Emma Claire at 8 months old

Hard to believe it but today Emma turned 8 months old. She has changed a lot recently. Her bottom teeth are clearly in as you can see in one of the pictures below. Her top teeth are still coming in, with the left one much further down. I am sure it won't be long until she shows them off in pictures too!

Emma continues to roll around - enjoying her freedom to get to where she'd like to be. She now can sit herself up from her being on her belly. She also can pull herself up and then cruise around a little. She is still working on her balance and being steady. Emma really loves to stand and try to walk around, she especially when she is trying to get to Gabby. Emma truly loves Gabby - she looks for her all the time and loves petting her.

She is very good at feeding herself and we continue to give her new foods. Today she tried nectarines for the first time!

Emma also is working on waving. If you check out her videos on YouTube you'll see her waving to Gabby. She also says dada as you can see in her videos. We're still working on getting her to say mama.

We also recently got her to sleep in her crib throughout the night. It's so sad to see her sometimes in the crib - especially when she is sitting down holding onto the rails like she is a prisoner! Or when she is sleeping folded in half like she just got tired of crying and then just folded over.

She continues to amaze me every day. I am incredibly lucky to be her mother! I love watching her grow and investigate the world around her.

How I found Bryan and Emma the other night....



Emma in her crib...how sad - she looks like a prisoner...



Emma Claire at 8 months old...