8 months

My little Matney, you were 8 months old on December 3, 2010 and are such a blessing to us. We recently had the discussion on what life was like before you existed and had a hard time remembering what we ever did without you.

Here is a list of your accomplishments in the last month.

*You weigh between 17 and 18 pounds now and still wear mostly 6 month outfits. If we put a 9 month outfit on you the pants are either way too long or fall off of you and the sleeves have to be rolled up.

*You have 5 teeth and your 6th one is on its way! Besides pulling on your ears and maybe changes in your diapers, you haven't been overly fussy while teething.

*You have added a new word to your vocabulary and I am pretty sure it made your Nannie B melt when you said "Nannie" for the first time. You said it really well one time and now you jabber nannna nana nannn.

*You wave "hi" and "bye" very well. You know when someone is walking out the door and when you wake up in the morning you start waving at us!

*You had your first Thanksgiving and ate with the best of them. You are a fan of broccoli cheese, just like your daddy.

*Miss Tara at daycare told us on 12/3/10 that you took two steps going after your pacifer and then tumbled over (you don't take a paci, you just have to have one in your hands when your friend Lillie has hers).

*You "cruise" with the best of them and will let go of things for a second or two and then you grab hold again. You like to hold our hand and take several steps.

*No matter where I am in the house, you will crawl at top speed to find me. I don't remember the last time I went to the bathroom without you finding me :)

*You love to clap to "If You're Happy and You Know It".

This month will be so exciting as you get to celebrate your first Christmas! As we celebrate your first Thanksgiving and Christmas, my heart overflows with love and the thought of how blessed we are to have been given the chance to be your parents and to help you become a beautiful, strong, Christian woman.