Alright, here's my 8 month Ellie overload. She has reached so many major milestones this last month! She finally figured out how to crawl on her hands and knees. She stood up for the first time. She's been babbling up a storm and her first real word was "Hi" with a wave a few weeks ago. We were sitting on the couch and Ember was across from us on the other one. Ellie looked over and saw her, waved her hand and as clear as day said the word "Hi". I was shocked and thought maybe it was just a coincidence, but sure enough she did it again later and now she does it all the time. She can say bye-bye too. She says mama occasionally and she has said dada a couple of times but we're still trying to figure out if she really means it. Her latest word is "Ember", not that greatly enunciated, sounds kinda like emmmer, but we think she also means it too. She has tried many new foods and is getting really good at feeding herself. She loves sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados and her puff treats (which are pretty much a whole grain cracker that dissolves easily in the mouth). She is getting really fast, we always have to keep a close eye on her cause she can get in to trouble quickly. Some of her favorite things to play and do are... Peek-a-boo. She actually pulls a blanket over her face and then down quickly with a smile, she also likes when we do it to her too. She loves us singing to her, especially the itsy-bitsy-spider and helping her do the motions. She goes crazy about rides on dad's shoulders, every time when he puts her up she will jump up and down, smile so big and squeal . She loves bath time like crazy! She will splash her hands and scoot around all over playing with her toys until she is all pruney. She likes to play with her fun, flashy toys that make music and she bounces up and down dancing. She also dances when I play exciting, fun music too. She loves to pull all of the books off of her bookshelf and make a huge mess. She pretty much loves to make a huge mess with anything she can. She hates napping, and always wants to be a part of the action. We average about 2, 45 minute naps per day. But on the bright side, she sleeps like a dream at night now. usually like 8-6. Even though I'm not a morning person, I can't complain about that. I need to just learn to go to bed earlier. This girl definitely keeps us on our toes. We love her so much and are so excited to see what the next month will bring!
