8 Months Old!

Baby AJ is 8 months old! It is hard to believe. Here is what she is up to right now. She:

• smiles all the time (she's a happy baby!)
• is starting to eat finger food, she loves her PUFFS!
• wants to move/crawl, but she can't quite put it all together
• loves to stand, she can hold onto something and stand for a while (see picture above!)
• pulled herself up to standing position (just today!!!)
• loves to jump in the Jumperoo!
• reads, her favorite book is still Where's Baby's Mommy? (you'd think it would get old, but she still loves it)
• likes to bite Sophie (her giraffe teething toy)
• can sign MILK, although we're not quite sure she knows what it means, today I think she used the sign to say she wanted more PUFFS
• waved bye-bye
• still loves bathtime
• loves the evenings, right before bedtime
• likes to be outside (good thing we live in California where we can still be outside at this time of year)
• turns her head when she hears her name
• plays peek-a-boo
• loves when we sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and do the corresponding hand signs
• puts EVERYTHING in her mouth
• says DADA (but not MAMA, I know, I am devastated!)
• likes looking at herself in the mirror
• is ticklish under her arms and in the middle of her back

Uh, I could go on and on, but I think I will stop there. Baby AJ, we are so proud of all of your accomplishments and we can't wait for what's next!