8 Months

My sweet little girl, you are 8 months old!

Trying to get these photo's is a huge challenge

You do not want to sit still and smile for me....no way

You would much rather play with the big teddy bear

and tear the paper up

I even put a bracelet on you in hope you would be distracted and sit still for a few seconds

but it didn't last for very long

even with an audience amusing you,

you still just wanted to crawl off the table.
These photo's were taken in just a few seconds and its as good as I could get!
Happy 8 months

At the beach again this month, visiting very good friends who moved to Kiama. Love little overalls on babies especially on you!

It was freezing cold this ANZAC day so you were all rugged up and didn't get to feel the water or the sand on your toes

Your such a cheeky one. I have never had a baby that was so hard to get dressed or change nappies before. You just refuse to lay still!

and my little maestro. I wonder if you will take after you mummy and play the piano??

Getting clever this month. One handed all the time. Playing on the outside of the jumperoo

You love playing with your sisters. You will follow them wherever they go. Lucky you to have two big sisters to do all those sister things with as you grow up.

Your hair is starting to get long and in your eyes so i have started putting it up in a little fountain when I do the girls hair. I think this might have been your first one.

You love playing outside. And cry when I bring you back in! Look how dirty you get. You crawl all around the yard through the mud but you don't care. I really need to invest in some little waterproof pants!

Lots of time was spent in the ergo this months. You still enjoy it and will often fall asleep on my back.

Off to the emu footy fields one early Saturday morning.

Clapping your hands with your big fluffy pink slippers

Love this picture from the boys cross country carnival. My little ray of sunshine. You really do bring so much joy into all of our lives

"mmmm that camera (phone) looks yummy"

Sweetness

At playgroup you and Michael want the same toy. It is sweet how you talk to each other and play alongside one another

Yummo your first taste of french toast for our traditional mothers day breakfast. You thought it was yummy.

And then we went out for lunch.

You could see all of the kids through the bars, you are so keen to hurry up and join them

How much do I love these snuggles. You melt my heart. You won't give many cuddles unless you are sleeping so I really enjoy these moments.

How we wake up in the morning. You wake up and start crawling over me to try and grab my phone or to try and open the blind. You then like to pull hair or pinch until I take you out. If you hear any of your brothers or sisters are in the bed you get excited and crawl over to your Dad and peak over him. If they are awake and say hi you almost jump over him to get to them! Here we are (I'm taking the picture but I was in there) all of us but Ethan one weekend morning. Look how many people there are to play with you!

I just couldn't resist taking a picture of your cute baby bottom. You've just gotten out of the bath but want to get back in

We had a visit to Oberon so you got to play with your little buddy Zeph

We also visited the cafe where Grandma let you have a piece of FRIED chicken. Yep you don't really eat solids yet but you have tasted fried chicken!

These are the things you get up to when I'm not looking!

This month you got your 3rd tooth finally. Up the top. It's taken so long to cut through but finally it has.
 You have also gotten your first ever cold.
You have the same little brown birth mark in your right eye that your Dad has
You are walking around furniture now but still slowly
You have started clenching your fist when you are frustrated or cranky
You get jealous when Essence climbs on my lap for a cuddle and will pull at her to try and get her off
You are drinking lots and lots of milk and still aren't really eating solids. You are offered food but am not really interested, especially if it is off a spoon!