Eight Months

Claire has officially passed the eight month mark and has hit many milestones in this past month!  She is crawling with her tummy off the floor (as of Thanksgiving weekend), she easily goes from crawling to sitting up (as of the week before Thanksgiving), with a stationary object to help, she can pull herself up to standing (as of December 1), and she has her third tooth--the top right--coming in as of yesterday.  She has been exploring many vocal noises including "da-da," "ma-ma." "ga-ga," and buzzing her lips making racecar like sounds.

Claire doesn't like being put down for a nap, the process of getting in and out of her car seat, wearing a hat or hood over her head, being left to play 'alone', or green vegetables not mixed in with other food.  Claire loves seeing Brooks, crawling over to something she shouldn't (mainly electrical cords, of which there are many this time of year!), going to the grocery store, eating her puffed cereal by herself, and having someone's undivided attention during play time.

This past weekend, we went to the Candy Cane breakfast at our church.  This is an annual event for families with children.  Claire loved seeing the children and looked adorable in her Christmas dress.  Here are a few pictures.

And here is a picture of Claire "helping" Matt put up our Christmas lights outside.  I think she prefers warm weather and bare feet to having to be bundled up!