8 Months

Evelyn is 8 months old now. She can crawl so fast that I occasionally lose track of her, she can pull herself up to standing on furniture. She is beginning to cruise. She has 5 teeth and loves Cheerios, but has not had any babyfood yet. She is over 20 pounds! She is still a full-time nurser. She does not sleep through the night. She has perfect skin and looks great in bright colors. She is cheerful and easy to please and smiles and laughs more often than not. She is vocalizing all sorts of sounds (including Mamama and Da!) She loves to see Matilda and will follow her just about anywhere. She pulls my hair almost every day, but mostly leaves my glasses alone. She knows her name. She likes to take showers and she rolls around on the shower floor, squeaking and squealing in the most amusing way. Changing her diaper or her clothes is like a wrestling match--one I sometimes think she's going to win! Her eyes are still blue. She still has a birthmark on the back of her arm. Her bald spot has completely filled in with downy hairs. I still can't tell what color hair she's going to have. Her eyebrows are still dark but the majority of the new hairs on her head look white. She is fearless and will crawl through anything, never around, she takes on obsticales head first! Often, she will work so hard getting to where she is going that she will start panting! She likes to be under things too. She crawls under the bed, under the piano, under the play set, under Matilda's chair. Sometimes she gets stuck. She loves to stand at the coffee table and just bang on it. She blows raspberries all day long. She loves to taste fruits from her mesh feeder (Matilda hated it.) She has never been interested in a pacifier, or her thumb. She sleeps on her tummy with her bottom in the air and no blankets. Everyone who meets her remarks on her pleasant disposition. She is not shy. She wears 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers. She is a difficult companion on long road trips. She likes the show "Blue's Clues." She loves to look at books. She is very tall. She is sweet as sugar and growing way too fast.