Has it really been 8 months already?!?

I don't understand how time flies by so fast. I was just sitting here looking at pictures from the day you were born. Your Dad and I were so happy that you made it in to this world safe and sound. It was such a long pregnancy filled with so much worry about your safe arrival. I was so happy and relieved when they placed you in my arms. You can see from the picture below that I didn't even look up at the camera because I was too busy looking at you. My precious angel sent to me from up above! I never realized I could love something so much.

Here you are this morning! You've been having some intestinal issues again, so we were off to get you something to make you feel better. It was drizzling outside, so I put your hood on and you just loved it. You left it on all morning :)

You have developed quite the personality lately and we're enjoying it so much. You've started saying Dada and we think you finally know what you're actually saying. Before you would just say dadadadada with no rhyme or reason behind it, but now you seem to say it when your "Dada" is around. You love to repeat it after one of us and you just giggle and giggle. Sometimes I'll ask you where Dada is when I know he's not in the room with us and you lean forward and look around. It's about as cute as cute can get. The only thing cuter would be to see you do it for your Mama...haha!

You're obsessed with the animals and you would do anything to get closer to them. You can see how bad you want to crawl when one of them is near. You'll pull on me so hard to try and get closer. I'm sure they're all happy that you can't crawl. They'll be in trouble when you can ;) Oreo is in for the most trouble. He has the easiest coat of hair for you to grab on to and boy do you love it. Part of me thinks he must enjoy your attention or he would run away after you grab him the first time! Piper still adores you and loves to guard you. Harley is pretty low key, but he definitely loves you! I think you get the biggest kick out of Texas though. When he enters the room you just giggle until you can't giggle anymore. He loves to come right up to your face and you just get so excited. Your arms start going a mile and minute and your not sure whether to let him slime your entire face or turn away and save yourself from all that drool!! I can't wait until you're bigger and you can actually play with him. But...then we'll have to explain to you that he's a dog and not a horse. I can already hear you asking to ride him...hahahaha!

One of these days I'm going to get around to sending in your pictures to a modeling agency. So many people tell me you should be a model when we're out and about. I figured it doesn't hurt to try. We'll see how that goes. I need to take a couple of pictures specifically for this. I've heard everything under the sun as far as what to (or not to) send. I figured it was easier to just take specific pictures meant just for this :)

I have no idea what your stats are since you haven't been to the doctor in 2 months. I'd have to guess you're somewhere around 19 lbs and probably 27 inches long (you were 17 lbs and 26 inches at your 6 mo appt).

Happy 8 month birthday my little monkey butt! Your Mommy and Daddy love you very much!