Eight months

Happy little one!
Look mom, I am standing with no hands.

Claire's personality is just blossoming these days. So fun, but as she is getting more 'independent' we are beginning to feel like we don't have a baby any more. I remember this feeling with Lucas too. She is cruising around the house, holding onto whatever will support her. And more and more these days she will let go.

She is cutting four teeth simultaneously, the top middle two have popped through and two more are close behind.

As much as I have tried otherwise :), "dadda" is her first word. Lucas and I are trying to teach her "momma" but she just says "dadda" in reply I think that is her word for both of us. It is actually working out in my favor though because when she wakes up in the middle of the night, she says "dadda daddda" and I lean over and tell Peter, 'she is calling you, you better go get her' and he does. LOVE IT, it gives me about 10 more seconds to snooze before feeding her, hey I will take all the seconds I can get. Love our little lady!!