started to give her some table food. She really enjoyed the zucchini pasta we made the other night. Shredded chicken is also a big hit.

She is still a very silly girl. She will laugh at just about anything I do. She is so sweet, and I love that I get to spend every day with such a fun little girl. Happy 8 months Kate!

Playing peekaboo

This was the first time I gave her prunes

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