8 Months Old

Alayna turned 8 months old on Saturday. I simply cannot believe it. She is getting so big.

And here is a picture to prove it. Doesn't she look older? And cuter.It has been so fun to watch her grow and learn new things.

Here is a picture of one of her new favorite things. Standing on my hip. I don't really know why she does this, but she sure loves doing it.

Baby Signing Time has also become a favorite. This is a picture of her the first time she watched it. You can't really see, but her mouth is open, in awe. It was so funny to watch her. She would watch the TV, wave at the people, then smile and look at me. This was done over and over again until the show was finished.

As mentioned above, Alayna has learned how to wave. It is soooo cute. She twists her wrist side to side more than waving up and down, but it is still so cute. Here is a short video of her waving while watching Baby Signing Time.

While stretching our legs at a gas station, Alayna decided driving is something else she would like to do.

First, she was all business. Two hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.

After a minute she got more comfortable and decided two hands on the wheel is good enough. You don't need to look where you are going.

Then finally she decided one hand on the wheel was all it took.

Alayna has now pretty much mastered sitting up on her own.

Now she thinks she can sit up on the tub all by herself. No one needs to help her. She puts up quite the fight when we try to tip her head back to wash the shampoo out.

Here is a little of her "girly-ness" coming out. When taking her picture, she spent a good couple of minutes playing with her dress. She would grab it, hold it out as far as it would go, then bring it in. If she could walk, I think she would have been twirling.

Teething has caused this finger to be in the mouth (as well as anything else that is around). We have discovered that she is not only getting one, but two teeth. Maybe more. We will see.

When visiting Grammy a couple weekends ago, Alayna was introduced to the Saltine cracker. She loved it. Thanks Grammy!

Alayna is still doing well at eating baby food now. She now likes squash, pears, peaches, bananas, and peas.Alayna and her Daddy. She LOVES her daddy!

You can't help but smile when Daddy tickles you.

Um, can you say CHEESE?! We love our happy 8 month old!