cheersyallimport: Nancy

Mommy's angel,
You turned 8 months old on Christmas Eve. I put you in Auntie Hope's dress that she wore over Christmas exactly 25 years ago! Your Mimi even smocked the collar! It was a really special to see you crawling around in it. It's a bit shorter than the dresses you have because Mimi said that was "the style." That was a definite perk for you in terms of crawling speed. :) Everyone is smitten over you. I have your Nana and Fanta in love with snapchat because I send them videos all day of you doing menial little things. The littlest things you do happen to be the sweetest, most treasured moments to us. I'm so thankful to spend my days filled with you. Daddy and I live for your smiles and giggles. You are so beautiful, and it's still hard to believe you're ours.
God loves you, and so do I!
Love,Mommy

Christmas 1990 in the same dress you're wearing!

Walk & Ride | Moccs
I bought this little car/walker combo secondhand for you. For some reason, when you're on it, you look so much bigger to me!

Beach Baby ExerSaucer
Here you are being a cutie watching Daddy mow the backyard (or "back gah-den" as he calls it). He's been working really hard on it for you. The new grass patch right in font of you used to be the home to tall, overgrown shrubs, and Daddy is in the process of clearing out the remaining shrubs in the back too! He actually just built steps off of our patio. He said that you would like being able to run in and out of the house that way a lot more...straight onto the grass! He also wants to build a little swing set for you, but that will come after he finishes some other yard things first. :)

We had an impromptu dinner date with your GrandMimi and Chief at the Original Pancake House. You are now a fan of pancakes! Your #1 favorite food though? It's a toss up between sweet potatoes and apples. You also love avocados.

Faux Fur Anywhere Chair

Rock on, baby girl! (But you've also been trying to mimic my "I love you" sign. ;)) This is the makeshift fence/gate we've made to keep you in the playroom (though you've managed to be adventurous and escape twice).

Daddy requested that I buy bubble bath for you. He loves giving you baths while I make dinner. This picture of your big blue eyes (and new teeth) pierces me! This month you doubled your tooth count from 2 to 4!!! I can't believe you have your four front teeth. My baby is growing up!

Crib Sheet | Pajamas | Taggie
You randomly decided that this was the month that you were going to sleep 12 hours straight. You go to bed around 7:30ish and wake up around 7:30ish. I knew you could and would sleep those 12 hours on your own when you were ready! Oh, and you still love sleeping with your booty in the air. I love it.

Ergo 360
We still love snuggling. I think between your Daddy and I sharing touch as our #1 love language, we'll surely pass the same along to you. :)

Nancypie, you love your pups. You love to play with them, you love to watch them playing, you even smile and nose scrunch at Tina when she comes in the room sometimes. Speaking of nose scrunches, Auntie Hope says that's what your love language is: nose scrunches. It's so dang cute.

What else?

This month you learned how to lower yourself down. Last month, you would cry for help because you felt "stuck" once you pulled up. Now, you're up, down, and all around everywhere.
You're "crusing" around the furniture too. Slowly but surely.
You say "mama" and that's all for now. :) We have been trying desperately to get you to say "dada" this month, but we're still waiting. You are signing "milk" now! And still waving...but only when you feel like it. You really mimic my hand motions, and I know soon your signing back will be exploding. Daddy likes learning the signs too and thinks it's really cool that we're teaching you that. (Did I mention how much I love your Daddy? He's the best. He's so supportive of the mommy I am, and he works so hard for our family.)
You have this little girly sounding "aaa!" bark/exclamation that you do sometimes for various reasons. You yell it it at the dogs when they're barking, you yell it when something loud (e.g. the tub faucet, the disposal) is on and you want to compete with the sound, you yell it when you want me to yell something silly back, and you yell it when Mimi lets you crawl into her shower with the metal rattle to make loud echoes.
At night after your nurse, you've been loving Daddy putting you to sleep instead of mommy. It melts me. You two are so sweet together.
Daddy is ready to give you a brother or sister. Mommy is not ready. (But I do think it's really cute and endearing that Daddy is.)