Eight Months

Again, I am a few days late posting Maria's 8-month update, but it's never too late to post pictures of this adorable face! I just love this picture of her! Now that she is 8 months old, I realize that we only have 4 months until her first birthday and it seems so surreal. Each month has gotten easier for Tim and I and each month we enjoy her more and more. She is developing such an amazing personality. Right now she is extremely close to crawling, but she gets around well by scooting and crawling backwards. She entertains herself plenty by playing with toys on the floor and trying to reach things she shouldn't have! Just 3 days ago she started saying "Mamamama" and it was the sweetest sound I've ever heard! "Dada" definitely came first, so I'm relishing every "Mama" I hear! We have been trying some new foods lately too, like banana puffs (which are hard for her to grasp still) and tonight she tried some grated mozzarella cheese and seemed to like it. She is a great eater. I'm looking forward to giving her yogurt because I love it so much. Pretty soon we will be past this whole baby food thing and it seems like we just started. Tim and I couldn't be more proud of our little girl. She is seriously a joy to be around!