Miriam, you are 8 months old today!

This month, you hit several exciting milestones 🙂 On Feb 10th, you said your first interpretable word: “da-da”! To say the least, you made Daddy’s day, and Mommy’s too. You’ve worked on a lot of other babble as well; we hear p’s, b’s, f’s, g’s, m’s, whispers, bubbles, and screams as you continue to explore your communication abilities.

All month long, you’ve been trying hard to become more mobile. You firmly grasped how to sit back up from a tummy/plank position on Feb 20th. You also started crawling backwards, and in backwards circles, efficiently around this time. You can pull yourself up to your knees and once in a while all the way to your feet, but that still seems to be more accidental.

Your biggest day this month was March 5th! You got frustrated enough to crawl forward!! Daddy witnessed it first and then you demonstrated for Mommy soon after 🙂 We got your big moment on video here …

You absolutely love to read books. Your current favorite is “Clifford’s Animal Sounds” by Norman Bridwell. Daddy captured this video that shows just how much you enjoy the art of reading!

Oftentimes, Mommy will leave you for a few minutes to play independently in your playroom and upon checking in on you, will find you with a book, turning the pages and chewing on it. Mommy likes to think of this as reading; Daddy’s not so sure 😉

Other fun new things you discovered how to do this month:

*You love playing peekaboo with us, but discovered you could do it by yourself as well! You cover up your forehead (thinking it’s your eyes) and we find you 😉

*You went sledding this month for the first time; you weren’t sure what to think, especially after face-planting in the snow when you and Mommy fell off, but you were a good sport.

*We offered you a pickle slice this month, expecting a funny face reaction and instead you LOVED it!

*One of your favorite activities is to feed yourself puffs; you love the bowl, dumping them out, picking them up – the whole process 🙂 You are eating extremely well and have picked up a couple new fruits this month; we’re still working on liking vegetables and meats. Here’s a picture of you and Daddy enjoying dinner together:

*You really enjoy being outdoors, especially now that Spring is knocking on our door! Mommy and you like to go running and take walks with friends almost every day. You are a great exercise partner!

Miriam Elayne, you are our beloved sunshine! You bring Mommy and Daddy deeper joy each and every day. We’re so grateful to have been entrusted with you!

Love, Momma