Dear Rachel: 8 Months

Dear Rachel,

I’m sorry I’m so late on this post. I keep getting later and later. And also, these have been my only blog posts lately. Weird since I used to blog EVERY DAY. Anyhow, it’s not that I didn’t want to write to you…you have just been keeping Mommy VERY busy! You are such a busy bee!

Of course I remember what Month 8 with you was like. You started CRAWLING! First scooting and pulling yourself, then army crawling, and now you are so fast. You travel across the room in seconds – who knew??! We got you a big baby gate/play pen area so that you can crawl around it and play with toys and books!

You learned to sit up on your own – and now can go from tummy/crawling to sitting and vice versa!

You are pretty proud of yourself.

We went to Dallas for the 4th of July and you swam in Nana and Poppy’s pool – you love the water!

You looked much happier than I did… hah!

We took some pictures for Mommy’s friend Rachel in the outfit she got you!

You tasted chocolate ice cream…

….when DC Jess came to visit you!

A play date with Maya was on the agenda…

…and so was the library!

Some 8 month photo shoot pics…not from the good camera. Really need to upload some of those.

At 1.5 months and 8 months – you’ve been eatin’!!

Happy girl…in your play pen!

Mommy went on a girls’ trip with Jess to Vegas and you had a pool date with Daddy and Aunt Aimee!

Love these little pics of you…

I’m trying to find a nice balance – but honestly, you are getting so fun (no offense, but for awhile you didn’t do much – doesn’t mean I loved you any less!). It’s hard to want to leave you for very long. I miss you so much during the day and am so happy to come home and give you tons of kisses!! Can’t believe you are already 2/3 of the way to one year old. YIKES. Love you to pieces!

Love,
Mommy