8 Months!

This past Sunday, Anna Kate turned 8 months old! I cannot believe how fast time is flying (have I said that before?). It is almost time for the holidays, and then we will be on the fast track for the little miss to turn one!

This month, Anna Kate has become one curious little girl. She is a speedy "creeper-crawler" (videos to come) who can get just about wherever she wants to go in a room. She is hands-on, and then mouth-on everything, which has made her a great eater! She now prefers to feed herself more than be spoon fed, and loves to drink water from her sippy cup. Bath time is one of her favorite times of the day- splashing, playing with toys, and trying to pull up on anything and everything in the tub. She also experienced her first illness this month.

Since we went to the doctor, we also have some stats (even though it is not a check-up month): Anna Kate weighs in at 16.1 lbs (36th percentile) and measures somewhere around 28 inches (self-measured).

Fingers, lovey.. this is Anna Kate about 18 hours of the day.

"Hang loose, man! I'm 8 months!"

A-dorable.

This is AK's new "trick": holding her hands together. She sometimes gets very excited when she holds them like this and waves them up and down. It's too stinking cute.

"Ummm one plus one is... hold on, let me think..."

Contemplating what she would like to accomplish in month 9. She's a planner like that.

Just so everyone can see how big the little princess is!