EIGHT Months

8 months?! That's precisely 2/3 of a year... and this momma cannot believe that!

The older I get the quicker life just flies by. I've never wanted time to slow down as much as I do now that I'm watching you grow so quickly. I truly savor every day. I'm so blessed to have you, and so incredibly blessed to be able to stay home and love on you all day long!

This has been both a fun (and sad) month.

Sad because your Great Grandmom passed away on July 22. It's bittersweet. She's died peacefully and is in Heaven now. She lived 90 beautiful years so we know it was her time to go, but we will sure miss her so very very much. She loved you so much and you truly brought lots of joy and laughter to her. Even though you'll never remember her, I hope you see the gentle love and beautiful spirit she possessed when you're older and look back at pictures.

All the FUN:
You had your FIRST HAIRCUT!! You did so great. I was so sad to say goodbye to the curls, but your hair grows so fast and mommy and daddy just can't keep up with it-- it needs somebody who knows what they're doing to trim it. You instantly looked so much older. You are such a handsome boy!

You had your first 4th of July! We had  family day. There was a big festival type thing here in Norman. You are doing such a great job at crawling, so we entered you in the baby crawling contest. (Hey, there was a $50 Toys-R-Us card at stake, why not?!) Anyway, there were 3 babies in your heat. One girl sat at the starting line and cried, and you and another girl just stared at each other in the crawling position and didn't go anywhere for a really long time. Then you saw grass over to the side of the carpet and crawled over there... she saw her grandma waving car keys at the finish line and headed that way. Daddy and I were proud of you for letting the pretty girl win. ;) We ended the night with fireworks in the back of the car. You slept for most of it and then woke up to watch the end.

Aunt Rachel and her family came to Oklahoma and we had such a fun visit. Time at the lake house is always so much fun!

Daddy started his rotations and has been lucky enough to have really great hours for psychiatry. We enjoy lunches and weekends with him so much! Since we've had lots of time at home, I put some finishing touches on your room! I chose the "Brave Little Explorer" theme before you were even born and, my oh my, it's perfect for YOU!!

You still have 2 teeth (no new tech this month), are doing so well at crawling, you blow raspberries, suck your toes, play hide and go seek, pull up and stand by yourself for a couple of seconds, you are so curious and observant, and SO.VERY. HAPPY! You LOVE water and I'm obsessed with your wrinkly little raisin toes.

I love you, my little BRAVE EXPLORER.


Some of my favorite pictures from this past month: