Eight Months Old

Kate is eight months old today. She crawled quickly and with good form and pulled up and cruised all before she turned seven months, so this month is not defined by her large motor skills. Kate has been exploring her world, and is fascinated by different textures. She is getting much more vocal, and enjoys babbling different phonetic sounds and screeching like a pterodactyl. Her first tooth finally popped through. She imitates facial expressions and cracks herself up. She still loves to move, and has no qualms with falling down on purpose when she gets sick of standing. I guess her big, cloth-diapered bottom probably helps with that -- more cushioning! She is one tough little cookie, but also a cuddly sweetheart.

New pictures can be viewed here.